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17 January 2009

Google kills off half a dozen products

If you were a user of Google's Jaiku, Dodgeball, Notebook, Google Video, Catalog Search,  or Mashup Editor,  you might want to start looking for  similar services elsewhere. This week Google announced the closure, or cessation of development of these products. For some it was long-expected, but for others it was a bit of a surprise. In any case, it's a big step for the company to shut down so many products at once--and could signal the imminent closure of others.
January 17, 2009
Six of Google's under-performers get the ax
If you were a user of Google's Jaiku, Dodgeball, Notebook, Google Video, Catalog Search, or Mashup Editor, you might want to start looking for similar services elsewhere. This week Google announced the closure, or cessation of development of these products. For some it was long-expected, but for others it was a bit of a surprise. In any case, it's a big step for the company to shut down so many products at once--and could signal the imminent closure of others.
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