Remember when Google+ made its debut and the marketing world got bent out of shape? Like a new car smell everyone was gawking over the social media platform and anxious to dive right in. Limited invites were stretching around the block and down the street for early adopters willing to lay their hands on it. Google had entered the social media game with intent of taking on its Facebook rival. On March 1, 2015 the long-time product VP of Google+ Bradley Horowitz made a shocking announcement regarding the future of the search giant’s social media platform. (more…)