It's a bad sign if the Google employees no longer are using Google's own infrastructure to publish these articles,...
It's a bad sign if the Google employees no longer are using Google's own infrastructure to publish these articles, and instead use competitors such as Medium.
Makes you can wonder if Google's Blogger is also slated for termination, like Google+.
Originally shared by Android Developers
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The URL shortener app is supposed to be retired too, but it still seems to be used and still works for me. Google is seriously bumming me out.
ReplyDeleteThom Thomas until March 30, 2019.
ReplyDeleteAfter that, you might have to use a tool where you are a registered user, no more trolls using Grabify.
Thom Thomas thanks, I was actually not aware of that yet. Just read the announcement at https://developers.googleblog.com/2018/03/transitioning-google-url-shortener.html
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Christian Nalletamby I only use it as a registered user.
ReplyDeleteThom Thomas Most of us, yes. :)
ReplyDeleteBut trolls used it to "Dox" people.
Google Maps still uses goo.gl to offer links to share and embed. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteA part of me wishes that Blogger would be terminated. It was a strange feeling to one day look at my stats and notice a dramatic uptick in views for some innocuous post, and then realizing that they all came from Russia in a span of 24 hours.
ReplyDeleteI think I need to trim back my engagement on Google period if this is how it's going to happen.
Blogger dates to 23-Aug-1999 so it's going to hit 20 years next year. In Feb 2018 it had been a Google property for 15 of those 20. There are numerous blogs still around from the early years[1] that their owners consider their home. So I think it would be a disaster if Google closed it.
ReplyDelete[1] eg Simon Reynolds. blissout.blogspot.com - blissblog
At least https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/10/free-training-for-android-developers.html is still on their Blogger-hosted blog :)
ReplyDeleteCurious though that the URL-shortener they used in their latest G+ post is Bitly...
Filip H.F. Slagter Jokez. I used to be worried that bit.ly might disappear and all those permalinks with it. And it was a good thing that goo.gl was doing the same function because it was more likely to stay around.
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