The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech

It’s now official that Google has launched its newest social networking venture: Google+. The makers of the world’s most popular search engine have sputtered a few times while trying to dive into the social networking market. However, this looks to be a very promising idea. Google already has more users than than Facebook, so why send people to some new service or website? This time they aren’t. Google+ will be integrated into the service that billions already use: Google search. [The Official Google Blog]

Here is an artist’s representation of the organizational structures of some of the largest tech organizations in the world. [comic]

Did you know the cable box under your TV more than likely uses more power than your refrigerator? It totally does. [MSN]

More from the world of Google! Several weeks ago I told you to keep an eye on Google attempting to make driverless cars legal in the state of Nevada. That has now become a reality. Assembly bill no. 511 has passed! [inhabitat]