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Microsoft Testing Its Own 'Google Base'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the immitation-is-the-greatest-form-of-flattery dept.

sheasie! writes "eWeek is reporting that Microsoft is readying an online marketplace, code-named Fremont, which is apparently in response to a similar feature that rival Google Inc. introduced a few weeks ago." From the article: "The software giant will enhance the Fremont listings with localized maps, and make them available through Microsoft's newly revamped Internet portal, now known as Live.com, according to the company."

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  1. Re:When is this going to end? by tehshen · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, both of these things (Base and now Fremont) seem more like everything2 than anything else.

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  2. Marketplace? by Solokron · · Score: 5, Informative

    Fremont is a district of Seattle here. It is more so known for its eclectic people than marketplace so I find it an interesting choice for a name. Check out the myths section @ http://www.fremont.com/

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  3. Microsoft's Craigslist by BarryNorton · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually this is not so similar to Google Base, but a more direct (and small-thinking) rip off of Craigslist, as far as I can see. There is the similarity that Microsoft also have a search engine to directly map over this data, but eWeek are going much too far (also in http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1877217,00.as p, linked) in ignoring the fundamental differences between a community listing site, an auction site (where the role of the provider is much more hands-on) and the need for Google to get their engine to work with sites dynamically generated from a back-end database...