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{{Short description|Defunct Google database}} |
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{{Infobox website |
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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|mf=yes|2005|11|16}} |
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| current_status = Discontinued |
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}}'''Google Base''' was a [[database]] |
}}'''Google Base''' was a [[database]] provided by [[Google]] which allowed users to add content such as text, images, and structured information in formats such as [[XML]], [[Portable Document Format|PDF]], [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]], [[Rich Text Format|RTF]], or [[WordPerfect]]. Google Base was launched in 2005<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing Google Base |url=https://googlepress.blogspot.com/2005/11/announcing-google-base_16.html |website=blogspot}}</ref> and downgraded to Google Merchant Center in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://googlebase.blogspot.com/2009/09/introducing-google-merchant-center.html|title=Introducing the Google Merchant Center|author=|date=|website=googlebase.blogspot.com|access-date=2011-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709022536/http://googlebase.blogspot.com/2009/09/introducing-google-merchant-center.html|archive-date=2011-07-09|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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If Google found user-added content relevant, submitted content appeared on [[Google Product Search|its shopping search engine]], [[Google Maps]] or even the web search.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} The piece of content could then be labeled with attributes like the ingredients for a recipe or the camera model for [[stock photography]]. Because information about the service was leaked before public release, it generated much interest in the [[information technology]] community prior to release. Google subsequently responded on their blog with an [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/rumor-of-day.html official statement]: |
If Google found user-added content relevant, submitted content appeared on [[Google Product Search|its shopping search engine]], [[Google Maps]] or even the web search.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} The piece of content could then be labeled with attributes like the ingredients for a recipe or the camera model for [[stock photography]]. Because information about the service was leaked before public release, it generated much interest in the [[information technology]] community prior to release. Google subsequently responded on their blog with an [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/rumor-of-day.html official statement]: |
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Files could be uploaded to the Google Base servers by browsing your computer or the web, by various [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] methods, or by [[Application programming interface|API]] coding. Online tools were provided to view the number of downloads of the user's files, and other performance measures. |
Files could be uploaded to the Google Base servers by browsing your computer or the web, by various [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] methods, or by [[Application programming interface|API]] coding. Online tools were provided to view the number of downloads of the user's files, and other performance measures. |
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On December 17, 2010, it was announced that Google Base's API is deprecated in favor of a set of new APIs known as [[Google Shopping]] APIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://googlemerchantblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-shopping-apis-and-deprecation-of.html|title=New Shopping APIs and Deprecation of the Base API|author=|date=|website=googlemerchantblog.blogspot.com|access-date=2011-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128152326/http://googlemerchantblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-shopping-apis-and-deprecation-of.html|archive-date=2011-01-28|url-status=live}}</ref> |
On December 17, 2010, it was announced that Google Base's API is deprecated in favor of a set of new APIs known as [[Google Shopping]] APIs.<ref name="deprecation">{{cite web|url=http://googlemerchantblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-shopping-apis-and-deprecation-of.html|title=New Shopping APIs and Deprecation of the Base API|author=|date=|website=googlemerchantblog.blogspot.com|access-date=2011-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128152326/http://googlemerchantblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-shopping-apis-and-deprecation-of.html|archive-date=2011-01-28|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of Google services and tools]] |
*[[List of Google services and tools]] |
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*[[Resources of a Resource]] – ROR |
*[[Resources of a Resource]] – ROR |
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*[[Base Feeder]] – Software to create bulk submission Google Base Feeds |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 07:12, 19 December 2024
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Type of site | Database |
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| Dissolved | June 1, 2011[1] |
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| Launched | November 16, 2005 |
| Current status | Discontinued |
Google Base was a database provided by Google which allowed users to add content such as text, images, and structured information in formats such as XML, PDF, Excel, RTF, or WordPerfect. Google Base was launched in 2005[2] and downgraded to Google Merchant Center in September 2010.[3]
If Google found user-added content relevant, submitted content appeared on its shopping search engine, Google Maps or even the web search.[citation needed] The piece of content could then be labeled with attributes like the ingredients for a recipe or the camera model for stock photography. Because information about the service was leaked before public release, it generated much interest in the information technology community prior to release. Google subsequently responded on their blog with an official statement:
- "You may have seen stories today reporting on a new product that we're testing, and speculating about our plans. Here's what's really going on. We are testing a new way for content owners to submit their content to Google, which we hope will complement existing methods such as our web crawl and Google Sitemaps. We think it's an exciting product, and we'll let you know when there's more news."
Files could be uploaded to the Google Base servers by browsing your computer or the web, by various FTP methods, or by API coding. Online tools were provided to view the number of downloads of the user's files, and other performance measures.
On December 17, 2010, it was announced that Google Base's API is deprecated in favor of a set of new APIs known as Google Shopping APIs.[1]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Google Base
- About Google Base
- Official Google Base Blog
- Official Google Blog Press Release
- Google Base API Mashups Archived 2014-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Shopping APIs and Deprecation of the Base API". googlemerchantblog.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Announcing Google Base". blogspot.
- ^ "Introducing the Google Merchant Center". googlebase.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
