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=== Dead as a Doornail === | === Dead as a Doornail === | ||
* '''Pownce''' was closed on December 15, 2008. | |||
* '''Lively''', a 3D Avatar space experiment, was killed in a really crappy way by Google on December 31, 2008. | * '''Lively''', a 3D Avatar space experiment, was killed in a really crappy way by Google on December 31, 2008. | ||
* '''AOL Hometown''' (owned by AOL) was officially killed on October 31, 2008. | * '''AOL Hometown''' (owned by AOL) was officially killed on October 31, 2008. | ||
=== When the Big Guys Cough, their Subsites get The Flu === | === When the Big Guys Cough, their Subsites get The Flu === |
Revision as of 05:05, 7 January 2009
Pining for the Fjords
- All of the 1UP Network and related properties shut down on January 31, 2009. [1]
- Ficlets.com (owned by AOL) has announced they are closing on January 15, 2009.
- Co.omments.com announced they are closing on January 11, 2009.
Dead as a Doornail
- Pownce was closed on December 15, 2008.
- Lively, a 3D Avatar space experiment, was killed in a really crappy way by Google on December 31, 2008.
- AOL Hometown (owned by AOL) was officially killed on October 31, 2008.
When the Big Guys Cough, their Subsites get The Flu
- Flickr (owned by Yahoo) dumped significant staff, including prominent developers.
- Livejournal is not looking so hot. [2]
Doing Fine, Think I'll Go For a Walk
- Facebook seems stable at the moment, but has absolutely no export capability.