Google, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites. It is taking its first step toward that goal, with the debut of a free service designed for high-tech neophytes looking for a simple way to share information with other people working in the same company or attending the same class in school.
With a few clicks, just about anyone will be able to quickly set up and update a Web site. All sites created on the service will run on one of Google's computers. Google acquired many of the Web-site tools when it bought a Silicon Valley startup, JotSpot, last year. The tools are the latest addition to a bundle of applications that Google offers to consumers and businesses as alternatives to similar products sold by Microsoft Corp., one of Google's fiercest rivals.
Link: Associated Press
With a few clicks, just about anyone will be able to quickly set up and update a Web site. All sites created on the service will run on one of Google's computers. Google acquired many of the Web-site tools when it bought a Silicon Valley startup, JotSpot, last year. The tools are the latest addition to a bundle of applications that Google offers to consumers and businesses as alternatives to similar products sold by Microsoft Corp., one of Google's fiercest rivals.
Link: Associated Press
Who would use this kind of crap anyway. Another Geocities/Angelfire/Tripod on the way.
Is google becoming Microsoft?....... you decide!
that's a disaster, they should be ashamed
And the pages look terrible
This is not the same as the Google pages which is Google's home-user, site builder tool.
It's got a lot of catching up to do if it wants to oust Sharepoint, Alfresco, Documentum and other web based collaboration packages.
This has its benefits and downfalls. I can see your average joe going in and making his own site for free with a tool provided by the worlds largest search engine. Which is going to make it harder for web designers who target small to medium sized businesses. Yes a lot of average joe's can already do this with other free online tools like yahoo site builder, but it still means a large chunk of the market will be snapped up by Google.
On the other hand the sites are boring as f*ck.. so hopefully that reduces market capture.
Are their pages going to ranked higher because its made using tools from Google?
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