Another day, another service joins the Google Graveyard.
Google’s Business Profiles had a feature that allowed sole traders and small businesses to quickly and easily set up a simple website.
Sure, it’s not WordPress, but it was a good option for less tech savvy small businesses to get a web presence up quickly and easily.
And, as part of Google’s ongoing enshittification, it’s going: https://support.google.com/business/answer/14368911?hl=en&ref_topic=7032534&sjid=14999411477128650858-AP
“Websites made with Google Business Profiles are basic websites powered by the information on your Business Profile. In March 2024, websites made with Google Business Profiles will be turned off and customers visiting your site will be redirected to your Business Profile instead. The redirect will work until June 10, 2024.”
I really miss “Don’t Be Evil.”
I still use some of their original services, but I’ve become wary of trusting anything they brought online after about 2010.
“Don’t be evil” isn’t meaning that Google won’t be evil, it is a threat to the user. “Be good and obedient, don’t block ads and trackers, it’s healthier for you”
They sunset “Don’t Be Evil” a while ago.
Don’t worry, they’ll probably be sunsetting gmail in 2025
Doubt it, it’s one of their biggest data mining operations.
I can see them making it suck, though.
I still mourn Inbox, it was the best email experience I’ve ever had.
Please be a joke… I’m unfortunately pretty deep in my current gmail with all kinds of medical, legal, and financial offices it would be a mess for me to lose it
Move.
Now.