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Google Launches PayPal Rival
Google Checkout Launched
Roy van Rijn informs us that Google's new online payment system is now online. "Under the name Checkout, the venture offers an incorporated manner to search, advertise and pay. If you buy something on Checkout, 2% and $0.20 go to Google. Paypal, the biggest competitor uses 1,9% and $0,30. Analysts compare Google/Paypal to for example Visa/Mastercard living peacefully together, while others predict the end of Paypal."
W3K adds "You can use your Google account to store an unlimited number of credit cards and addresses. The service allows you to track all your orders and shipping in one place," and adds a link to a quick video tour.
I want one too! Wroom, wroom!
Swedish plasma phys. PhD student; MSc EE; knows maths, programming, electronics; finance interest; seeks opportunities
A coworker was using Windows Live Local, which is really cool if you live in one of the places that have Bird's Eye (TM) maps. Example: a baseball game seen aerially so close you can make out individual players on the field!
Also cool on Live: traffic, which Google Maps doesn't provide. Ask.com maps is another site that has outdone Google in mapping. Competition is truly good and I thank Google for raising the bar here.
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