Google Spaces will be shut down on April 17th

It's sad that they're abandoning this, but I can't say I blame them. I don't know a single person who used this, or even knew of its existence unless I told them about it.

The idea was cool, I think small group collaboration and being able to share stuff in a "stream" for just us was a really interesting way to approach the problem, however the UI and user flow just didn't "click" in a way that's hard to describe.

Re: Google Spaces will be shut down on April 17th

#5

Post by danmaz74 » Sat, Feb 25, 2017, 1:16 PM UTC

I appreciate lots of Google services, open source contributions etc. - but this is really getting out of hand.

I wonder, how much can a service like this cost Google? Are the savings worth the negative publicity that comes out of so lightly launch and then shut down services? I feel like they're starting to really damage their brand among those in the know, which are the ones who give advice to everybody else...

Re: Google Spaces will be shut down on April 17th

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Post by Just1689 » Sat, Feb 25, 2017, 1:19 PM UTC

Are there any alternatives anyone would care to vouch for?

Re: Google Spaces will be shut down on April 17th

#7

Post by andreareina » Sat, Feb 25, 2017, 1:19 PM UTC

Google has acquired a reputation for shutting down services, which means that people are reluctant to start using new Google services, which means that they have low traction, which means that Google shuts them down…

EDIT: They (say they) aren't shutting this down to low traction, but it will only reinforce the existing perception.

Re: Google Spaces will be shut down on April 17th

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Post by moxious » Sat, Feb 25, 2017, 1:19 PM UTC

danmaz74 wrote: post #5

I appreciate lots of Google services, open source contributions etc. - but this is really getting out of hand. I wonder, how much can a service like this cost Google? Are the savings worth the negative publicity that comes out of so lightly launch and then shut down services? I feel like they're starting to really damage their brand among those in the know, which are the ones who give advice to everybody else...

Why would this damage their brand? They tried an experiment, if didn't work out, they're moving on. What's wrong with that?

Re: Google Spaces will be shut down on April 17th

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 25, 2017, 1:22 PM UTC

XJOKOLAT wrote: post #3

franze wrote: post #2

May 16, 2016 - April 17, 2017 so basically project infanticide...

Gotta keep the lights on somehow ...

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Re: Google Spaces will be shut down on April 17th

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Post by nothrabannosir » Sat, Feb 25, 2017, 1:23 PM UTC

moxious wrote: post #8

danmaz74 wrote: post #5

I appreciate lots of Google services, open source contributions etc. - but this is really getting out of hand. I wonder, how much can a service like this cost Google? Are the savings worth the negative publicity that comes out of so lightly launch and then shut down services? I feel like they're starting to really damage their brand among those in the know, which are the ones who give advice to everybody else...

Why would this damage their brand? They tried an experiment, if didn't work out, they're moving on. What's wrong with that?

Brands are not about logic but about image. What is Google's image with their services? That they shut them down. What are they doing here? They're shutting down a service. This does not help.