Andy Hertzfeld worked on the Macintosh project at Apple after having been hired on in 1979 as Apple employee #435. He was one of the main authors of the system software and the User Interface toolbox.

The Web giant adds Google Apps integration as well as a handful of new consumer-focused features to its social-networking site. Jay Greene, a CNET senior writer, works from Seattle and focuses on ...

Google is rolling out a complete design overhaul for Google+, its social network that is still searching for traction four years after launch. The company said in a Tuesday blog post that it has been ...

Remember Google+, the hotly awaited social network that failed to become a true rival for Facebook? Well it’s gotten an entirely new look and purpose, Google said on Tuesday. After spending years ...

Look around in Google’s new social network, Google+. You’ll see Apple design DNA everywhere. The clean, white space. The knowing and careful attention to typography type, shade and spacing. The icons ...

With Google reorganizations over the past year, many were quick to decry the fall of Google+, Google’s social media network. That cry was satiated a bit with the release of Collections earlier this ...

Last November, Google+ started trialing a huge redesign that focused on its Collections and Communities features. That redesign is will now available to everyone by default over the next few days. You ...

Google+ just got a total overhaul to its already-pretty-pretty design. The layout, navigation, and features have all been updated and beautified. It actually looks pretty good. First, navigation.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about digital branding and online reputation management. The odd thing about Google+, though, is that it never really ...

Google+ began rolling out a redesign on Wednesday that it hopes will make the social platform “easier to use and nicer to look at,” according to a blog post. The changes allow users to customize their ...