Google+, which was shut down in April, may have been the Internet search giant’s most popular (albeit ill-fated) stab at creating a social network, but it wasn’t the first. Technically, it was the fourth—following in the footsteps of such mishaps as Google Buzz, Google Friend Connect, and Orkut (yes, that was a thing in India and Brazil)—and Google+ aimed for the stars, but never quite managed to catch up to the hopes of its creators.
Fresh on the heels of the Google+ shutdown in April, the company is at it again with another idea for a social networking app. This time around, however, on a smaller scale.
