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	The latest in your industry The week's most popular industry news: Information Technology and Services Powered by + Information Technology and Services Google Plus Has A Problem. Fear Not: I Have A Solution - techcrunch.com .Google Plus is terrific. I don't think it will ever be more than the Pepsi to Facebook's Coke, alas, but it's much slicker and better designed. It's too bad that the service has sacrificed a pile of goodwill over the last week... 187 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share How to Research Local Citations After Google Removed them from Places - seomoz.org Late last week, in a move that was apparently spurred by threats of an FTC investigation, Google removed third-party reviews and listings from their Places pages in the Local/Maps results. Thi... 99 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Samsung Series 3 laptops crop up on Amazon, 12.1-inch model still AWOL - engadget.com Samsung's Series 3 laptops deliver more performance-per-dollar than the ultra-thin Series 9, at the expense of -- well, ultra-thinness. That... 28 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Google+ Ultimate Allows Design Customization for Google Plus - lifehacker.com Chrome: The browser extension Google+ Ultimate adds a notification counter with dropdown, fixed floating navigation, and an optional side-by-side stream view along with other tweaks. The extension's current full list of... 25 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share New iPad 2 Ad Highlights Versatility, Tries To Break Through To Doubters - techcrunch.com Unveiled today, "We Will Always," the third iPad 2 commercial by TBWA takes the first two iPad 2 ads -- which emphasized device functionality over hardware specs -- one step further. Appealing directly to a mainstream vs. early... 62 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation