Google says you need to sign in to an account to use their services and that's now considered "controversial." Who knew AOL was ahead of the curve when it did the same thing 20 years ago.
Such a dumb article.
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There’s No Avoiding Google+
Google Inc. is challenging Facebook Inc. by using a controversial tactic: requiring people to use the Google+ social network. The result is that people who create an account to use Gmail, YouTube and …
I love that term ginned up.