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Google shutting down Slide

Internet giant Google is shutting down Slide, a developer of applications for social networks it bought a year ago. The San Francisco-based company, which has over 100 employees, said it would give users time to download and preserve their content from Slide products.

By: RELAXNEWS
Updated on: Aug 30 2011, 18:22 IST

'While we are incredibly grateful to our users and for all of the wonderful feedback over the years, many of these products are no longer as active or haven't caught on as we originally hoped,' Slide said.

The San Francisco-based company, which has over 100 employees, said it would give users time to download and preserve their content from Slide products.

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Google did not disclose a purchase price for Slide at the time of the acquisition in August of last year but various press reports have put it at around $200 million.

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Slide launched in 2005, making playful or practical applications for social networking websites such as Facebook.

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First Published Date: 30 Aug, 18:09 IST