In a posting on their official blog, Google's Senior Vice President, Alan Eustace, Google said that some services are closed is Google Aardvark, FastFlip, Sidewiki, Google Pack, Google Desktop, and more.
"In the next few months we will close a number of products and combine them as one of the features of other products," said Alan Eustace, eWeek quoted from the site.
This is part of the policy of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the new Google, Larry Page, who want to develop Google's core products are more focused, like a Google.com search, the field of mobile phones through Android, Chrome on the desktop, as well as YouTube for video.
Previously, Google has also closed several other products, such as Google Health, Power Meter, and Google Labs products gradually.
Here is a complete list of Google services that will be closed.
- Aardvark
Is a question and answer service that Google purchased in February 2010. Unfortunately, these services do not get applause in the market. In fact, according to the Wall Street Journal, Google is buying these products worth U.S. $ 50 million or around Rp 427 billion, last year.
- Sidewiki
Annotation is a service that allows users to leave notes and comments about the articles and web pages, which they deem necessary. Because lonely users, this service will be discontinued.
- FastFlip
This is an application that makes the reader looking for a news page in Google News. Google said the service will be used in other products.
- Google Notebook
This product allows users to add a URL link from the web with a note that they type into documents that have been published on the internet. Services that emerged from two years ago it was frozen its development, and users can move all their data notebooks to Google Docs.
- Google Desktop
This is Google's software downloads that allow users to search text, email, computer files, music, photos, results chats, and webpages you've visited, and others. This service will not be extended that Google plans to move all data and user files in the cloud.
- Google Pack
Is a place that accommodates a variety of Google applications as well as free downloads from other Google partners.
- Google Maps API for Flash
This service was launched to provide for ActionScript developers can integrate their applications with Google Maps. Because less popular, Google is now more focused on the JavaScript Maps API cling 3. But Google will still provide support for consumers who use these APIs from Google Maps API Premier.
- Google Web Security
Features in the Google Web Security is a lot that is added to other Google products, such as the Safe Browsing in Chrome. Google will still provide support for consumer Web Security.
- Image Labeler
A game to help people to explore and label the pictures on the web.
- Subscribed Links
This service allows developers to make the search more specific than a normal search. This product will only be available until September 15.
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