Google Base
by Ryan - October 26th, 2005 11:30 am
“Google Base” is what it’s being called initially, and what it does.. well, no one really knows just yet. All we have to go on is a couple of screen shots made public by big G. Here is one of them and it looks to be a form for anyone looking to sell/rent a house or apartment. Can you say Craig’s List?
“We are testing new ways for content owners to easily send their content to Google,” Google spokeswoman Eileen Rodriguez said in a statement.“We’re continually exploring new opportunities to expand our offerings, but we don’t have anything to announce at this time,” Rodriguez added.
Google has made it known they are interested in getting into classified ads (Craigs List).. Allowing individuals to buy/sell/trade with others. This would line up nicely with their efforts to break into the online payment industry (PayPal-esque) which would then have them directly competing with Ebay (a user puts up a product to sell, someone buys.. Google handles the monetary transaction for a fee) and even Amazon.com if you bring Froogle into the mix.
Moral of the story is.. no successful online business model is safe. If it’s making money, Google wants a piece.
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