12-25-2005, 09:19 AM
Quote:In November, Froogle quietly went local.
That information likely comes from Google Base, the search goliath's giant database in the sky...
..Google may struggle to control what's posted to Google Base, he said, "To make it more relevant for individual searchers, Google will have to verticalize it, providing content, local product and services and then new products. I'd argue that, when that happens, how will that be different from Froogle?...
..."We're anticipating that, once enough items in there, Google will build a model that includes distribution and some for-money mechanism that promotes the item and offers the ability to pay for promotion, like you do on AdWords."
full article: http://news.earthweb.com/ent-news/article.php/3573146