For posterity — and for all those disappointed at the ‘official‘ demise of Jaiku, here are some of the most popular ans notable Jaiku stories we’ve published on Mobile Industry Review over the years (or SMS Text News as we used to be known): The Joy of Ku. Jaiku Unwrapped by James Whatley. March 2008 […]
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To everyone crying about Jaiku: Get real.
Jaiku’s biggest problem was the shitty shitty handset infrastructure that Jyri and the guys had to make do with. Google, which it acquired the service, was hardly ever likely to integrate it as a Google Jaiku service. For one, Jaiku means nothing to your average punter. Google Docs means something. Google Jaiku? Rubbish. Doesn’t fit […]
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Jaiku dead, long live the Jaiku
That’s it. Jaiku is no longer to be actively developed by Google. On the plus side, you’ll be able to download the Jaiku codebase, open-source-style, from Google shortly. But that’s it. No more. Cue panic, screaming, tears, crying from the dwindling Jaiku users who have taken a LONG time to get the message. They’ve been […]