Google Plus Head Gundotra Exits After 8 Years at Web Giant

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Vic Gundotra, who led Google Inc.’s efforts to challenge Facebook Inc. in social networking, said he’s leaving the search engine after almost eight years.

Gundotra, 45, joined Google from Microsoft Corp., and has pushed the Google Plus product to consumers, even as Facebook extended its lead. He announced his departure today on his Google Plus account, without saying where he’s going.