2015 was a busy year at Google. Alphabet became the new parent company with Google just one of its subsidiaries, and naturally that was followed by a new Google logo . There were retirements ( Helpouts ), major launches ( Google Photos, YouTube Gaming ) and big changes ( Google+, Hangouts ). If you want the big picture, read on and check out the 2015 timeline . I've also put together more detailed overviews of the changes to Google+ , Photos , Local Businesses and Pages , YouTube for viewers , YouTube Creators and Partners , live streaming , Hangouts , Blogger and AdSense . What happened in the Google universe in 2015? This year's biggest change? After half a year of streamlining, Google announced that Google + is no longer the "social layer" across Google products and services. Instead it's going it alone, with a more "focused experience" and an emphasis on content. To that end, 2015 saw the launch of Collections and the ongoing separ...
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