RELAXING THE RULES: Google+ stopped requiring people to use their real names while mingling in the online social network.
SAN FRANCISCO: Google+ apologised Tuesday and stopped requiring people to use their real names while mingling in the online social network, as it looks to gain ground on market leader Facebook.
"When we launched Google+ over three years ago, we had a lot of restrictions on what name you could use on your profile," the California Internet titan said in a post at the social network.
