RIP Google Buzz, all focus now on the Google+ project

Google is cleaning out plenty of old experimental projects and social features, including the failed social attempt that was Google Buzz. In a blog post today, Google VP of Product essentially explained that success requires focus and thought on what you work on as well as what you do not work on and therefore their decision to discontinue several products.

Back in July, Google had announced that it was shutting down Google Labs and integrating some of its projects into more successful products while axing others. Today seems to be the finalization of that clean out with Google Labs completely shutting down later today. Horowitz also confirmed that Code Search, Jaiku, iGoogle social features, and the University Research Program for Google Search will all shutdown on January 15, 2012.