[New post] Facebook removes Slingshot, Rooms, and Riff apps from Play Store, closes Creative Labs

Mike Beasley posted: " Shortly after Dropbox announced it had shut down its popular Mailbox and Carousel apps, Facebook has made a similar move by removing a handful of its apps from the Google Play Store and shutting down the division that created them. Facebook's Creat" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Facebook removes Slingshot, Rooms, and Riff apps from Play Store, closes Creative Labs by Mike Beasley Shortly after Dropbox announced it had shut down its popular Mailbox and Carousel apps, Facebook has made a similar move by removing a handful of its apps from the Google Play Store and shutting down the division that created them. Facebook's Creative Labs project was intended to promote the creation of apps like Snapchat competitor Slingshot, and has launched several apps with some success. However, the social site has apparently decided that the time has come to shutter that initiative and the apps it has produced. Read more of this post Mike Beasley | December 7, 2015 at 10:34 am | Tags: Facebook, riff, rooms, slingshot | Categories: Apps and Updates | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-wVV Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/12/07/facebook-creative-labs-shutdown/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com