Google is reportedly discontinuing it social networking service Google+, following the resignation of creator Vic Gundotra.
Gundotra worked for the company for over eight years.
The announcement led industry experts to question the future of Google+ initially, since this has been Gundotra's primary project in recent years. Rumors claimed that the service will remain active, but won't be promoted as a Google product anymore, to avoid competition from big social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
A representative from Google, however, denied these rumors.
"Today's news has no impact on our Google+ strategy - we have an incredibly talented team that will continue to build great user experiences across Google+, Hangouts and Photos," as quoted by Techcrunch.
Sources claimed the company is reassigning and reshuffling the teams involved in Google+, which affects 1,000 to 1,200 employees. Changes in the company include moving the Google Hangouts team to work with the Android team, and it's probable that the team working with the photos will follow. But it is not yet clear what will happen to Google+ - the resources for its operations have reportedly been removed.
According to sources who spoke with Techcrunch, it is not yet decided where the rest of Google's employees will be transferred, but there are assumptions that they will mimic Facebook's decision to transfer most of their employees to mobile business.
David Besbris, Vice President of Engineering for Google+, will allegedly replace Gundotra. Still, some rumors circulate claiming that certain parts of the social networking service will be subsumed under the department of the person spearheading Chrome.
