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• Jaiku is a social network and microblogging site, similar in some ways to Twitter.CrunchBase: Jaiku profile The site was founded in July of 2006 and acquired by Google the following year.CrunchBase: Jaiku profile On January 14, 2009, Google announced that it would no longer actively develop the Jaiku service, but it would release the code as an open-source project, allowing others to develop their own microblogging services.Mashable: The Future of Jaiku Finally Revealed (January 14, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Founded: July 2006 in Helsinki, FinlandCrunchBase: Jaiku profile
  2. Founders: Jyri Engestrom and Petteri KopponenCrunchBase: Jaiku profile
  3. Employees: 8
  4. Purchased by Google on October 9, 2007Jaiku: Google Q&A
  5. Jaiku competitor Pownce was shut down on December 15, 2008
  6. Engestrom previously worked for NokiaCNN Money: [Tracking Your Buddy List (February 16, 2007)

• "Google Massacre"

  On January 14, 2009, Google announced changes to Jaiku as well as a several other online services. As most of these changes involved downscaling or abandoning various projects, blogger Duncan Riley referred to it as the "Google Massacre."The Inquisitr: Google Massacre: Google Closes Jaiku, Dodgeball, Notebook, Catalog Search; Google Video Downgraded (January 14, 2009) In addition to halting any further development of Jaiku, Google also announced the termination of the Dodgeball service, which features GPS-enabled social networking. As well, the company reported that Google Video would no longer accept any new uploaded videos, that Google Catalog Search would be disabled, and finally, that Google Notebook would remain online, but with no further development or modification.The Inquisitr: Google Massacre: Google Closes Jaiku, Dodgeball, Notebook, Catalog Search; Google Video Downgraded (January 14, 2009)

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