Google+ features 135 million users active in its stream, Google senior vice president Vic Gundotra claimed in a Dec. 6 corporate blog posting. While that number (if accurate) lags well behind Facebook, which boasts a billion subscribers, it’s a sign that Google’s social network is not, contrary to rumor, a ghost town.

Do the usage rights to your files change what cloud storage services you use? Have you ever looked to see what kind of usage rights you are granting? What you grant Google Drive might surprise you.

For months now there have been rumors floating around that 2012 would be the year of the Facebook IPO. While many users and would-be investors are chomping at the bit for their chance to own part of one of the largest social networks on the planet, others are skeptical

It is a common assumption that things like social media and the Internet distract people and students from the work they need to do. But is that true?