By John Glenday

Google has bowed to public pressure and quietly ditched its requirement for all new users of its popular Gmail service to sign up for a Google+ account whilst doing so, a public acknowledgment of the lack of popularity in the latter service.

Now when signing up to a Gmail account Google has kindly inserted a ‘no thanks’ button for those not wishing to take the plunge with Google+, although the search giant claims it remains committed to the Facebook rival for now.

In a statement provided to WordStream Google said: “We updated the signup experience in early September. Users can now create Read full story ›

Source: The Drum