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Google’s “Real Name” saga continues – now banning real names

Google’s “Real Name” saga continues – now banning real names

It looks like Google isn’t ready to give up on that name thing just yet. After battling long and hard to stick to their guns regarding pseudonyms, Google is running into problems with people who want to use their Real Names. A Australian blogger, whose legal name is Stilgherrian, was banned from Google+ for not [...]

Google Plus has 10 million users & a new Android app update.

Google CEO Larry Page gave Google Plus a major plus today, confirming some of the speculation about Google’s invite-only social network. On Google’s quarterly earning call, Page revealed that more than 10 million people are already in the Google+ field run. Those people are power more than 1 billion shares and 2 billion +1 button [...]

Google+ to get new group tools through Fridge acquisition

One of the most talked about and liked features of Google+ has been Circles, which allows users to control who can see what they share. Circles are likely to get an infusion of new features now that Google has acquired Fridge, a small start-up that focused on group sharing and planning. Fridge announced today it [...]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban loves him some Google+

In a recent Q&A written by PC Mag’s Leslie Horn, tech billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talked about what he loved so much about Google+. As you should know by now, it’s no secret that we at Androinica are pro Plus — so when Cuban mentioned some of the things we’ve already stated, [...]