Google Base Is On The Air

Move over Wikipedia, eBay, uh... everything else. Google Base has released its beta and I've drunk the kool-aid. What can you post on there? Almost anything and everything from classified ads to recipes to rants and raves.

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Tim Bailey said…
Wow. You expire in 31 days. Time to max out those credit cards!

This looks like an attempt at monopoly. Which I don't like, on principle. However, let's see if it fills up with cool stuff -- in whcih case I'll probably abandon my ideals.
11/16/2005 08:01:00 PM
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11/16/2005 10:33:00 PM
Shawn DeWolfe said…
Monopoly: yes.
Cool: yes.
Rarified: yes.
I get the feeling that some time in 2007, someone at the Googleplex will go over to a big lever (like those on ships) that's set to "Good". He'll crank it back to "Evil"
Droids will come out from walls and start to subjudgate mankind.
In other news, I need to refill my prescription...
11/18/2005 08:27:00 AM
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