Here’s some infographic perspective on the eve of Facebook’s copycat Facebook Placeslaunch, which has some ringing the death knell for location based startups Foursquare and Gowalla.

A stroll through the Google graveyard is a lesson in how rarely it works out when already successful companies stop focusing on their core competency to go after the little guys. Between Wave, Jaiku, and Foursquare precursor Dodgeball, Google’s a repeat offender in the “failing to kill the next big thing” department.

With the launch of today’s check-in utility, it seems like the Facebook product team might be following in the search giant’s startup-crushing footsteps. After all, when was the last time you asked a Facebook Question?.

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There’s No Success Like Failure: Google’s Biggest Product Flops

There’s No Success Like Failure: Google’s Biggest Product Flops
There’s No Success Like Failure: Google’s Biggest Product Flops

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