Google Graveyard

From the beginning, Lively seemed like an odd fit for Google. This service provided 3D chat rooms with cartoon avatars and user generated content. It was never a big hit, nor was it clear how they'd ever make money from it. Add the cost of maintaining servers and engineering support, and it was clear it had to go. Lively was introduced in the summer of 2008 and was already dead by the end of the year.