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  • In memoriam…
    Computers
    6 more times Google pulled the plug
    Following the news that Google+ is closing its doors after the disclosure of a security flaw that exposed the private data of nearly half a million users, let's take a stroll down memory mews to revisit six other times Google ended products or services, rightly or wrongly, for good or for ill…
  • Google has finally pulled the plug on its ailing social media platform
    Computers
    Goodbye Google+, the struggling social media platform is officially shutting down
    The ailing Google+ will officially shut its doors in August 2019, following a 10-month wind-down that will give members time to migrate their data. The announcement came soon after it was revealed a software glitch potentially disclosed the private details of nearly half a million Google+ users.
  • Could MySpace be the new Facebook?
    Computers
    The new Facebook is... MySpace?
    MySpace is launching a dramatic redesign of the site that brings its interface well and truly into the touch-screen era and, frankly, makes Facebook look stodgy and old-fashioned.