Google Helpouts to be Shuttered After Slow Growth

Many were optimistic about the potential of Google Helpouts, the service didn't grow at the expected pace, and will be shut down in April.

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Google’s Helpouts is a service that aims to connect users to free or paid instructional content and consultations. Many commentators believed (SocialTimes included) that Google Helpouts would be the start of a revolution in the healthcare industry, wherein users could get real expert medical advice online.

Unfortunately, Google has announced that it is shutting down Helpouts on April 20. In a brief statement, Google stated that the reason for discontinuing Helpouts was because the service “hasn’t grown at the pace we had expected.”

According to The Verge contributor Kwame Opam, Udi Manber, Google’s VP of Engineering at the time of Helpouts launch, was optimistic about the potential of the service.

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