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The Top 10 Dead Google Projects

by Sonia

Google ServicesGoogle has moved leaps and bounds during the past 15 years to become the largest online conglomerate in existence. Not only does it have a wide array of features that grows every day as it expands to new technological concepts but it also owns popular websites like YouTube. It has even recently created Google+, its latest attempt at a social networking site to rival Facebook and Twitter.

But Google+ was a long time coming in social networking after a list of beta trials that didn’t quite work out. Concerns of privacy, hacking scandals and even just lack of interest managed to kill off more than one project. There were also many others that stuck around for a long while but were eventually dropped as new ideas took their place.

These 10 Google projects are some that made it off the ground but are now dead – some that died too soon and some long after they should have kicked the bucket.
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Tutorial: Speed Up Your Web Surfing with Google DNS or OpenDNS

April 10, 2010
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Folks, listen up. If you are still using your ISPs slow DNS servers you are probably suffering needlessly and not taking advantage of the full speed of whichever connection you may have – even high speed ones like cable, DSL or Fiber Optics. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about – this means [...]

Did the Google Maps Car Hit a Deer?

March 4, 2010

Ok. Don’t say that I never bring you anything completely useless, but absolutely fascinating nonetheless. Someone sent me this image that was supposedly captured by a Google Maps vehicle when they were driving around taking the Street View images. As you can see, it’s of a deer that appears to have been hit. Watch this [...]

Google Wave – It’s New! You’re Gonna Want it! But What Is It?

September 17, 2009
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First of all, before you even watch the video you should go to the Google Wave home page and request access. You’re going to have to wait in line, but like all other Google stuff, you know you’re gonna want it. According to Google: What is a wave? A wave is equal parts conversation and [...]

A Direct Comparison of Picasa for Mac vs. iPhoto

January 7, 2009

Yesterday was the day I’ve been waiting on for months. Google finally released the popular, and FREE, Picasa image management software for the Mac! Let me explain. You see, a while back I was forcibly converted to the Mac at work. At first I complained. A lot. But later it grew on me. Now, even [...]

Aerial Photos of Cargill’s Solar Evaporation Salt Mine

December 14, 2008

Months ago when flying into San Francisco, our plane was diverted into a holding pattern a little ways outside the airport due to traffic, and as I watched from the window I noticed that we were circling some sort of massive pools of colored water. They were so vibrant in color that I was amazed, [...]

Google Maps “Street View” Catches Shooter in Chicago

May 27, 2008
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This is actually pretty amazing, if it isn’t staged (and it doesn’t look like it is). For those of you who are unaware, in Google Maps you now have the option in many cities to check out a Street View of the map you’re looking at, which will allow you to see whatever you would [...]

Google Buys One Man’s Blog For Undisclosed Sum

April 1, 2008

The following Press Release appeared in the Dallas Morning News to announce my sale of One Man’s Blog: Google today announced it has struck an accord with the popular blogger John Pozadzides, from One Man’s Blog, whereby they will acquire all content and image rights including the likeness of Mr. Pozadzides. Jack Spenser, VP of [...]

Free Themes and Apps for Blackberry Curve

March 5, 2008

I just had to give up my Sprint powered PPC8800 for a Blackberry Curve 8310 so I could be on the communal rate plan and also have real-time Exchange access for e-mail at work. After doing so it forced me to do a lot of research on applications and ways to better my Curve. I [...]

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