Im286's 
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Several people report Google Base (as predicted yesterday) went live, or at least, its login-screen. I can??t reach it at the moment as it seems Google took it down again, but Dirson posted a screenshot to Flickr. So what is it? Quoting from Dirson??s screenshot of the login screen:
??Post your items on Google.
Google Base is Google??s database into which you can add all types of content. We??ll host your content and make it searchable online for free.
Examples of items you can find in Google Base:
? Description of your party planning service
? Articles on current events from your website
? Listing of your used car for sale
? Database of protein structures
You can describe any item you post with attributes, which will help people find it when they search Google Base. In fact, based on the relevance of your items, they may also be included in the main Google search index and other Google products like Froogle and Google Local.??
This sounds big and immensely interesting. Is Google putting a layer in-between dynamic web sites and their databases, replacing MySQL/PostgreSQL/MS SQL, and creating a new GoogleSQL... possibly, with their ads in it? I can??t wait to try it.
??Post your items on Google.
Google Base is Google??s database into which you can add all types of content. We??ll host your content and make it searchable online for free.
Examples of items you can find in Google Base:
? Description of your party planning service
? Articles on current events from your website
? Listing of your used car for sale
? Database of protein structures
You can describe any item you post with attributes, which will help people find it when they search Google Base. In fact, based on the relevance of your items, they may also be included in the main Google search index and other Google products like Froogle and Google Local.??
This sounds big and immensely interesting. Is Google putting a layer in-between dynamic web sites and their databases, replacing MySQL/PostgreSQL/MS SQL, and creating a new GoogleSQL... possibly, with their ads in it? I can??t wait to try it.
