• Main points: Vic Gundotra, head of Google+ and senior vice president at Google, is leaving the company. He announced it on Google+ with few details. Google+ has had tough times since its start, with active users happy but not as popular as Facebook or Twitter. The takeover of YouTube by Google+ last year caused outrage. Google+ has been working to shake the "ghost town" label by adding view counts. Gundotra joined Google in 2007 from Microsoft and led the mobile and developer relations team. The next in line for Google+ is Dave Besbris. Larry Page wished him luck and said they'll continue building for Google+ fans.
• Key information: Google+ has faced challenges in popularity. The takeover of YouTube was controversial. Gundotra's role and contributions at Google. The upcoming leadership for Google+. Larry Page's message.
• Important details: The specific announcement link on Google+ is https://plus.google.com/+VicG... The YouTube cofounder's gripe about the comment policy is at http://arstechnica.com/inform... The report about Vic leaving is from Re/code.