Google Minus: Putting Wood Behind Confusion
February 17, 2022
I read “Google+ Is Dead Again, Maybe for Good This Time.” Here in my redoubt in rural Kentucky, the social network thing has not been a thing. We do try to keep track of some of the Googley management decisions.
The write up explains that Google+ was terminated sort of in 2019. Then the article explains that Google Minus became Currents, also a backwater in this here hollow. But here’s the summary of Google management’s ability to create helpful services and serve its customers:
Google said that the introduction of the Spaces group chat app last year negated the need for Currents, so it plans to wind it down starting in 2023. Before it does that, however, it will add new capabilities to Spaces to accommodate some of Currents’ social features… As was the case with Google+, the usage and purpose of Currents was likely unclear to many users. That issue extends to Spaces, as well, unfortunately. As Google described it last year, Spaces is an evolution of Rooms but is a part of Google Chat that’s designed for group messaging, much like Slack. Got it?
Actually, no. I do understand the management acumen behind this modifications. No big time revenue, no wood.
Stephen E Arnold, February 17, 2022
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