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November 03, 2005
Google Base
Yup, there's ... Google Base. What is it? Nobody's quite sure. The site is up and down, but when it was up, someone found this:
“Google Base is Google's database into which you can add all types of content. We'll host your content and make it searchable online for free.
"Examples of items you can find in Google Base:"You can describe any item you post with attributes, which will help people find it when they search Google Base. In fact, based on the relevance of your items, they may also be included in the main Google search index and other Google products like Froogle and Google Local.”
- Description of your party planning service
- Articles on current events from your website
- Listing of your used car for sale
- Database of protein structures
So, is this a stab at Craig's list? They think so in the interesting analysis here.
Contributor Don Gray thinks this could be a start in the direction of an alternative Windows development platform. Which brings us to the interesting announcements from Microsoft this week.
Posted by DavidK at November 3, 2005 06:58 AM | Permalink