{"id":3960,"date":"2017-03-08T20:34:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T20:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/microsoft-is-closing-the-social-network-you-forgot-it-ever-launched.html"},"modified":"2017-03-08T20:34:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T20:34:20","slug":"microsoft-is-closing-the-social-network-you-forgot-it-ever-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/microsoft-is-closing-the-social-network-you-forgot-it-ever-launched.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft is closing the social network you forgot it ever launched"},"content":{"rendered":"


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So.cl<\/a>, the little-known and probably much-forgotten social network project from Microsoft Research\u2019s FUSE Labs<\/a> division, is closing down.<\/p>\n

The service was launched in late 2011<\/a> as a social\u00a0community where the objective\u00a0was \u201ccollaborative consumption, not communication.\u201d Initially for students, So.cl opened up to anyone once it had gotten going and subsequently added support for mobile devices, too.<\/p>\n

When word\u00a0of the project first leaked out<\/a> prior to its launch, many had assumed that Microsoft was building a social network to compete directly with Facebook \u2014 this was a time\u00a0when companies might be inclined to do that, remember Google Buzz launching in 2010?<\/p>\n

But Facebook this wasn\u2019t. It actually used Facebook log-in for user sign-up so if anything it is\/was\u00a0a Facebook app. If you\u2019re looking for a comparison, the focus on image collages and video made So.cl a little like a Pinterest-style service for visual content.<\/p>\n

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Either way, So.cl quietly\u00a0existed outside of the mainstream social bubble garnering little attention for itself, but now, after more than five years, it will cease to exist on\u00a0March 15, Microsoft Research said in a brief post blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Socl has been a wonderful outlet for creative expression, as well as a place to enjoy a supportive community of like-minded people, sharing and learning together. In supporting you, Socl\u2019s unique community of creators, we have learned invaluable lessons in what it takes to establish and maintain community as well as introduce novel new ways to make, share and collect digital stuff we love.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So there you go, remember that time Microsoft had a social network.<\/p>\n

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