Google shuts down a project. I don't think this really stops the press anymore. I'm not familiar with this one, but building your infrastructure on small Google APIs is starting to seem foolish.
Maybe you should be familiar, this isn't a Google API, it came through an acquisition and would have been shut down a long time ago if the government didn't mandate them to keep it available. Anyone who knew anything about this API already knew that this was just a matter of time.
Finally then everyone will learn to ignore their non-Advertising services. It's for the best!
This is enough to give me confidence that it isn't going to be shut down.
I've built 3 projects that relied on Google services/APIs; none of them exist anymore. I will never build another Google based product as long as I live.