Someone in that org needs to be an adult and say no to pointless rebrands and brain dead consolidation. Literally nobody, even Google, is benefiting from this spastic behavior.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 52 points 8 months ago

Plenty of people are benefiting you just don't see it because it's internal.

The incentives are such that new thing is better and looks better on your year end goals.

Plus when an org gets large enough and siloed enough the left hand rarely knows what the right hand is doing.

[–] TheChargedCreeper864@lemmy.ml 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I remember Duo and Allo coexisting at some point in time. Duo had always been about video calls, and Allo had always been about chatting (unless it had a secret video callcall feature I forgot about).

Still a good joke though

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 7 points 8 months ago

And Allo Allo was about French resistance speaking with England.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

DAE remember Orkut?

[–] otacon239@feddit.de 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I’ve never deleted an email from my inbox and I have all of the sunset emails from them, including this one!

[–] Midnitte 8 points 8 months ago

I loved the structure of G+, but to say it lifted off is hysteric.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Nice blast from the past, thanks!

I wasn't terribly surprised when they ended it, but it was kinda a bummer

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Some unique features of Orkut included:

"Crush List": A feature that allowed users to list their crushes on their profile[3].
Testimonials: Users could write testimonials for each other, adding a personal touch to profiles[3].
Customizable Themes: Orkut allowed users to customize the look of their profiles with different themes[2].
Rankings: Users could be rated by friends based on categories like how sexy, cool, or trustworthy they were, leading to top ten lists[5].
Fans: Users could amass fans on Orkut, creating a sense of popularity and social interaction[5].

God imagine those features suddenly showing up on Instagram or Facebook

Citations: [1] Orkut - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkut [2] 7 Reasons Why Orkut Failed https://www.feedough.com/why-did-orkut-fail/ [3] Why Orkut Failed: The Rise and Fall of a Social Media Giant https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-orkut-failed-rise-fall-social-media-giant-subhanshu-kumar [4] Orkut Throwback: Then popular social media site remembered as 'farewell mail' goes viral https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news-orkut-farewell-mail-goes-viral-people-remembers-on-twitter-see-how-they-reacted-631992 [5] Understanding the Rise of Social Networking in Brazil - Connected Learning Alliance https://clalliance.org/blog/understanding-the-rise-of-social-networking-in-brazil/

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago

I never used all those features, but I remember it being a super comfy platform with nice ways to interact

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 8 months ago

It hurts! Now, let's look at Microsoft licensing. They have (or at least used to) certification on knowing MS licensing. 🤪

[–] moss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 8 months ago

Still haven’t forgiven them from taking what I believe to be one of the greatest computer/phone interfaces of all time (stock android 11/10) and innovating it into what looks like a phone for children (android 12+)

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 8 months ago

it still should be android market and open source android messages app i said what i said