Google Showtimes
Movie showtime search engine
why dead?
“Google Showtimes was discontinued on 1 November 2016. You can now discover show times on the search results page by searching for the name of the movie that you want to see or try searching for the word ‘movies’ to discover what’s in cinemas.”
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Pie.co
Group work chat
why dead?
Google Acqui-Hired and shut down work chat startup Pie to build engineering team.
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Google Now
Personal Assistant
why dead?
Google Now was a feature of Google Search of the Google app for Android and iOS. Google gradually phased out reference to “Google Now” in the Google app, largely removing remaining use of “Now” in October 2016, including replacing Now cards with Feed.
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Nexus Player
digital media player
why dead?
The Nexus Player was Google’s early attempt to introduce the world to Android on the big screen. Reason cited was low sale.
read more...Google Compare
Comparison-shopping site
why dead?
Google said the service didn’t meet its expectations and that the company will now focus on AdWords and future innovations. Google Compare allowed shoppers to view multiple offers from auto insurers, mortgage lenders and credit card companies.
read more...Google Maps Engine
Online Map Creator
why dead?
Google Maps Engine was a service for storing geographic data and then layering that data on top of the Google base map. “Google Maps Engine has been discontinued. We want to thank all our loyal Google Maps Engine customers.” – Maps Teams
read more...Google Compare
comparison-shopping site
why dead?
Google Compare was comparison-shopping site for auto insurance, credit cards and mortgages. Google said the service didn’t meet its expectations and that the company will now focus on AdWords and future innovations, the paper reported citing the email.
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Songza
Online Music Streaming
why dead?
Songza was a free music streaming and recommendation service for Internet users in the US and Canada. On December 2, 2015, Google announced Songza would merge into Google Play Music.
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Revolv
home automation
why dead?
Nest acquired the hub service Revolv but did not continue its product line.
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Google Nexus
a fleet of devices
why dead?
The Google Nexus series was discontinued and replaced by the Pixel Brand.
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Google Moderator
Issue tracking system
why dead?
Google Moderator was shut down on 2015 because the usage did not match Google’s expectations. The site remained available as read-only until August 15, 2015, at which time it closed completely.
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Helpouts by Google
online collaboration service
why dead?
On April 20, 2015, Google officially shut down Helpouts stating that the service hadn’t, “grown at the pace we had expected.”
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