Earth to Google Base... come in Google Base… it's still showing a 403 error
right now, but word on the street 'sphere is that Google is poised to launch what sounds like a
freeform web-based database application, where folks can create datasets and make them publically shareable and, of
course, searchable. Some of the more highly relevant datasets will be included in the main Google search index and
other Google properties like Froogle, etc., though there's as yet no official announcement so it's unclear how those
criteria are determined. This I will look forward to seeing — I wonder how "social" it will be, if groups can easily
collaborate on datasets. If so, it would be an interesting addition to the collaborative media mix — sort of like
Wikipedia with structured data. No, no, wait… it'll be the
Flickr of databases! Of course. Oh and, nice try Google, we're totally onto your
"let the servers go live just long enough for bloggers to grab a screenshot and pump the interwebs full of anticipation
for our seemingly enigmatic new beta service." Don't think we'll fall for this crap every time. Wait…
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