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Joe Stanganelli
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11/3/2013 | 6:13:10 AM
re: Google+ Enhances Hangouts, Photo Tools
I suspect your theory may be correct, Shane -- particularly because Google integrated ALL of its platforms into Google+ (without knowledge or consent of its users) and then has boasted those user numbers as part of Google+'s user base.
Shane M. O'Neill
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Shane M. O'Neill,
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10/30/2013 | 9:01:05 PM
re: Google+ Enhances Hangouts, Photo Tools
My Android phone backs up every photo I take to Google+ (photos are only visible to me, thankfully). I wonder if those back ups are counted as "uploads"? That 1.5 billion a week number seems suspiciously high to me.


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