Google Prunes Unpopular Services From Its Portfolio (RESPONCE)

We all saw this coming! The economy is down and nobody at google wants to spend money for online webservices that hardly anyone uses anymore. Personally I'm glad this is happening because when I view their services page and I see all these boring and dumb things that nobody uses. It just seems like cyber trash to me so I ignore it! This doesn't make me feel like Google is selling out and downsizing, but the truth is I just feel like their cleaning up a little bit.

Google Prunes Unpopular Services From Its Portfolio (NOTES)

• Google will stop supporting several free web-based services.
• This is due to unpopularity.
• Google video (replaced by YouTube) will be used just as a search engine.
• Google will also stop working on one of their largest projects (Google Notebook) one of its largest projects.
• Google also annouced that it will be closing an engineering office in texas.

Google Cuts 100 Recruiting Jobs (RESPONCE)

I think this is something that had to be done. If Google didn't let anyone go and completly left ignored the terrible economy I think they'd be running directly into the ground. I feel bad that these people are losing their jobs but for the sake of Google, I think a few people could stand the threat of job loss. In other words, it has to happen sometime.

Google Cuts 100 Recruiting Jobs (NOTES)

• Google fires 100 job recruters.
• There are over 10,000 temporary jobs at google.
• The company has over 25,000 total employees.
• Google is still hiring for jobs, just at a slower rate.
• Google VP says "We do recognize the upheaval and heartache that these changes may have on Google families, and that we may not be able to keep 100% of these exceptional employees."