Written by Nimesh Patel

RIP Google+

That’s it for Google+, Google’s failed social network that once tried to take on Facebook and Twitter. As scheduled, the company has now started deleting user accounts and their data.

Chances are, you’re not going to feel all that sad about the end of Google+ since you probably haven’t used it for years. But if you’re feeling a bit nostalgic, here’s a little chronology of some of our coverage over the years.

2011

Google+ Project: It’s Social, It’s Bold, It’s Fun, And It Looks Good — Now For The Hard Part

https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/28/google-plus/embed/#?secret=MccBpIfMfe

Walking Around In Circles: As Google+ Opens Up Will People Start Using It Correctly?

https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/29/google-plus-circles/embed/#?secret=VgdjEWphEp

Want A Google+ Invite Real Bad? Try eBay

https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/30/want-a-google-invite-real-bad-try-ebay/embed/#?secret=lsXT2QUXuL

Google+: One Hell Of A Trojan Horse

https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/15/google-one-hell-of-a-trojan-horse/embed/#?secret=usy0Wej2NH

Google+ Rolls Out Verified Profiles, Still Struggles With Real-Name Policy

https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/20/google-rolls-out-verified-profiles-still-struggles-with-real-name-policy/embed/#?secret=H1x3hORofU

Raise Your Hand If You’re Still Using Google+

https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/15/raise-your-hand-if-youre-still-using-google/embed/#?secret=oOg5hrnwey

I Believe In Google Plus

https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/22/i-believe-in-google-plus/embed/#?secret=GHaa0szg2n

Another Report Shows Google+ With 60M+ Users And Growing… But Active User Count Still Unknown

https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/27/googleplus/embed/#?secret=hIgGbSc9c6

2012

Does Google+ Really Have 60% Daily Engagement? Probably Not

https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/google-plus-vanity-metrics/embed/#?secret=wXkKHxDaP8

Your Google+ Is In My RSS Feed! No, Your RSS Feed Is In My Google+

https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/27/your-google-is-in-my-rss-feed-no-your-rss-feed-is-in-my-google/embed/#?secret=JgO276rjYh

Google+ Now Open To Teens 13 And Up

https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/26/google-now-open-to-teens-13-and-up/embed/#?secret=VcqGDyvApD

Google+: The Charge Of The Like Brigade

https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/26/google-the-charge-of-the-like-brigade/embed/#?secret=7BZ5pNSBIz

Google Enters The Social Enterprise With Public Debut Of Google+ For Businesses, Free Through 2013

https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/29/google-enters-the-social-enterprise-with-public-debut-of-google-for-businesses-free-through-2013/embed/#?secret=4bcq0nr4wp

2013

If A Social Network Falls In A Forest…

https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/15/if-a-social-network-falls-in-a-forest/embed/#?secret=JqIAqPOvtP

Survey Anecdote Suggests We Have No Idea What’s Going On At Google+

https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/25/survey-anecdote-suggests-we-have-no-idea-whats-going-on-at-google/embed/#?secret=O7uQHierJW

Google Plus Is Like Frankenstein’s Monster

https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/06/google-plus-is-like-frankensteins-monster/embed/#?secret=cYfOUaq5XV

Google+ May Finally Matter Thanks To YouTube Comments

https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/25/google-plus-youtube/embed/#?secret=06Dr3gDWuJ

“F*ck You, Google+”, An Adorable Song About YouTube’s New Comments

https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/08/fck-you-google-plus-song/embed/#?secret=thK8crt3MK

YouTube Addresses Massive Spam Problem Following Rollout Of Much-Maligned Google+ Commenting System

https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/26/youtube-addresses-massive-spam-problem-following-rollout-of-much-maligned-google-commenting-system/embed/#?secret=wuGcB8Bxm6

2014

Vic Gundotra, The Father Of Google+, Is Leaving Google After 8 Years

https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/vic-gundotra-the-father-of-google-is-leaving-google-after-8-years/embed/#?secret=tJp6LQjBAR

Google+ Is Walking Dead

https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/google-is-walking-dead/embed/#?secret=TGS9WeQlO5

2015

Google Photos Breaks Free Of Google+, Now Offers Free, Unlimited Storage

https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/28/google-photos-breaks-free-of-google-now-offers-free-unlimited-storage/embed/#?secret=SfCQbaCUny

2016

Google+ turns 5 and is somehow still alive

https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/28/dead-alive/embed/#?secret=s1KOpR0S8c

2018

A former Google+ UI designer suggests inept management played a role in the network’s demise (beyond Facebook’s impact)

https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/15/a-former-google-ui-designer-suggests-inept-management-played-a-role-in-the-networks-demise-beyond-facebooks-impact/embed/#?secret=uPZeUpYnf9

Google+ to shut down after coverup of data-exposing bug

https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/08/google-plus-hack/embed/#?secret=JoCsvCfueM

Looking back at Google+

https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/08/looking-back-at-google/embed/#?secret=CpOfb7GANg

Google+ bug gave developers access to non-public data from 52.5M users

https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/10/google-security-bug-gave-developers-access-to-non-public-data-from-52-5m-users/embed/#?secret=7sNvz5TNMM

from TechCrunch Source

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