In a policy revision announced this week, Google will be instituting one blanket privacy policy across their many web products with the reasoning that they're building a streamlined user experience. The data from your activity and habits on one Google-owned site will be stored in their servers and shared across all their sites. The legal speak details for Google's new Terms of Service are Read more

Last night President Obama shared his State of the Union address and is now giving the American public their chance to chime in by taking questions on Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. EST in the first ever White House Google+ Hangout. Through Jan. 28 at midnight EST, submit your own questions on the state of the nation to the White House YouTube page and vote on those you find most important for the Read more

ICYMI, Google aired its first Google+ TV ad over Thanksgiving. The one-and-a-half-minute spot makes the case for sharing certain information with certain people and shows how easy it is to create new circles in order to keep your work, personal, and "epic bro" lives separate. Check out the video below and tell me — are you still using Google+? Read more

Has Google+ been added to your daily morning websites yet? The four new features unveiled this week on the social network are unlike anything we've seen on other sites and may have you visiting the site much more often. Improved photo editing and a dashboard of network-wide trending posts are among the newest updates. Google+ Creative Kit — Google+ already has basic crop and editing tools to Read more

Google + is still fairly new to the social networking masses, and if you're dabbling in the fresh waters, then you could probably use a little guidance. Here, a few tips to help make your experience easy, seamless, and fun. Beginners guide to Google+ — Before you get too excited, flip through this step-by-step guide that teaches you all the basics about the social network. Google+ for iPhone Read more

Did you know you can quickly scroll to the top of your Google+ stream just by clicking on the black nav bar that resides above your profile? iPhone users should already be familiar with this handy feature that pops them back to the top of a web page, app, email inbox, and more, but Google has added the same feature into its Google+ profiles. Obviously, it's simple to use — just click on the Read more

Are you neglecting your Twitter and Facebook accounts in favor of Google+ these days? Although some tech nerds consider crossposting on social network accounts to be a faux pas, the truth is it saves time. If you're a Chrome user, there's a new extension called PublishSync that will allow you to sync your Google+ updates with other social network accounts. Just install the extension in Chrome, Read more