Google Currents, formerly known as Google+ for G Suite, is software developed by
Google
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for internal enterprise communication. It is one of many products that constitute the
Google Workspace
Google Workspace (formerly known as Google Apps and later G Suite) is a collection of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools, software and products developed and marketed by Google. It consists of Gmail, Contacts, Calendar, Meet ...
line of products.
Google Currents is different from the
defunct Google app of the same name, which provided users with access to an electronic library of magazines from 2011 to 2013. It will be replaced by the
Spaces feature in Google Chat in 2023.
History and development
Originally called Google+ for G Suite, Currents is the sole remnant of Google's defunct social network
Google+
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, which the company shut down entirely for personal and brand use on April 2, 2019.
As of June 2020, Google Currents is in Public Beta for
Google Workspace
Google Workspace (formerly known as Google Apps and later G Suite) is a collection of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools, software and products developed and marketed by Google. It consists of Gmail, Contacts, Calendar, Meet ...
clients. A free trial can be requested.
On February 10, 2022, Google announced that it would be planning to "wind down" Google Currents and transition its users to
the Spaces feature in Google Chat the next year.
See also
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Google Wave
Google Wave, later known as Apache Wave, was a software framework for real-time collaborative editing online. Originally developed by Google and announced on May 28, 2009, it was renamed to ''Apache Wave'' when the project was adopted by the Apa ...
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Google Buzz
Google Buzz was a social networking, microblogging and messaging tool that was developed by Google which replaced Google Wave and integrated into their web-based email program, Gmail. Users could share links, photos, videos, status messages an ...
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Google+
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, the defunct and formerly related social network
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Google Currents (2011–2013)
Google Currents was an app developed by Google that provided subscribers with electronic access to full-length magazine articles. Google released Currents in December 2011 and discontinued it in November 2013 when it introduced Google Play New ...
, the unrelated discontinued news app
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Yammer
Yammer () is an enterprise social networking service that is part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. It is used mainly for private communication within organizations but is also used for networks spanning various organizations. Access to a ...
, an analogous private social network for
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 is a product family of productivity software, collaboration and cloud-based services owned by Microsoft. It encompasses online services such as Outlook.com, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, programs formerly marketed under the name Mic ...
and
Office 365
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customers
References
External links
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Currents
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