Google is testing a new service that will make it easy for people to post and make searchable any content –
including used car ads.
The “Google Base” service (check out this
post on Download
Squad for a deeper explanation) will support all kinds of content, as Google suggests in
this Google Base page. Notice that “Listing
of your used car for sale” is one of the examples.
Also think about the tie-in to Google’s main search index, and its services Froogle and Google Local. This could put
the final nail in the coffin for classified ads. Of course, there’s a lot to be done before it equals or surpasses
Craigslist, but still…