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Last week Google announced plans to shut down or cease development of a number of products including Jaiku, Google Video, and Google Notebook. While nobody was really surprised to see the company that owns YouTube announce it would stop allowing Google Video uploads, users who have come to rely on Google Notebook for saving notes and web links were a bit disappointed, to say the least.
Google isn't actually eliminting Google Notebook. You can still use the service. But the company will no longer be updating it, so don't expect any improvements, bug fixes, or tech support anytime soon.
Smelling an opportunity, other companies which allow users to jot notes and save web clips online are reaching out to Google Notebook users. Zoho has released a new version of its Notebook toolbar for Firefox, as well as a tool for importing Google Notebook items. EverNote is reportedly working on a similar tool. And both companies have purchased Google AdWords to advertise their services as alternatives to Google Notebook.
Digital Inspiration has put together a good list of other services that are trying to attract Google Notebook users.
Update: Evernote's Google Notebook import tool is up and running.
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Subscribe to commentsLySiNeJan 21st 2009 2:34PM
I just had this discussion with my boss this morning, and he dumped notebook long ago, because Evernote is WAY better.
Not to mention gmail Todo is..... crap. At least compared to something like Remember the Milk.
MysteriusJan 21st 2009 5:36PM
Well, Gmail's Todo is a brand new Gmail Labs product, so I'd cut it some slack. And it is easier to setup with Gmail, so that's something it has.
As for Notebook, I am surprised they decided to put it on ice. Perhaps they would have been better off keeping the hiatus quiet; it's not like there were any particular calls to change it, and it isn't an overly complicated service in the first place.
I hope at least Google Bookmarks will find a better management interface, but that may have to wait until Chrome integrates with it before there's pressure to improve it.
Jash SayaniJan 21st 2009 6:35PM
If you're looking for Google Notebook alternatives, here is a post I had written a few days ago: http://www.jashsayani.com/google-notebook-alternatives/
Troy MaloneJan 22nd 2009 4:01PM
We here at Pelotonics recommend Evernote. They are moving fast with many new features and are on an amazing number of devices and platforms. We also integrated our Project Management solution with Evernote due to the high quality of their application.
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