Comments on: A Little Off This GoogleBase

By: valnur

valnur — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:47:32 +0000

We are in a similar market as Google Base but our product gives structure (while still not imposing any set of predefined categories) to our index and therefore makes it possible for users to not only perform keyword search but also browse hierarchically with the ability to specify unlimited number of filters to refine their search.

By: Wander, Think, Repeat » Blog Archive » I know very little about Google (but I’m writing this anyway)

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 05:10:28 +0000

[...] Is this a new or technically interesting idea? Again, all we have are a few screenshots to go on, but the answer appears to be “Not at all.” [...]

By: Ian McAllister

Ian McAllister — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 03:48:00 +0000

Interesting…Google was built on a single service and added additional services without getting involved in the content game. Now they’ve decided they need to own some content rather than just providing access to it. Yahoo! and MSN are still deep in the content game but are moving in the direction of services, over and above communications services like IM. I wonder how the split will net out.

By: Somkiran

Somkiran — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:47:55 +0000

I’m confused. Why is Google is trying to become me-too company? There is a very thin margin between Google and other’ servcies. Now, Google needs to come up with radical services/concepts, obviously associated with information retrieval

By: Scott Mitchell

Scott Mitchell — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:30:04 +0000

Hard to get TOO excited with pre-pre-alpha software, but I don’t know how well Google Base can work unless there are some guidelines to ensure the quality of entries. Classified ads in newspapers and on eBay have that quality factor built-in because there is a cost associated with providing the classified ad. If Google just let’s any ol’ person in, I worry about the quality of the results.

In my blog entry “Google Base – Search Crap Easier!” [http://scottonwriting.net/sowblog/posts/4637.aspx] I put forth my theorem: “The quality of any piece of information is inversely proportional to how many people contribute to it.”

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:57:06 +0000

Newspapers have battled to defend the $19B U.S. classified ads business from the likes of Craigslist and eBay, but Googlebase is their worst nightmare. By providing a form-based front end for both posting and searching, they’ll get richer information and it will be much more searchable than anything else out there. Combining this with Google’s brand and traffic makes Googlebase a serious competitor. We built a similar solution, a “mini-googlebase” that we now sell to newspapers. Newspapers can only stay in the game if they embrace free classified ads, leverage their communities ties and leverage the printed versions as well to drive adoption.

By: laurence

laurence — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:59:34 +0000

Don’t know if you guys have seen this:

http://epic.makingithappen.co.uk/ols-master.html

but I find it better and better everyday.

By: pwb

pwb — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:03:28 +0000

QuickBase is a major missed opportunity by Intuit. Offering a limited, free QuickBase account is a no-brainer to get the tire-kickers out.

By: The Bay Area Is Talking

The Bay Area Is Talking — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:39:40 +0000

A Base-less Allegation?

Some say it's a hoax, others are swearing they saw an early beta version of Google Base live on the web. Scott at Information Manager Journal says it seems like a good idea: A general-purpose free database to be hosted...

By: Jeff Blaine

Jeff Blaine — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:15:30 +0000

I just hope it allows me to while away hour after hour writing content for free. I hear people who do that really stand out and get rewarded eventually.

By: Sarver.org*

Sarver.org* — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:04:48 +0000

GoogleBase - My Take

There is a huge buzz going on around the blogosphere about the on-again, off-again GoogleBase. Regardless of its current status, it looks like Google will be rolling out a Quickbase-like service. A roll your own database where you create the