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What Defunct Web Services Do You Miss?


You guys know what I still miss? Springpad. And, to some extent, Google Reader. What old, defunct web services do you miss?

I know there are other services that can duplicate Springpad’s former glory, but none of them really stuck with me as much as the original did. Google Reader’s death is still a sore spot, even though Feedly does just fine for me. ReQall is another simple, well-featured to-do app that was great before it decided to “pivot,” which inevitably resulted in its death. And hey, remember Astrid? (At least there’s a good clone of Astrid that’s still amazing.)

All of this got me thinking about web services we used to use all the time that have gone by the wayside—and the ones that we would still use if they were around today. For me? I would absolutely still use Springpad if it were still a thing. What about you?