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Top 10 tech ‘fails’ of 2012
Apple Maps' fiasco —
Apple Maps looked beautiful. Unfortunately, many users soon found the app wasn't so good at ... well ... mapping. Landmarks such as the Washington Monument showed up submerged in bodies of water. Oops.
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Facebook's bungled IPO —
Facebook's initial public offering in May got buzz like few stocks in the history of the market. Not nearly as many investors clicked "like" as they would have hoped, though, and the stock soon slumped.
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Google Nexus Q —
Google's media streaming device, the Nexus Q, looks totally fun. Sadly, it was sort of hard to figure out what it's supposed to do.
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Color photo app —
Remember the Color photo-sharing app that arrived last year with much fanfare and millions in backing? No? It never caught on with users and will shut down December 31.
Color
Groupon grumblings —
Daily-deals services like Groupon and LivingSocial were all the rage a few years ago. Then, inbox fatigue and other factors cut into their appeal. Groupon's stock value has plummeted 75%.
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SOPA? Nope-a —
Congress may want to stop trying to regulate the Web for a while. When you make every major player on the Internet unhappy -- which the Stop Online Piracy Act did -- they will use the Internet to defeat you.
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'Social discovery' apps —
Just because smartphones and GPS can hook us up with nearby strangers doesn't mean that people won't find the whole deal a little creepy. Great, we like the same band -- now leave me alone.
Airtime —
Airtime, a video-chat service created by tech hotshots Sean Parker, left, and Shawn Fanning, launched with a glitzy party in June. Four months later, it had just 10,000 active users.
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Zynga —
Social game "Draw Something" started with a bang this year but fizzled fast. It was another ominous sign for new owner Zynga, the once-hot "FarmVille" maker whose income tumbled in 2012.
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People saying dumb things on Twitter —
If you say dumb things on Twitter, people will notice. And they will mock you. A lot. This gracious tweet from singer Chris Brown was just one of many shining examples from 2012.