Without mandatory signups, is Google+ adrift?

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	Without mandatory signups, is Google+ adrift? Now that Google has backed away from requiring new Gmail users to automatically sign up for Google+, analysts are wondering whether the company is giving up on its social network.Earlier this month, Google stopped mandating a Google+ signup for new Gmail users, but the company denies the move has anything to do with its commitment to the network. Google+ has largely remained in Facebook's shadow for all of its three years.Google had required creation of a Google+ account for new Gmail users since December 2011.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   WHITE PAPER: Ixia Overcoming Visibility Deficits in Virtualized Environments With up to 80% of data center traffic traveling between virtualized servers, end-to-end visibility is a major concern. This paper provides an overview of virtualized data center blind spots and offers a solution to overcome them. 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Learn moire Why Cisco lost two key officials in data center, cloud The departures of two key players in data center and OpenStack indicate that Cisco's conflicted interests may be driving away top talent in important markets. Cisco's propensity to protect its installed base through proprietary technology while at the same time tactically embracing standards translates into slow, plodding advances on trends like software-defined networking, open source and OpenStack, sources say.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   Ray Ozzie's Talko app stores calls in cloud, lets you search them So far it's just for iPhone, but the goal is support for corporate work groups. Read More   10 ways Big Data Is changing the business of sports Advances in capturing, storing and analyzing data are revolutionizing every aspect of sports, from training to broadcasting to fan engagement. Here are just a few examples of the ways big data is changing sports. Read More   New products of the week 09.22.2014   Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Watchguard and Airwatch Read More   Apple iOS 8 fixes outlined in report Apple With iOS 8 crashes and complaints aplenty, you can expect Apple to issue am 8.0.1 patch for the new iPhone and iPad software before long. Apple watcher MacRumors reports that expected fixes would address: "- Phone: Addresses bugs with call forwarding and freezing when accessing visual voicemail - Keyboard: Fixes an issue with keypad not appearing to enter iCloud Keychain verification codes - Safari: Fixes a problem with videos occasionally not playing - Sharing: Fixes AirDrop support for Passbook passes - VPN: Addresses an issue with installing VPN profiles"To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   Stanford Promises Not to Use Google Money for Privacy Research This story was co-published by ProPublica and Mashable, and is republished here under the Creative Commons license.Stanford University recently declared that it will not use money from Google to fund privacy research at its Center for Internet and Society, according to a legal filing made by the school. "Since 2013, Google funding is specifically designated not [to] be used for CIS's privacy work," the university said in the court filing, found by ProPublica in documents filed in an unrelated lawsuit.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   To fight $5.2B worth of identity theft IRS may need to change the way you file taxes, get refunds Crime in this case is paying lots of scammers. Based on preliminary analysis, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimates it paid $5.2 billion in fraudulent identity theft refunds in filing season 2013 while preventing an additional $24.2 billion (based on what it could detect). As a result the IRS needs to implement changes in a system that apparently leaks like a sieve and such changes could impact legitimate taxpayers by delaying refunds, extending tax season and likely adding costs to the IRS.Watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office this week issued a report that looked at the IRS identity theft problem and make a few recommendations on how to fight the massive fraud that is taking place right now.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   Google withdraws from conservative lobbyist service ALEC, citing climate change Google's Eric Schmidt has denounced the controversial group for its stance on renewable energy. Read More   Hear an iPhone scream when dropped Now if you drop your iPhone you will not be the only one screaming; your phone will, too, provided its jailbroken and carries this funny tweak being touted on Reddit. A variety of different screams are now available.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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