Science News. Mind Maps/Thinking Maps/Graphic Organizers. Google launches all out social networking assault with Google+ (video) Social networking has long been Google's white whale.
The company has done plenty of dabbling in the space, releasing Orkut, which has failed to catch on in the US, and rolling out Buzz to the relative indifference of its massive user base. Announced today after seemingly endless leaks, Google+ represents a major push for the software giant. The service began showing itself to a smattering of users last night, as a black bar across the top of various of the company's properties. IBM develops 'instantaneous' memory, 100x faster than flash. A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning.