PC World: 10 Google Flops

This article details 10 Google flops, including Google X, Google Video Player, Google Catalog, Google Web Accelerator, Google Answers, Google Coupons, Google Voice Search, Google Viewer and more.

However, Google Answers wasn't a flop, it just didn't make enough profit for them to be bothered with it.

Google Offer Serious Art

http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20080502-Googles-new-weapon-in-the-traffic-war-art.html?source=cmailer

70 of the world’s most famous artists gave provided their art to make your iGoogle page more beautiful. Note that it was Google that came up this, not Yahoo or MSN. They still lead in innovation.