Google Terminates Lively 186
FornaxChemica writes "In a surprise move, Google announced today, both on-site and in its blog, that it will permanently shut down its 3D virtual world, Lively, by the end of the year. This makes Lively one of Google's few scrapped products, and one of the most short-lived, too, barely lasting 6 months. No official reason was given, only that Google wants to 'prioritize [its] resources and focus more on [its] core search, ads and apps business.' Lively might have taken too much and given back too little, even by Google's standards."
Oblig. (Score:5, Funny)
Anthropomorphism (Score:5, Funny)
Google wants to prioritize his resources?
Well, good for "him."
Re:Not surprising... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mis-quoted (Score:5, Funny)
The best part here is that the summary uses the right possessive pronoun to refer to the blog that it quotes, but changes to the wrong one in the quote.
Re:Anthropomorphism (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, you haven't heard? Google's become a sentient being. Google scrapped the project because there's no reason for him to live in a virtual world when he can simply live in the real one.
Line of thought (Score:5, Funny)
> Then again, so was going outside, soap, and leaving the basement.
"Leaving the basement IS going outside. What's he talking about?"
"hmm"
"I should make a post pointing that clear mistake... clickity post reply... Let's see... how to point the mista... waaaaaait a second..."
OUTSIDE THE ENTIRE HOUSE?!
Now let's look back on some stupid reporting (Score:5, Funny)
Kudos to you, Mike Elgan, for your keen insight.
Good (Score:3, Funny)
Deadly (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, the classics.
Re:Good (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good Riddance (Score:1, Funny)
*GOD* that's awful
Re:Anthropomorphism (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Anthropomorphism (Score:1, Funny)
Glad I got that unlisted number.
--Sarah Connor
Re:Not surprising... (Score:5, Funny)
Shampoo is for posers. I use Realpoo.
Re:Not surprising... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good Riddance (Score:5, Funny)
they can turn search results into 3D experience.
It's UNIX! I know this!
Re:Line of thought (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, you can even find yourself west of house, next to a mailbox.
Re:Anthropomorphism (Score:3, Funny)
Considering this [slashdot.org] comment, maybe we should be calling the Google "sir."
Re:Oblig. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No, it was Niniane's pet project (Score:2, Funny)
Hot? This??? [fastcompany.com]
Seriously dude, eww. I wouldn't screw her with YOUR dick.