GOODBYE, HELLO!

THIS JUST IN! - GOODBYE, HELLO!

HELLO DISCONTINUED ON MAY 14, 2008!

This sad note was posted on May 7, 2008, at the Picasa Help Group here:
http://groups.google.com/group/picasa-help-updates/browse_thread/thread/36ececa9df8fd494

SAY ADIEU TO HELLO!

On May 14, we'll be discontinuing the Hello software. We're currently focusing on supporting Picasa and Picasa Web Albums, so we're no longer able to support this service.

Following this date, launching the Hello icon will prompt the program to be uninstalled from your computer. If you would like to salvage your Hello contacts or chat logs, please do so as soon as possible.

While we will no longer offer this software, photos you've shared using Hello will still be available to you since they are stored locally on your computer.
Our goal continues to be improving Google's photo offerings to make photo management, editing and sharing easy and fun.

Rhubarb is deeply saddened by the discontinuation of the fabulous Hello program. Rhubarb hopes that the next update of Picasa2 and/or Picasa Web Albums has some of the Hello features integrated. If not, Rhubarb will probably hate Google quite a lot and will daily send it seething looks and bad thoughts.

Farewell, old flying-smiley photo-sharing friend.

:'(