Gundotra's Departure Raises Questions About the Future of Google+
Now that the man behind Google+ is leaving the company, what's in store for the social network?
Head of social at Google and Google+ creator Vic Gundotra has announced that it’s “time for a new journey” and that he is leaving the company.
Gundotra has been with Google for nearly eight years and has driven the company’s social network, Google+, since its inception in 2011. In addition to “Circles” and photo-sharing options, Gundotra implemented unpopular social integrations such as forcing YouTube users to sign up to Google+.
According to TechCrunch, “One former Google+ team member told The Verge that Gundotra was a polarizing figure within the company, and that he had friction with other members of the so-called L Team — CEO Larry Page’s inner circle of advisers.”
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