▲ 146 ▼ Reddit alternative? Google introduces Perspectives, a search feed with results from humans (tech.hindustantimes.com) submitted 3 years ago by lostwonder@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments Google is trying something new on the search feed
[–] DpwnShift@kbin.social 73 points 3 years ago (5 children) If people are looking for alternatives that won't be shut down, you... recommend they look to Google!? Ahahahahaha! permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] 0110010001100010@kbin.social 33 points 3 years ago (3 children) Seriously, the graveyard is pretty extensive: https://killedbygoogle.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] OMG_its_mustard@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm still bitter that they killed Inbox. It was superior to Gmail in every way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Limeade@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago It really was. I miss inbox. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grimlo9ic@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) Oh man, I knew there were a lot but I had no idea. I remember when Google Wave was demo'ed to a live audience, there were audible ooohs and aaahs from the crowd. It was such a mindblowing idea 14 years ago, shame it never really got off the ground. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] billwashere@vlemmy.net 1 point 3 years ago Google wave wasn’t really killed. It’s functionality is pretty much built into google docs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot 1 point 3 years ago Two things killed it. First, it was a slow resource hog. Second, it was productivity software at a time when work IM was hard to get people to use. permalink fedilink source parent [–] -hypnotoad-@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago And they won't stop until they kill killedbygoogle by having it run out of storage space. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net 17 points 3 years ago Guys we swear this time is different. We are totally going to stick with it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Satiric_Weasel@beehaw.org 14 points 3 years ago "Google, thanks for inviting us all to the launch of perspectives! What are your goals with this new platform?" "Perspectives? Perspectives on what? Who are you people? how did you get in here? Would you like to hear more about our new weekly meat-delivery service?" "oh. . . . Uhm, sure. . . . Where is your product sourced from?" "where is what sourced from?" permalink fedilink source parent [–] nvimdiesel@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago It's real this time time, gais, promisssss permalink fedilink source parent [–] mem_somerville_kbin@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago gigglesnort permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0110010001100010@kbin.social 33 points 3 years ago (3 children) Seriously, the graveyard is pretty extensive: https://killedbygoogle.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] OMG_its_mustard@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm still bitter that they killed Inbox. It was superior to Gmail in every way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Limeade@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago It really was. I miss inbox. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grimlo9ic@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) Oh man, I knew there were a lot but I had no idea. I remember when Google Wave was demo'ed to a live audience, there were audible ooohs and aaahs from the crowd. It was such a mindblowing idea 14 years ago, shame it never really got off the ground. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] billwashere@vlemmy.net 1 point 3 years ago Google wave wasn’t really killed. It’s functionality is pretty much built into google docs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot 1 point 3 years ago Two things killed it. First, it was a slow resource hog. Second, it was productivity software at a time when work IM was hard to get people to use. permalink fedilink source parent [–] -hypnotoad-@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago And they won't stop until they kill killedbygoogle by having it run out of storage space. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OMG_its_mustard@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm still bitter that they killed Inbox. It was superior to Gmail in every way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Limeade@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago It really was. I miss inbox. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Limeade@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago It really was. I miss inbox. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grimlo9ic@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) Oh man, I knew there were a lot but I had no idea. I remember when Google Wave was demo'ed to a live audience, there were audible ooohs and aaahs from the crowd. It was such a mindblowing idea 14 years ago, shame it never really got off the ground. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] billwashere@vlemmy.net 1 point 3 years ago Google wave wasn’t really killed. It’s functionality is pretty much built into google docs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HobbitFoot 1 point 3 years ago Two things killed it. First, it was a slow resource hog. Second, it was productivity software at a time when work IM was hard to get people to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billwashere@vlemmy.net 1 point 3 years ago Google wave wasn’t really killed. It’s functionality is pretty much built into google docs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot 1 point 3 years ago Two things killed it. First, it was a slow resource hog. Second, it was productivity software at a time when work IM was hard to get people to use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] -hypnotoad-@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago And they won't stop until they kill killedbygoogle by having it run out of storage space. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net 17 points 3 years ago Guys we swear this time is different. We are totally going to stick with it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Satiric_Weasel@beehaw.org 14 points 3 years ago "Google, thanks for inviting us all to the launch of perspectives! What are your goals with this new platform?" "Perspectives? Perspectives on what? Who are you people? how did you get in here? Would you like to hear more about our new weekly meat-delivery service?" "oh. . . . Uhm, sure. . . . Where is your product sourced from?" "where is what sourced from?" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nvimdiesel@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago It's real this time time, gais, promisssss permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mem_somerville_kbin@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago gigglesnort permalink fedilink source parent