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Google to Shutdown Schemer

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Just in case you are not aware, Google has announced that it will shut down Schemer. Schemer was launched as a beta an year ago and designed to help people share the things they have done, wanted to do with their friends. All the schemes are available for download until February 7, 2014 after which the data will be permanently and irrevocably deleted.

If you have not already received the email, Here is how you can download your Schemer data:  

1. Sign in to schemer.com using your Google account.

2. Select “Email me my schemes” at the top of the page.

3. Your data will be delivered to your Gmail account within 24 hours of the request.

Apart from Schemer, Google has silently killed another product: Notifier Appa desktop based small software utility that was able to check for messages every two minutes, and alert users to new mail and calendar events. Last year, Google had retired many products some of which included Latitude, Building Maker, iGoogle and Google Reader . The closure of Google Reader had caused widespread angst amongst the tech community and had even prompted an online petition with more than 100,000 signatures, but it stay put.

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Old Google Doodle

How to View Old Google Doodles

Google Doodle

If you are fond of Google Doodles especially the interactive ones and miss them, worry not. Just head over to the following page and select the doodle that you want to see. There are more than 1000 Google doodles created till date. From the above page you can search for the Doodles year-wise, country or ..you guessed it right, using keywords 🙂

Incidentally the first Google Doodle was created by the founders Sergey  Brin and Larry Page themselves way back in 1998. It involved a stickman behind the second ‘O’ in google for the Burning Man Festival. The responsibility was later delegated to their webmaster Dennis Hwang who was nicknamed Chief Doodler. Google now employs a team of artists and illustrators who design these doodles to commemorate various occasions across different parts of the world.

First Google Doodle
First Google Doodle

And that’s not it, there is even Doodle Store from where you can order your favorite doodles printed on canvas prints, T-shirts, Coffee Mugs, skate boards and more. There are currently over 8000 items for sale based on various doodles. So what’s your favorite Google Doodle? Do comment and let us know.

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List of Google Services Blocked or Disrupted, By Countries

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