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Google+ App Gets An iPhone Update With A Beautiful Redesign
Google has updated the Google+ iPhone app. The new app supports larger profile pictures, stronger fonts, and high-density display. “We’re embracing the sensor-rich smartphone (with its touchable screen and high-density display), and transforming Google+ into something more intimate, and more expressive,” stated Google SVP Vic Gundotra.
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How Google Counts Google+ Users At 170 Million
Whenever Google reports the number of Google+ users that are active, it does not necessarily mean that these are people that go directly to plus.google.com and browse the social network from there. When Google+ announced their redesign, Google SVP Vic Gundotra said that “more than 170 million people have upgraded to Google+.” Here is how Gundotra came up with that number.
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Why Google+ Does Not Have An API For The Feed Yet
Google+ head Vic Gundotra was at SXSW this week to discuss the social network. Gundotra said that he was “100% to blame” for the social network lacking an API seven months after the launch. “Your stream could easily be overwhelmed,” if Google was allowed to post content on behalf of their their users’ said Gundotra.
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Google+: 3.4 Billion Photos In Past 100 Days, Pseudonyms To Be Allowed, and Google App Support Coming
Google SVP of Social Vic Gundotra took the stage at the Web 2.0 Summit and announced several upcoming Google+ features and milestones. Gundotra said that over 3.4 billion photos have been shared on Google+ in the last 100 days. One of the reasons why tons of photos were added to Google+ at a fast pace is because they can be uploaded to Google+ directly from Android phones.
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Google+ Is Now Open To Everyone
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced several improvements to the Google+ social network. They have integrated the Google+ search engine into the social network and added a “Hangouts” feature for mobile use and broadcasting.
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Vic Gundotra On His Admiration Of Steve Jobs
Google SVP of Engineering at Google Vic Gundotra shared an interesting story about Steve Jobs on Google+ earlier this week. On January 6, 2008, Gundotra was attending a religious service when his cell phone vibrated from a number that said “Caller ID unknown.” He ignored it and checked the voicemail later. It turns out that it was Steve Jobs discussing how he wanted the icon changed slightly for the Google mobile application. Below is the full story:
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Google SVP Of Engineering Vic Gundotra Does A Mercedes Commercial [VIDEO]
Google SVP of Engineering Vic Gundotra is best known for leading the development of the Google+ social network. Now he is the star of a Mercedes Benz commercial. In this ad he talks about how lucky he is that his S63 AMG automatically detected a car in front of him that was not moving. While Gundotra was distracted, he realized that it was almost too late to stop, but his car saved him.
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Google Fixes Google+ User Name Review Policy
Some Google+ users were upset to find out that their accounts were cancelled because of Google’s name restrictions. Google senior VP of social Vic Gundotra insisted that people used their real names when using the Google+ social network. He compared it to when a restaurant does not allow people in that do not wear shirts.
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Tech News Names Lash Out at Google for Poorly Handled Google+ Brands
Yesterday Google’s Vic Gundotra told TechCrunch that the way the company handled the Google+ brands pages was “probably a mistake.” Given the backlash Google is currently receiving for their poor handling of Google+ business accounts, it’s good to hear Google acknowledge their mistakes. Google warned Google+ users that the service is currently for real people only and that brands would be shut down, but when the culling happened yesterday, no one seemed prepared. Furthermore, a few people were extremely vocal about their displeasure with the situation. Possibly because the situation hasn’t exactly gone the way it was announced.
Google+ News Roundup: iPhone App Available, Verified Accounts and More
A new wave of Google+ stories has arrived! Click through to find the link to the Apple App Store page for the Google+ for iPhone app, the Google+ profiles of Facebook staff, a way to find public Google+ hangouts, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner’s opinion of the new social network and a rumor about verified celebrity accounts.
Categories Craig Kanalley, Facebook, Google, Google Plus, gphangouts.com, Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn, Vic Gundotra
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