What Happened to StumbleUpon? Nothing Replaced the Button
A button that sent you somewhere you had not asked for. The reason nothing has replaced…
What Happened to Digg? Did Reddit Kill It, or Did Digg?
A redesign the users rejected, on a site whose entire value was the users' judgment. That…
What Happened to Friendster? Being First Was the Problem
It had the lead and lost it, then became a games site, then closed. The most…
Failed Facebook Alternatives: Ello, Path and the Wave
Ello, Path, Diaspora and App.net all promised a better Facebook. What happened to each, with dates,…
What Happened to MSN Messenger? Two Migrations, One Dead End
Microsoft moved Messenger users to Skype in 2012. Skype was retired on May 5, 2025. The…
What Happened to Google Reader? The Announcement, Read Again
Google retired Reader on July 1, 2013. The announcement was item five of eight in a…
What Happened to Orkut? Brazil, India, and 2014
Orkut closed on September 30, 2014. The sourced timeline of why Google's first social network died…
What Happened to Google Plus? The Real Shutdown
Google Plus closed on April 2, 2019 after two disclosed data bugs moved the date twice.…
What Happened to Yahoo Answers? Dates and Archive
Yahoo Answers shut on May 4, 2021 and the questions were deleted, not archived. The sourced…