Lawn darts. Robotic gutter cleaners. In-car coffee brewers. These are just a few things that have enjoyed more commercial success than Google+.

Google’s social networking endeavor seemed poised to make big waves… something about their $719 billion in market capital lent a bit of credibility to the effort that turned out to be an almost immediate cricket-fest. The recent announcement that they would be pulling the plug on the sleeping giant wasn’t a huge shock to most people, but it’s not without ramifications.

In this episode, Priscilla McKinney and Ashley Le Blanc do a quick once-over on the cause, effects, and potential side-effects of G+’s upcoming journey upon the pale horse.

RIP, Google+. You were the Jar Jar Binks of social networks. We made fun of you so much, we started to feel guilty about it. Goodnight, sweet prince.

Social Media Resources:

- BLOG: 3 WAYS LITTLE BIRD MARKETING USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO EXPAND YOUR MARKETING MESSAGE

- BLOG: PRISCILLA’S 4 TIPS FOR BUSINESSES STRESSED BY THE NEW FACEBOOK ALGORITHM

- BLOG: EXPOSE YOURSELF: THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

- PODCAST: PRISCILLA AND ASHLEY TALK TURKEY, ROBOTS AND BLOGGING

- PODCAST: PRISCILLA GETS A NEW PONY

- DOWNLOAD: HOW TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS WITH FACEBOOK

- DOWNLOAD: PRISCILLA'S TOP 10 WAYS TO CRUSH IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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