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Remembering the analysis on what google shuts down and what it doesn't: if it's social and linked to google+, the chances are very low. IF it starts (and that'
by BitMastro 13y ago
Remembering the analysis on what google shuts down and what it doesn't: if it's social and linked to google+, the chances are very low.
IF it starts (and that's a big if), it allows to get revenue (as a percentage of the fee for the helpout) from a platform that will not be shut down (google+) and so it will not likely be shut down as well.
- anon1385 13y agoBeing 'social' isn't a great indicator: Wave was social, Buzz was social, Jaiku was social, Friend Connect was social, Reader was social till 2011… Also, I assume that just about any new products they create will be tied into G+ if at all possible, so it remains to be seen if that will be a good indicator or not. If being tied to G+ means things don't close then that means they won't be shutting many things at all in the future. I'm sceptical.
- BitMastro 13y agoNone of them was using google+, though. Google+ is not going away (it's a big source for ranking and more) and this project leverages (I suppose) most of the existing infrastructure.
- fhd2 13y agoanon1385's point was that it's very likely that all new Google projects will be tied to Google+, so either it's not a good indicator for what's going to be shut down, or they won't shut anything down anymore.