{"id":642796,"date":"2013-02-18T11:57:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T16:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=217294"},"modified":"2013-02-18T11:57:44","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T16:57:44","slug":"google-no-longer-lets-you-create-your-own-search-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/642796","title":{"rendered":"Google No Longer Lets You Create Your Own Search Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google no longer supports its Search Stories Video Creator. A Googler broke the news in <a href=\"http:\/\/productforums.google.com\/forum\/#!category-topic\/websearch\/CG29dqvS6Bs\">a Google Groups thread<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-search-stories-video-creator-sunset-16377.html\">via Search Engine Roundtable<\/a>) when a user inquired about issues with the offering. <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKKBHg91lo0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that after three years, our engineers are no longer supporting the Search Stories Video Creator tool and it will not be returning,&#8221; says Google&#8217;s Courtney H. &#8220;As a former teacher, I used the tool in my classroom and also just for fun in my personal life. For the last few weeks, I&#8217;ve tried my best to get this feature up and running again. Unfortunately, we only have so many engineering resources and those working on this tool have been allocated elsewhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve looked around online a bit and found a few resources that can help you create videos,&#8221; she added. &#8220;They don&#8217;t serve the exact same purpose, but hopefully they can help you if you decide to create a video in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She links to this &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/create\">Create Videos<\/a>&#8221; page on YouTube and an article at Free Technology for Teachers from last year, titled, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freetech4teachers.com\/2012\/07\/10-ways-to-create-videos-without.html#.USJcH1pxuGp\">10 Ways to Create Videos Without Installing Software<\/a>&#8220;. <\/p>\n<p>The Search Stories Creator service has apparently been broken for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-search-stories-video-creator-broken-16111.html\">at least a couple months<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=tm6dNKKo-2k:wlErt1tVDn8:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/tm6dNKKo-2k\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google no longer supports its Search Stories Video Creator. 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