{"id":3879,"date":"2016-02-13T17:09:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T17:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=3879"},"modified":"2016-02-13T17:12:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T17:12:07","slug":"google-says-goodbye-to-picasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2016\/02\/13\/google-says-goodbye-to-picasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Google says goodbye to Picasa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has announced that it plans to shut down Picasa<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(original photo storage service and desktop app) and to focus on Google photos.<\/p>\n

As of March 15, 2016, we will no longer be supporting the Picasa desktop application. For those who have already downloaded this\u2014or choose to do so before this date\u2014it will continue to work as it does today, but we will not be developing it further, and there will be no future updates. If you choose to switch to Google Photos, you can continue to upload photos and videos using the desktop uploader at photos.google.com\/apps<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have generated content for educators<\/a> on the use of Picasa (as an option to other photo services and tools) so I guess it is time to delete that material and move on to Google Photos.<\/p>\n

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Google has announced that it plans to shut down Picasa\u00a0\u00a0(original photo storage service and desktop app) and to focus on Google photos. As of March 15, 2016, we will no longer be supporting the Picasa desktop application. For those who … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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