Facebook is shutting down the college social network you didn't use

Did the college-focused Campus social network leave you cold? You are not the only one. The parent company of Facebook is shutting down the pilot project on March 10th. In a message to users, Facebook said it had learned the best way to help students was through college groups.

After the cutoff date, Facebook will remove profiles, posts and other data. You can download data before then, but Facebook is suggesting related school groups to help ease the transition.

The original student-focused Facebook was the inspiration for the Campus pilot. In theory, this let the college crowd mingle without relatives and other outsiders poking in. It was only available from the " More" section of Facebook, and didn't have its own app. You might not have known that this was a separate space, and it wasn't clear that Campus was a separate space.

It is the latest example of a long history of Meta brands pulling apps and services that do not pan out. Meta will not hesitate to drop products if they fail.