Google has announced that Google Health and Google Powermeter services are going to close. According to the search giant would be both the patient record, if the service that provides information about energy consumption, not enough to grow.
The service, Google Health in may 2008 opened. Through the site can Americans medical information in individual health records to enter. The service was controversial, because there is the necessary privacy issues lurking. Now, Google has decided to keep the doors of its Health-service by January 1, 2013 to closing. According to the search giant knew the service only to a limited audience. Users of the service via a number of export functions, the ability to use their data for the closure of the site.
In addition to his Health service, Google will also end its Powermeter service. Through this site, consumers can gain insight into their energy consumption. While Google is of the opinion that Powermeter the advent of so-called smart energy meters has accelerated, the company also determined that his service is insufficient is increased and therefore, per september 16, close. Google believes, however, that the U.s. government and energy companies have plenty of initiatives have initiated to consumers via the internet insight in their energy consumption.