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This sounds great. Although, we basically have the same thing when people share links and people comment on them.

Classic Google though.

Gosh Google was the chosen one, how far they have fallen.




This is an example of how Google valued shipping new products but put little emphasis on keeping those products active. Someone would get a project like this approved, push through a delivery, collect their bonus and/or promotion and then move on to a new product. My understanding is that these services shutdown because the team behind them has also moved on.


The tool was discontinued because site owners didn't like people creating sideways content without anything they could do about it. E.g. moderation.


> Although, we basically have the same thing when people share links and people comment on them.

True, but having the comments appear naturally in context makes all the difference. Imagine seeing comments/corrections on a New York Times article that aren't moderated by the paper, or comments on a real estate listing that list all the problems that the listing omits, or reviews of a show on Netflix, etc.


> real estate listing that list all the problems that the listing omits

For rental properties, or for houses for sale you mean?


Both! I see a lot of real estate listings where I'm sure the average browser is unaware that a large construction project is about to begin on an adjacent property and ruin their views. For rental listings, prospective tenants might not know about excessive noise from a nearby road.




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