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1. jd Ⓐ★😼🚀🌍🇪🇺🇭🇺 (jd@soc.ialis.me)'s status on Monday, 08-Oct-2018 15:46:11 EDT jd Ⓐ★😼🚀🌍🇪🇺🇭🇺

   Goodbye Google Plus

   Google: 'We are shutting down Google+ for consumers.'
   https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/project-strobe/amp/
   '...The review did highlight the significant challenges in creating and maintaining a successful Google+ that meets consumers’ expectations. Given these challenges and the very low usage of the consumer version of Google+, we decided to sunset the consumer version of Google+.

   To give people a full opportunity to transition, we will implement this wind-down over a 10-month period, slated for completion by the end of next August. Over the coming months, we will provide consumers with additional information, including ways they can download and migrate their data...'

   1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Monday, 08-Oct-2018 15:49:20 EDT Adam

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      @jd I'm frankly surprised it lasted as long as it did. Despite an initial surge of people wanting an alternative to Facebook, even way back then, it never really took off outside of a few niche communities. Given Google's habit of sunsetting projects that are loved by "power users" but not used by the population at large, I am truly surprised the kept trying to make G+ happen for as long as they did.