今日科技速递：Google+改头换面

    *谷歌（Google）在其搜索主页上增加了一个巨大的蓝色箭头，指向Google +，以此来力推这一服务。（从上面的网站截图可以看出，用户很难对此视而不见。）这一举措表明，谷歌在这个社交媒体上又增加了新的赌注。这家互联网巨头还为其增加了各种新功能，包括搜索功能，面向Android用户的Hangout群体视频聊天功能，以及可将Hangout的片段转化为流媒体内容的功能，这样观看人数就不再受到限制。（知名科技博客GigaOm）

    *今天晚些时候，美国最大点评网站Yelp公司（Yelp）的首席执行官杰里米•斯托普曼将出席参议院反垄断立法小组委员会（udiciary Subcommittee on Antritrust investigating）调查谷歌公司是否存在反竞争行为的会议。斯托普曼在Yelp的博客上详细说明了这一进程，还贴出了他将上交的证据。（美国点评网站Yelp）

    *Facebook公司的销售收入预计将增至约43亿美元，这很大程度上要归功于其官方虚拟货币Facebook Credits。（科技博客VentureBeat）

    *近日，博客集群公司Glam Media正以2亿美元的出价收购风俗社交网络平台新创公司Ning。（科技博客All Things D）

    *社交照片分享软件Instagram自首度推出一年后，目前用户预计将达1,000万人。为表示庆祝，它推出了2.0版，用户界面与照片滤镜功能均做了改良，滤镜加工的速度比以前提高了200倍。（科技博客TechCrunch）

    *食物外卖搜索引擎GrubHub在纽约、旧金山、波特兰和丹佛等城市为用户提供超过13,000家餐厅的食品外卖服务。在最新一轮融资中，它募得5,000万美元，主导投资方是光速创投公司（Lightspeed Ventures）。（科技博客TechCrunch）

    译者：清远

    * Google (GOOG) upped the ante with Google + by prominently promoting the social network on Google.com with a big blue arrow. (As you can see from the above screenshot, it's hard to miss.) The Internet giant also added new features, including search, the ability for Android users to use the Hangout group video chat feature, and the ability to turn Hangout sessions into live streams with an unlimited number of viewers. (GigaOm)

    * Later today, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman will appear in a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antritrust investigating whether Google is being anti-competitive. Stoppelman took to Yelp's web blog to elaborate on the move and also posted the testimony he will deliver. (Yelp)

    * Facebook is expected to grow to nearly $4.3 billion in sales thanks in large part to Facebook Credits. (VentureBeat)

    * Glam Media is buying the custom social-platform start-up Ning for $200 million. (All Things D)

    * Instagram is about to hit 10 million users one year after its original launch, and to celebrate, it's launching version 2.0 with an improved user interface and photo filters that perform 200 times faster. (TechCrunch)

    * GrubHub, which offers users food delivery service from over 13,000 restaurants in cities like New York, San Francisco, Portland, and Denver, raised $50 million during its latest round of funding, led by Lightspeed Ventures. (TechCrunch)