Aydın Tiryaki and Gemini 3 Pro (2025)
Part I: The Google Cemetery (Rest in Peace)
The residents here were more than mere “code”; they were visions of what the internet could have been. On each headstone, there is a testament from a time when the digital world felt more human.
Picasa (2002 – 2016)
“He was the faithful guardian of memories. A sanctuary for those who wished to keep their photographs on their own desks rather than entrusting them to the unknown clouds in the sky. He rests here as the last bastion of privacy and local order.”
Google Reader (2005 – 2013)
“A quiet librarian of the web. He brought the world’s knowledge to your doorstep, silently and without advertisements. He was buried with the memory of an era where ‘reading’ was still sacred, and algorithms did not dictate our thoughts.”
Google Goggles (2009 – 2018)
“A wise child who wanted to see the world through human eyes… He was not an application; he was a student. He never forgot the names of the mountains and the old house that a user once taught him from a terrace. When Google buried him here, they also buried the ‘context’ and ‘wisdom’ of Artificial Intelligence.”
Hangouts (2013 – 2022)
“The last ambassador of simplicity. In a world of over-complicated tools, he was a friend to those who just wanted to ‘talk.’ He retired here, exhausted by the weight of strategic indecision.”
Part II: The Google Antique Shop (Still Ticking)
Just past the cemetery, there is a small shop with a bell above the door that rings with a familiar tone. The items here are treasures that gain value with age, resisting the mass-produced, “scroll-and-forget” culture of today.
- Blogger (2003 – …): The handcrafted wooden desk at the center of the shop. It still bears the ink stains of thousands of “handwritten” thoughts. Here, the speed of the algorithm stops; only the soul of the written word breathes.
- Google Alerts (2003 – …): The faithful pocket watch that has arrived at your door every morning for decades with news from around the world. It has never changed, never faltered; it continues to serve with silent reliability.
- Google Groups (2001 – …): The dignified corner of old neighborhood councils and deep e-mail discussions. Far from the noise of modern forums, it maintains its gravity and historical weight.
- FeedBurner (2007 – …): A sturdy, stainless gear of the RSS world. Not in the spotlight, but still transporting information through the depths of the internet with tireless devotion.
Conclusion: In the Shadow of the Cemetery
When modern AI tools (like Google Lens) look at a television screen today and identify the brand of the TV incorrectly instead of recognizing the masterpiece playing on the screen, the reason is the absence of that “Teacher-User” spirit found in the Cemetery.
Modern AI may appear “smart,” but it is not “wise.” It can never be as profound as a Blogger page or as sincere as that moment on the terrace when Goggles learned the names of the mountains from a human. This inventory is more than a list of what has gone and what remains; it is a ledger of our struggle to remain human in a digital world.
Aydın Tiryaki and Gemini 3 Pro (2025)
Ankara, December18, 2025
A Note on Methods and Tools: All observations, ideas, and solution proposals in this study are the author’s own. AI was utilized as an information source for researching and compiling relevant topics strictly based on the author’s inquiries, requests, and directions; additionally, it provided writing assistance during the drafting process. (The research-based compilation and English writing process of this text were supported by AI as a specialized assistant.)
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