'Google Base': What Is It?

Google Base (now apparently down) is a content entry system for: Description of your party planning service Articles on current events from your Web site Listing of your used car for sale Database of protein structures This could be the…

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AIM a Key for AOL

AOL wisely starts marketing AIM to younger audiences, where it has brand and usage strength. Also, another area of AOL strength, the company beefs up Singingfish and AOL broadband video search with RSS feeds.

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Google'$ Earning$

I'm stuck in the Phoenix airport waiting for a plane that is delayed. By now, you all know that Google made a lot of money this past quarter. Here's the low-down from the official release: Google reported record revenues of…

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Abierto vs. Cerrado

To anyone who hadn't guessed, that's Espa±ol for open vs. closed. Here's a fascinating post at SiliconBeat about the brewing debate, ignited in part by the Craigslist objection to Oodle's scraping. I had a conversation about the whole thing with…

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Healthline: Vertical Health Search

SiliconBeat thoroughly covers the new launch of this health search engine/destination. Blogger and sometime Kelsey Group conference panelist Tony Gentile disappeared from the radar, and this is where he landed as VP of product. Vertical search is about niches generally.…

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More on GoogleNet

Here's more from the Search Engine Watch blog on Google's bid to provide free Wi-Fi to San Francisco. We've discussed the implications of such a service before. It would allow for super precise location targeting, among other things (e.g., Wi-Fi…

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HomePages: The Next Level

I'm technically off today. But check out HomePages.com. It's real-estate mapping and accompanying monetization taken to the "next level," with a great deal of local info built around the map. Unlike mashups such as HousingMaps.com, HomePages has complete MLS information.…

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