Jaiku Woes Plague Google

Poor performance by the microblogging service Jaiku, owned by Google, have its users seeking more functional pastures.

Where do Google services go when they, well, go away? Andy Beal suggested services like Jaiku fall into the cushions of a “Google Sofa,” never to be seen again.

Beal cited his experience with Jaiku, post-Google acquisition. He had signed up with Jaiku before that, and returned after the Google news to update his social media feeds.

“Ten hours later, my Jaiku feed still hadn