Google Fails More Times Than It Succeeds, 200 Google Products that failed

  • Google+: 2011 – 2019

Killed over 1 year ago, Google+ was an Internet-based social network. It was almost 8 years old.

  • Google URL Shortener: 2009 – 2019

Killed over 1 year ago, Google URL Shortener, also known as goo.gl, was a URL shortening service. It was over 9 years old.

  • Google Spotlight Stories: 2013 – 2019

Killed over 1 year ago, Google Spotlight Stories was a app associated with a content studio with build award winning immersive storytelling experiences specifically for mobile VR headsets. It was over 5 years old.

  • Google Allo: 2016 – 2019

Killed over 1 year ago, Google Allo was an instant messaging mobile app for Android, iOS, and Web with special features like a virtual assistant and encrypted mode. It was rebranded as Google Chat. It was over 2 years old.

  • Google Notification Widget (Mr. Jingles): 2015 – 2019

Killed over 1 year ago, Mr. Jingles (aka Google Notification Widget) displayed alerts and notifications from across multiple Google services. It was almost 4 years old.


  • YouTube Video Annotations: 2008 – 2019

Killed over 1 year ago, YouTube Video Annotations allowed video creators to add interactive commentary to their videos containing background information, branching (“choose your own adventure” style) stories, or links to any YouTube video, channel, or search results page. It was over 10 years old.

  • Google Realtime API: 2013 – 2019

Killed over 1 year ago, Google Realtime API provided ways to synchronise resources between devices. It operated on files stored on Google Drive. It was almost 6 years old.

  • Chromecast Audio: 2015 – 2019

Killed over 1 year ago, Chromecast Audio was a device that allowed users to stream audio from any device to any speaker with an audio input. It was over 3 years old.

  • Google Search Appliance: 2002 – 2018

Killed over 1 year ago, Google Search Appliance was a rack-mounted device that provided document indexing functionality. It was almost 17 years old.

  • Google Nearby Notifications: 2015 – 2018

Killed over 1 year ago, Google Nearby Notifications were a proximity marketing tool using Bluetooth beacons and location-based data to serve content relevant to an Android user’s real-world location. It was over 3 years old.

 




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