Jaiku To Live On: Open Sourced on Google App Engine

Despite earlier reports that the Google owned microblogging platform Jaiku was to completely close, a new post from Google confirms that the service will live on, sort of. From the post, Jaiku will be ported to the Google ... continue

Google Massacre: Google Closes Jaiku, Dodgeball, Notebook, Catalog Search; Google Video Downgraded

Google has made an unprecedented number of service cuts today as the company continues to reduce development and running costs in the difficult economic environment. The cuts include the closure of microblogging platform Jaiku, mobile location service Dodgeball, ... continue

Jaiku rises from the dead, but is it too late?

The Google owned microblogging service Jaiku is back after an extended weekend outage, and a year of epic fails on the social side, having blocked new signups since it was acquired. There's no dramatic change evident on the ... continue

Four ways Google could destroy Digg

With news that Google is alleged once again to be close to acquiring Digg, some may suggest that the future of the popular social voting destination is assured. But looking at Google's list of acquisitions, it is ... continue

Posty: All-in-one AIR App for Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr and Friendfeed

Posty is an Adobe AIR application that supports interaction with Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr and Friendfeed. Posty delivers content for each via a separate tab for each service. Customization features are basic, allowing users to change the color ... continue

Twitter Has Jumped The Shark

Notice something about Twitter lately besides the constant downtime? It's gotten quiet. Not deadly quiet, but when it is up every day there seems to be less and less being said. In my case gone are the ... continue