Comments on: R.I.P. Google’s Lively

By: Google Cutting More than Jobs–Shuttering Five Products

Google Cutting More than Jobs–Shuttering Five Products — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:59:40 +0000

[...] 100 recruiters aren’t the only ones getting the axe at Google. Just two months after killing off Lively, the search giant is shuttering or abandoning several more peripheral [...]

By: Galin

Galin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:00:33 +0000

It is the right solution. One should realize his mistakes, improve them or forget about, just like Google is going to do. However it is really correct to concentrate on their core search, ads and apps deals.

By: iphone

iphone — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:40:53 +0000

I’m sure we’ll see it back in the future, innovation is google’s strength but I guess they know it shouldn’t be at the expense of their core products.

By: Terry Howard

Terry Howard — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:02:54 +0000

Couldn't it have grabbed Second Life by the collar on the way down and pulled it into the abyss with it? Terry Howard's last blog post..Walmart FAILS Web 2.0

By: sheppy

sheppy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:45:19 +0000

You don’t know until you try…Yes concentration on other parts of the business is good, but they do have plenty of money to put into research and development of new stuff. Maybe this didn’t work, but other stuff has done and might again in the future…

By: Kenney @ Work From Home Blog

Kenney @ Work From Home Blog — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:56:37 +0000

Aint that the truth UtahSEOPro. I totally forgotten it existed. Oh well. Might have been neat though.

By: Utah SEO Pro

Utah SEO Pro — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:39:53 +0000

I had forgotten about it anyway. Utah SEO Pro's last blog post..ExactFactor: An SEO Tool Review

By: Saad Kamal

Saad Kamal — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:57:58 +0000

I'm sorry for Niniane but I think it was the right move...They should not concentrate on too many things at the same time. (Thats what Yahoo did..and look where they are now)... Saad Kamal's last blog post..TweetTag - Tag Search for Twitter

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:51:26 +0000

R.I.P. Nicole Price's last blog post..The Best Recipe Sites

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:21:57 +0000

As you said Andy, it's probably good this tool died. Try not continue to focus on what they do well and forget about stupid side projects like this one. Patrick's last blog post..Buy From Local Turkey Farms for Thanksgiving

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:06:26 +0000

@Mark – considering the success of both Gmail and Analytics, I wouldn’t worry about it. Google needs Gmail as part of its Google Apps offering and Analytics to support AdWords.

By: Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:45:03 +0000

That Google post suggests that they aren't 100% committed to Analytics or Gmail - neither of which are "search, ads or apps" in the normal sense. I know they are much more popular than Lively was, but it worries me to think I'm depending on free services that may or may not be there tomorrow. Google is either the best company in the history of the world, or the most evil corporation ever. I haven't decided yet. Mark Anderson's last blog post..Just How Electric Can A Car Get?

By: SEO Tips South Africa

SEO Tips South Africa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:18:51 +0000

And so Lively died a timely death…..maybe too early for the world of the web, maybe we’ll see it (or similar) resurrected in years to come.