Let’s Celebrate Google’s Biggest Failures!, Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land (Aug 5)
Can you name some of Google's flops? Just recently - Google Wave. But do you remember these services? Some had potential, some had loyal users - and others didn't stick or weren't supported.
+ Search Wiki - shape your own results - I liked that one - but the improved bookmarking system works just as well.
+ Google Audio Ads - huh?
+ Google Video - long history of services started and stopped
+ Dodgeball - social networking space
+ Jaiku - microblogging service crowded out by Twitter.
+ Google Notebook - a great loss, but some of capability is being added to Google Bookmarks.
+ Google Answers - another loss - it was a QnA worth using.
For several of these Google acquired the service by buying out a company, launched it under a new name, and then let in languish. There will be more.
Posted by Gwen at August 6, 2010 07:32 PM