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Google Retreat From Social Networking Latest Bad Move

Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google will see “long-term growth problems” now that its growth-challenged Google+ service has retreated from social networking to focus instead on content discovery and online discussions, according to an industry note from Edison Investment Research on Wednesday. Google on Tuesday launched a stripped-down version of Google+ that includes less emphasis on social networking and more on building Internet communities around

Googler Turned VC Founder Shares Backing Strategy

At Tuesday’s L.A. Tech Summit, IBD was able to catch up with Aydin Senkut, Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google’s first product manager who has since started his own venture capital firm, Felicis Ventures. Senkut spoke about two of the VC’s most notable investments, Fitbit (FIT) and Shopify (SHOP), as well as what he looks for when making an investment and how his time at Google has shaped his career. Follow Alissa Williams on

New Google+ Links Users Via Zombies, Cats, Zombie Cats

Google+, the long-suffering social network of Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google, has decided to focus on connecting users by common interests, rather than through user-to-user connections Google+ long ago lost its battle with Facebook (FB), not to mention Twitter (TWTR), LinkedIn (LNKD) and newer upstarts like Snapchat. The effort to manufacture a social network — making Google+ a hub to Google services, or factoring Google+ in search results —