Google Lively was a web-based virtual environment that provided a new way to access information. Launched July 8, 2008; shut down December 31, 2008 — it lived 5 months. One of 7 Google products killed in 2008. Google Lively was a web-based virtual environment created and developed by Google. It was discontinued and permanently shut down on December 31, 2008. Wiki link Data: Killed by Google (killedbygoogle.com, MIT).