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Chitika
Chitika is an online ad network that leverages targeting and optimization technology to deliver ads.
Reason: Ad suppliers leaving the platform
Categories: Advertising, Ad Networks, Marketing, Content Advertising
News References
- 📰 Chitika tells publishers that they need to remove all ad code by April 30, 2019. “Please remove all Chitika ad code from all your websites on or before April 30th 2019. Any Chitika ad code or other calls to Chitika ad services after this time period will cease to operate.” Based on the termination of their partnership with their biggest exchange partner, no earnings accumulated after March 1, 2019 will be paid out. ~ billhartzer.com
Chitika Alternatives
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HomeShare
HomeShare helps democratize cities with attractive yet affordable housing. Find cheap rooms for rent in luxury apartments in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Lifespan: almost 3 years
Categories: Home Share, Shared Housing, Flat Share
News References
- 📰 To HomeShare’s employees: it’s an understatement to say that our story did not end where I hoped it would. Thank you for your dedication and hard work. You enabled HomeShare to expand to five markets, 50 properties and reach many residents’ lives. Our mission was one worth fighting for and I am thankful for the time and energy put forth behind each line of code, each installed partition, and each matched resident. ~ homeshare.com
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Inbox by Gmail
Inbox by Gmail is a new app from the Gmail team. Inbox is an organized place to get things done and get back to what matters. Bundles keep emails organized.
Lifespan: over 4 years
Categories: Email, Email Clients, Enterprise Communication, Calendar
News References
- đź“° Google confirmed quite a while ago that its popular email app, Inbox by Gmail, would be shutting down sometime in Spring of 2019. The company neglected to confirm a specific date, however. Today, that date has been confirmed. Inbox by Gmail shuts down on April 2nd. ~ 9to5google.com
- đź“° With some Inbox features about to arrive in the new Gmail, it is worth taking a look at some of its most popular features and see how it will affect Gmail as a whole. Here are some key features that are bound to arrive soon or have already arrived on our Gmail accounts. ~ seo-hacker.com
- đź“° Last September, Google broke a lot of hearts when it announced that Inbox by Gmail would be shutting down in March 2019. While it may be March 19 and Inbox is working just fine, the end is nigh. ~ androidcentral.com
Inbox by Gmail Alternatives
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Google Plus
The Google+ project aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life.
Lifespan: almost 8 years
Categories: Social Networks, Social Network, Decentralized Social Network, Open Source
Google Plus Alternatives
- Facebook - Connect with friends, family and other people you know. Share photos and videos, send messages and get updates.
- X (Twitter) - Connect with your friends and other fascinating people. Get in-the-moment updates on the things that interest you. And watch events unfold, in real time, from every angle.
- Tumblr - A feature rich and free blog hosting platform offering professional and fully customizable templates, bookmarklets, photos, mobile apps, and social network integration.
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Google URL Shortener
Google URL Shortener at goo.gl is used by Google products to create short URLs that can be easily shared, tweeted, or emailed to friends.
Lifespan: over 9 years
Reason: Replaced by Firebase Dynamic Links
Categories: URL Shortener, Link Management, Branded URLs, Online Services
News References
- đź“° Google is encouraging developers to switch over to Firebase Dynamic Links that have the advantage of automatically detecting a user's platform and send the user to either the web or your app. "URL Shortener has been a great tool that we're proud to have built. As we look towards the future, we're excited about the possibilities of Firebase Dynamic Links, particularly when it comes to dynamic platform detection and links that survive the app installation process," the company said. ~ gadgets.ndtv.com
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Aria Insights
Aria Insights fuses information across a team of intelligent aerial robots to transform data into actionable insights. We enter logistically difficult and potentially dangerous settings to bring data to the decision makers.
Lifespan: about 5 years
Categories: Drones, Drone Analytics
News References
- đź“° Earlier this year, Helen Greiner-founded drone startup CyPhy Works announced a major change. The company was rebooting and renaming itself Aria Insights, a move that arrived with a newfound AI/data-driven focus. Now, just over two months later, the company is no more. ~ techcrunch.com
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Google Spotlight Stories
360° spherical video stories
Lifespan: over 5 years
Categories: eCommerce, Tech, Android, Communication
Google Spotlight Stories Alternatives
- Holofy Products - Video stories for your website
- Morris - Video stories for podcasts
- Onescreener E-commerce - Social commerce made super easy from Onescreener
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Google Allo
Google Allo is a smart messaging app that helps you say more and do more.
Lifespan: over 2 years
Reason: Google
Categories: Communication, Messaging, Group Chat & Notifications, Instant Messaging
News References
- đź“° Google had big plans for its AI-powered Allo back when it was announced in 2016. Two years down the line, Google has probably realised that no one wants a chatbot anywhere near their personal conversations. ~ gadgets.ndtv.com
Google Allo Alternatives
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Moments by Facebook
A private way to share photos with friends
Lifespan: over 3 years
Categories: Facebook, Photography, Photos, Search Engine
News References
- 📰 “We’re ending support for the Moments app, which we originally launched as a place for people to save their photos. We know the photos people share are important to them so we will continue offering ways to save memories within the Facebook app,” Rushabh Doshi, director of product management said in a statement. ~ techcrunch.com
Moments by Facebook Alternatives
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Stride
Stride is the complete team communication solution with group messaging, video meetings, and built-in collaboration tools. Try free today!
Lifespan: over 1 year
Reason: Acquired by Slack
Categories: Communication, Messaging, Video Meetings, Collaboration
News References
- 📰 In exchange, Atlassian gets a small stake in the startup, while Slack pays an undisclosed amount over the next three years to fully acquire the HipChat and Stride user bases. The partnership comes at a pivotal time for corporate chat software, with Microsoft ramping up competition with a rival product called Teams that’s immediately available for 135 million Office cloud subscribers. ~ theverge.com
Stride Alternatives
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HipChat
HipChat is hosted group chat and video chat built for teams. Supercharge real-time collaboration with persistent chat rooms, file sharing, and screen sharing.
Lifespan: about 10 years
Categories: Work Collaboration, Group Chat & Notifications, Messaging, Communication
News References
- 📰 Hipchat was launched in beta form back in 2009, long before Slack’s debut in 2013. It mostly ruled its space in the time in between, leading Atlassian to acquire it in March of 2012. Slack quickly outgrew it in popularity though, for myriad reasons — be it a bigger suite of third-party integrations, a better reputation for uptime, or… well, better marketing. By September of 2017, Atlassian overhauled its chat platform and rebranded it as as “Stride” ~ techcrunch.com
HipChat Alternatives
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newCo
Learn to build an internet business, without code.
Categories: Online Courses, Learning Platform, Online Learning Platform, Toolbox
News References
- đź“° At the end of last year I decided to shut down my old company, newCo. It had been running for about 7 months and at the peak, it was bringing in ~$6k monthly recurring revenue. This is a little post to explain what happened. ~ medium.com
newCo Alternatives
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