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Google Turns 25! Nexus Q, Knol & Other Tech Products That Failed
06 Sep 2023 18:00 GMT
Google introduced the Nexus Q, a streaming media player, which was an earlier iteration of products like Chromecast, Roku, and Amazon Fire. However, its high price tag, limited features, and compatibility issues with non-Google devices left consumers …
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It Took A Decade, But Google Glass Is Finally Broken
21 Mar 2023 20:54 GMT
… ever-growing Google
Graveyard, along with Google Health, Google+, Google Buzz, Google Wave, Knol -- well … , according to an interview with Google Glass product director Steve Lee … another sticking
point that prevented Google Glass from being widely adopted …
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Why has Alphabet hit the panic button? Only Google can answer that question
29 Jan 2023 06:38 GMT
… Facebook. Why? Because although Google invented surveillance capitalism, arguably the … a few things – Google+, Google Wave, Google Glass, Knol and Google Reader, to name … for example, plus Google Maps, Google Scholar, Google Earth and Google Books. And, of …
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Google to pay for Wikipedia service
23 Jun 2022 21:23 GMT
… the online encyclopedia, said Google was the first paying customer … users, the foundation said.
Google uses material from the site … reveal the value of the Google contract.
Google has long had a … a rival to Wikipedia called Knol, but the venture failed.
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Google agrees to pay for beefed-up Wikipedia service
22 Jun 2022 19:37 GMT
… the online encyclopedia, said Google was the first paying customer … users, the foundation said.
Google uses material from the site … reveal the value of the Google contract.
Google has long had a … a rival to Wikipedia called Knol, though the venture failed.
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Google Search Showing Fewer FAQ Rich Results
04 Jan 2021 12:52 GMT
… ;How To rich results in Google Search. This started around December … Core Update.
The last time Google did some pruning of FAQ … is Koen Knol's tweet:
Looks like Google removed a lot … you notice a reduction in Google showing FAQ and how to …
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What we can learn from a decade of dead Google projects
12 Dec 2019 17:08 GMT
… also a Wikipedia clone called Knol (launched 8/08, … The official Killed By Google tracker counts 194 separate projects … prototypes, but actual products. Google Cardboard was never destined for … an uncomfortable question: is Google really committed to this? …
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Why Wikipedia's Competitors Are Failing, And Why Knol Might Not
28 Jul 2019 03:32 GMT
… is a problem that Google's upcoming Knol initiative is unlikely … from Wikipedia. And although Google's Knol announcement is a little … system is.
But if Knol instead relies on Google's built … will happen if Google decides to put Knol on an equal …
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Google buys expert community and ‘answer engine’ Superpod for $60 million
17 Jan 2019 09:15 GMT
… on ‘larger project’ at Google. A statement acknowledging the … includes:
Aardvark (acquired by Google)
Answers.com (still here) … community Knol in 2011. More recently there was Google Helpouts, … that are handled by Google Assistant versus traditional search …
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Google buys expert community and ‘answer engine’ Superpod for $60 million
05 Jan 2019 23:58 GMT
… on ‘larger project’ at Google. A statement acknowledging the … includes:
Aardvark (acquired by Google)
Answers.com (still here) … community Knol in 2011. More recently there was Google Helpouts, … that are handled by Google Assistant versus traditional search …