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Title: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Darren Dirt on August 10, 2011, 03:41:54 PM
Maybe the "new look" for Gmail etc. is starting to make sense... "More wood behind fewer arrows" indeed.

http://www.googlelabs.com/ <-- you can still see what and when is the "shut down" time for various widgets and hoozits.



http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-wood-behind-fewer-arrows.html

http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/269189/10-great-google-labs-projects-that-might-get-axed

http://www.freedomcurrent.com/trendingnews/google-labs-to-close-shifting-focus.html
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Mr. Analog on August 10, 2011, 03:46:36 PM
All I know is it takes two clicks instead of one and a menu to log out...
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Darren Dirt on August 10, 2011, 03:49:21 PM
http://www.freedomcurrent.com/trendingnews/google-labs-to-close-shifting-focus.html

Creative outlets for Google engineers will still exist... in theory.
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Mr. Analog on August 10, 2011, 03:53:21 PM
I wonder if they still get that 1 day a week for their own projects...
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Darren Dirt on August 23, 2013, 11:12:28 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 10, 2011, 03:53:21 PM
I wonder if they still get that 1 day a week for their own projects...

Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye! (http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php/topic,9452.msg74115.html#msg74115)

Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Mr. Analog on September 18, 2014, 10:36:19 AM
Mozilla Labs quietly ceases to be

http://www.i-programmer.info/news/81-web-general/7768-mozilla-labs-closed-and-nobody-noticed.html
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Darren Dirt on September 18, 2014, 12:07:07 PM
 :P Fateus Indeterminatus (we hardly knew ye!)

- https://popcorn.webmaker.org/

- http://popcornjs.org

- http://openbadges.org

- and the relatively recent (https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/10/introducing-togetherjs/) neato tool https://togetherjs.com/
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Mr. Analog on September 18, 2014, 12:24:14 PM
RIP in Peace
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Darren Dirt on September 18, 2014, 12:56:52 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on September 18, 2014, 12:24:14 PM
RIP in Peace

Rest in Peace in Peace? ???
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Mr. Analog on September 18, 2014, 01:07:40 PM
Not to be confused with the RIP Police
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Darren Dirt on September 18, 2014, 01:19:28 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on September 18, 2014, 01:07:40 PM
Not to be confused with the RIP Police

(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view7/4623841/max-ass-stamp-o.gif)
Title: Re: Google Labs winding down!
Post by: Mr. Analog on September 18, 2014, 01:25:08 PM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on September 18, 2014, 01:19:28 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on September 18, 2014, 01:07:40 PM
Not to be confused with the RIP Police

(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view7/4623841/max-ass-stamp-o.gif)

this pleases me greatly