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Services killed by Google
Author: Pavel Fedorov
On July 1, Google closed Reader, which until that day was the most popular application for reading RSS feeds. Alas, this popular service was not the first tool whose implementation the corporation decided to curtail. Mashable figured out what other services the corporation killed by a strong-willed decision.
Google Reader
Once one of the most reliable RSS readers with a small (according to Google) but very loyal audience. For some time, Reader had the beginnings of a social network: you could follow your friends, see what they were sharing, like and comment on their posts. Apparently, these mechanisms have been moved to Google+.
The service ceased to exist today, July 1, 2013.
The customizable web page, filled with news feeds and widgets, was released to the public in May 2005 and renamed iGoogle two years later.
The project will cease to exist on November 1, 2013.
Google Talk
A desktop cross-platform messenger that supported text and voice communication.
On May 15, 2013 it was replaced by Google Hangouts .
Tuber
Launched in an attempt to compete with Wikipedia, Knol allowed experts and ordinary users to write articles on a variety of topics.
All site content became unavailable on October 1, 2012.
Google Buzz
The social network, microblogging service and messenger built into Gmail, from the very beginning received unhealthy competition in the form of Twitter and could not overcome it.
The project was canceled on October 15, 2011.
Aardvark
The Q&A service, powered by social search, turned discussions into live chat.
Purchased in 2010 for $50 million, Aardvark was closed in September 2011.
Google Notebook
A free online notepad that allowed users to save notes.
The service has been unavailable since September 2011, but in March 2013 Google Keep was launched , replicating the functionality of Notebook.
Google Dictionary
Online dictionary.
It stopped working in August 2011, but some of the functions were subsequently integrated into other services - in particular, Google Translate.
Google Labs
A field of experiments where users could test prototypes of new services from the company. Not to be confused with Gmail Labs, which still allows innovative features to be introduced into mail.
Ceased to exist in July 2011.
Google Wave
The service was launched in 2009 and could only be accessed by invitation from another user. Wave allowed recordings to be edited in real time and contained elements of email, instant messenger, directory and social network.
Due to Google losing interest in Wave, the service was closed in August 2010.
Google Searchwiki
The service allowed users to comment and change the order of search results. The company hoped that user settings would improve overall results, but subsequently integrated this function into the “+1” button.
It was disabled in March 2010.Dodgeball
A mobile social network purchased by the corporation in 2005. Dodgeball founder Dennis Crowley left Google and subsequently founded the largest geolocation service Foursquare.
The service was destroyed in 2009.
Jai
The short messaging service got its name due to the fact that most messages were laconic, like the Japanese genre of haiku poetry .
It was closed in 2009.
Google Answers
The corporation invited users to conduct auctions and pay to receive answers to their questions.
The service was closed in December 2006: people preferred to use free analogues.
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