Google Buzz, which always had trouble generating much positive buzz during its short lifespan, is going the way of Donovan McNabb’s football career. Google casually announced that it’s putting the little-used social networking add-on out of its misery.
In a blog post, the company said it will shut down Google Buzz “in a few weeks,” adding that everyone’s old Buzzed witticisms will not fade into the ether, but be viewable on their Google profiles. The goal seems to be to consolidate the company’s social networking efforts into Google+.
The post concludes by insinuating that Google Buzz’s purpose in the long run was to teach itself that it couldn’t out-Twitter Twitter:
Changing the world takes focus on the future, and honesty about the past. We learned a lot from products like Buzz, and are putting that learning to work every day in our vision for products like Google+.
A fall sweep [Official Google Blog via Engadget]
Previously: Google Settles Buzz Lawsuit For $8.5 Million; You Don’t Get Any Of It
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Good, don’t mess with my gmail.
This makes me sad. I actually used Buzz; it works on my work computer, whereas G+ does not. (and it’s not even that it’s blocked… just outdated.)
But I am not surprised; figured it wouldn’t last after it’s failure of a launch. And the lawsuits. And the “almost nobody using it.”
Wait, what? G+ doesn’t “work” on your computer? Does it not support Javascript or Flash?
I get a “Your browser is no longer supported, plz upgrade.”
It’s a work computer though, so I can’t get a browser that isn’t Internet Exploder. D:
Ouch. Why bring Donovan into this?
He was going to issue a statement, but Ndamukong Suh picked it off and ran it back for a touchdown.
G+ CIRCLE JERK OR GTFO
Aw man, I was just about to start using it!
I always assumed to be merged into google plus
Google-what-now?
It already forwards to youtube for me.
I don’t know what all you people are talking about. I still use lynx, tin, and kermit.
The last Buzz update from anyone on my feed is from April…of 2010. Good riddance, Google Buzz.
I guess its not as bad as apple pulling plug on jobs…
This is a step in the right direction, now they just have to kill G+ and get rid of the black bar of death.