Google Base was a

database In computing, a database is an organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically. Small databases can be stored on a file system, while large databases are hosted on computer clusters or cloud storage. The design of databases span ...

provided by

Google Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. I ...

into which any user can add almost any type of content, such as text, images, and structured information in formats such as XML,

PDF Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems ...

Excel ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House, Newham, Custom House area of London Borough of Newham, Newham, East London. It is sit ...

, RTF, or WordPerfect. As of September 2010, the product has been downgraded to Google Merchant Center. If Google found user-added content relevant, submitted content appeared on its shopping search engine,

Google Maps Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and rout ...

or even the web search. The piece of content could then be labeled with attributes like the ingredients for a recipe or the camera model for

stock photography Stock photography is the supply of photographs which are often licensed for specific uses. The stock photo industry, which began to gain hold in the 1920s, has established models including traditional macrostock photography, midstock photography, ...

. Because information about the service was leaked before public release, it generated much interest in the

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

community prior to release. Google subsequently responded on their blog with a
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 The Sitemaps protocol allows a webmaster to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for crawling. A Sitemap is an XML file that lists the URLs for a site. It allows webmasters to include additional information about ea ...

. 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 The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network. FTP is built on a client–server model architecture using separate control and data ...

methods, or by

API An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how ...

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 Google Shopping, formerly Google Product Search, Google Products and Froogle, is a Google service created by Craig Nevill-Manning which allows users to search for products on online shopping websites and compare prices between different vendors ...

APIs.

External links

Google Base

About Google Base

Official Google Base Blog

Google Base API Mashups

References

{{Google Inc. Beta software Defunct websites Base Internet properties disestablished in 2009 Online databases

See also

External links

References