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Google Local, Definitions, & Registrar

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the whole-lotta-the-g-stuff dept.

A few Google bits in the bin this morning starting with Philipp Lenssen writes "Google Local has now moved to the Google homepage. The service, while still in beta, has been around for quite a while as one of many Google tools in the Google labs." Mr. Anonymous noted that "In the past, when you clicked the [definition] link after a Google search, you'd be taken to the Dictionary.com page for the word. Now, Google has jumped aboard GuruNet's Answers.com, which not only provides definitions, but encyclopedia articles, etymology, medical defnitions, legal definitions, and word translations all on one page." And lastly, several folks noted that Google has moved into the Domain Registrar Biz which we mentioned monday.

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  1. Google isn't going to register domains by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They're going to use the expired domain information they'll receive as a registrar to cancel previous pagerank.

  2. google betas... by dAzED1 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    there's another google beta product called "gmail."

    I, and many other folks, recently got set to having 50 invites left. While before it was already close to true that anyone that wanted one could find one, it is now REALLY true.

    Seems their "beta" stuff works better than the first, or even second revision of released code from some other company...

  3. Cell Phone analogy by digitalchinky · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's almost like google want to be the central repository of all knowledge. I'm no expert, but could this lead to 'problems' down the line similar to the way Microsoft have cornered the PC market.

    Total information domination. Might lead to the 'all information has a cost' thingy people shout about from time to time.

    Paid for services - no money, no info.

  4. My hope for Domains and Searches... by 955301 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I sincerely hope that google breathes new life into the locality domains for the US. The use of domains such as computers.boulder.co.us or flowers.boaz.al.us would do a lot for partitioning the flood of information that now exists on the Net.

    Imagine the possibilities of the supporting searches such as "pizza site:atlanta.ga.us". And actually getting pizza places in the area? Top that with a simple UI on Googles page and the ability to add your local to firefox's url box (typing pizza tries pizza.atlanta.ga.us first)

    If this becomes or is already a part of their plan, I'd pay a premium. The flattening of the DNS namespace is to me the second most tragic side effect of the Internet's adoption. The first of course being spam.

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  5. The interesting bit is why... by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't imagine this has anything to do with MS putting a local search ("Near Me") on their new search.msn.com, would it?

  6. gmail-o-matic by me+at+werk · · Score: 3, Interesting

    When I saw my 50, I started handing them out to the gmail o matic, its easy, paste the address, invite, repeat. no fake name creation or clicking 'invite another', just keep pasting and hitting enter. its nice.

    eventually everyone will have one and they'll launch gmessenger.

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