An interesting summary of what Google Base could be. I'm currently still going with Craigslist killer.
Charlene Li provides her thoughts on Google Base. Short snippet below,
The WSJ’s take is that this is Google’s assault on eBay. Others will be sure to look at it as a way to link classifieds and the anticipated Google Wallet. But I think it’s actually much, much bigger. Google’s main search index relies on spiders to crawl the Web and the much bally-hooed Page Rank system to understand relevancy. Neither work well in a database environment where pages are generated dynamically and linked pages don’t exist. I believe this is Google’s way to not only build a lucrative listings business but also to flesh out other areas like Froogle and Local with deep content that’s otherwise inaccessible or just plain doesn’t exist.
WSJ broke the Google Base story today.
Charlene Li on Google Base
Originally Posted on 10/25/2005 5:39 PM
by Mike
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