Google retires photo service Picasa: 17 failed Google projects, services and products: Google’s biggest failures

Here’s what Google has killed since 2014

Updated 15th February 2016: According to reports Google has retired its photo service Picasa to focus on new photo sharing service, Google Photos. Read on to find out more.

Like Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, Google has made room for new projects by ditching others. We explore Google’s biggest failures including Google Glass, Google Waves and Picasa.

Here’s a look at what Google has waved goodbye to so far…

4. Failed Google projects: Google Moderator
Google Moderator was a feedback monitoring tool that allowed users to rank other users’ questions and suggestions (a bit like Reddit).In probably its most famous use, President Obama transition team used Google Moderator to hold a series called ‘Open for Questions’ in which President Obama and his team answered questions from the public, drawing in around 1 million votes and 10,000 questions.Google Moderator was shut down in June 2015 after failing to attract mass usage.

Failed Google projects: Google Moderator

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