Google Page Creator
Google keeps churning out new apps that have people wondering just what purpose does this fill. Google Base was released many months ago as a way to keep a general database on the web. You can basically load anything to the site and structure it as you like. Does it function like a database such as MySQL? Not really, but kinda.
Now the plan is starting to come together in bits as Google launched their newest head scratcher in Google Page Creator. It is not a replacement for Blogger, but a simple way for users to create basic web pages. It doesn’t quite compete with MySpace…yet. It is not being billed as a community based application. Google does borrow a feature from Flickr, which is their cute error messeges seen below.
Now for some speculation…Is Google Page Creator a way to allow folks to post photos from Picasa to the web?
Google does not have a tool that directly competes with Flickr. They do not offer much in the way of photo sharing sites. Picasa lets you publish photos to your Blogger account or other areas, but it does not provide you a webspace to store your photos and let others view them.Could this be a way to allow folks to have a simple photo site?
It will be interesting to see if there are any tools that tie Google Base and Google Page Creator together. This would allow users easy ways to create database driven applications for just about any purpose including possibly ecommerce. Would this be a dip of the toe for Google to compete with features such as Yahoo Store or even eBay?
I will have to wait for Google Page Creator’s hiccups to go away. Maybe I could do a quick refresh to scare it…
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