From eWeek: If you're not a regular user of the Google Plus social networking service, you're not alone as the consumer service first announced by Google in 2011 has never been a challenger to incumbents like Facebook.
At long last, after seven years in the market, Google announced on Oct. 8 that it was shutting down Google Plus. Rumors of Google Plus' demise have been circulating for at least the last three years. This time however the shutdown isn't a rumor, but it isn't a complete shutdown either.
Google Plus has both consumer and enterprise versions. It is only the consumer version that is being "sunset" in Google parlance, while the enterprise edition that is integrated with the G-Suite will continue. The Google Plus shutdown was not triggered directly by low usage either as many had suspected would eventually happen, but rather due to a security bug.
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