Google announces new database service on blog
{{date|October 26, 2005}}

On Monday, [[w:Google|Google]] published on their [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/rumor-of-day.html blog] that they are testing a new product named '''''Google Base''''', in which users will be able to upload their own articles to a [[w:database|database]]. This allegedly will complement the current services offered by Google.

Examples of contributions may include recipes, scientific findings, and other pieces of information one may wish to share. Several news agencies are reporting that Google Base will be used for classified ads. According to the Google Base website, which was made inaccessible to the public after a few hours, both were examples of entries you could post.

Google Base is expected to be a major competitor of [[w:craigslist|craigslist]], which is partly owned by [[w:eBay|eBay]].

==External links==
*[http://base.google.com Google Base]

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/rumor-of-day.html
|title=Rumor of the Day
|author=Tom Oliveri
|pub=Google
|date=October 25, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BFC7C0D80-A2BF-400A-92ED-8B6262AC07A1%7D&siteid=google
|title=Google tests online classified service
|author=Bambi Francisco
|pub=MarketWatch
|date=October 25, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05102611.htm
|title=Google Base Attack
|author=Alyce Lomax
|pub=Motley Fool
|date=October 26, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2005/tc20051027_587849.htm
|title=Big Waves from "Google Base"
|author=Robert Hof, Sarah Lacy
|pub=BusinessWeek
|date=October 26, 2005}}

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On Monday, Google published on their  blog that they are testing a new product named 'Google Base', in which users will be able to upload their own articles to a database. This allegedly will complement the current services offered by Google.

Examples of contributions may include recipes, scientific findings, and other pieces of information one may wish to share. Several news agencies are reporting that Google Base will be used for classified ads. According to the Google Base website, which was made inaccessible to the public after a few hours, both were examples of entries you could post.

Google Base is expected to be a major competitor of craigslist, which is partly owned by eBay.
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