As much as I don’t like to admit it, I’m really starting to like Google. Its desktop search is much quicker in finding old e-mails than the “Find” function on MS Outlook.
And, its Google Earth and its API map applications others have used are really neat tools.
So, I guess yesterday, there was a lot of hubub about its Google Base. Yes, Micro Persuasion has a note on it. But, TechDirt really has some good analysis. As Mike said, Google Base is really about ” enabling people to create their own specialized apps, using a simple online database powered with Google’s search tools.”
See, Google is making useful tools. Making stuff that real, every-day people can use. Making it easy to blog. The previously-mentioned desktop search. Practical, useful stuff. Not flashy, but functional.
What a concept! Maybe that’s why Bill Gates is so concerned about Google.
– Mike
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