Late last week a report from TechCrunch set the digital world ablaze. In this report TechCruch quoted several unnamed sources within Google saying that the team working on Google+ would be downscaled drastically, with over 1000 staff re-allocated to different projects.
This follows in the wake of Google+’s chief Vic Gundotra’s departure from Google, which remains mostly unexplained with no substantial reason given for his sudden departure.
This has of course led to tremendous amounts of speculation on the future of Google+ as a viable social network, with some saying that “Google+’s time as a user-centric social network is over.”
In an official statement Google has denied that Gundotra’s departure affects the direction of Google+, saying that the news “has no impact on our Google+ strategy — we have an incredibly talented team that will continue to build great user experiences across Google+, Hangouts and Photos.”