Google Base (11)

1 Name: Albright!LC/IWhc3yc 2005-11-20 11:09 ID:dF2r1uME

You've probably already heard about it, and maybe even tried it...
http://base.google.com

But I don't really get it. It doesn't really seem to have any useful application that I can find, at least thus far.

People keep saying it's meant to be some sort of replacement for craigslist and eBay, but I see no idea how. Those two sites are very specifically designed for what they do, whereas this is just kinda all over the place. Try searching for a "watch;" most of the hits on the first page of results are related to watches, and none of them are even in the Google Base; all of them are outside links. Try to refine the search by clicking "product type," and you can choose one of "time & weather," "electronics," "women's jewelry," and the ever-helpful "other," among others. What a mess.

So has anyone found a use for this to justify its existence yet?

2 Name: Albright!LC/IWhc3yc 2005-11-20 11:10 ID:Heaven

>most of the hits on the first page of results aren't related to watches

fixed

3 Name: !WAHa.06x36 2005-11-20 11:59 ID:tpBOshmn

I was trying to figure out a way to turn it into a message board.

But I got distracted. Idea for stealing!

4 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 2005-11-21 01:35 ID:dvMkBQxi

maybe that's the point of it, maybe there isn't a use for it yet, google is just providing a framework and waiting for people to come out with some novel uses for their technology, sort of like what happened to google maps + associated mashups

6 Name: Albright!LC/IWhc3yc 2005-11-21 19:09 ID:Heaven

But the difference is that Google Maps is/was useful at best and interesting at worst from the get-go, even before people started tweaking with the data.

7 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 2005-11-26 20:05 ID:U60ELqu5

8 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 2005-11-26 23:57 ID:+IFVM9iW

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO GOOGLE

9 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 2005-11-27 07:48 ID:Heaven

what you say!

10 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 2005-11-27 21:57 ID:Heaven

Somebody set up us the memes

11 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 2005-11-28 13:55 ID:Heaven

This joke is completely original and has definitely not been seen anywhere else on the internet ever.

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