Google just launched some thing many people had been anticipating - Google Finance.
What took them so long? Google News had been around for years. One would think a finance site is a no brainer.
Taking a quick look,
- No chart for markets outside the US.
- For US companies, there is a nice flash chart that links to news, (see Google, Yahoo)
- Mouse over management name for bio. Good presentation.
- Blog posts are included as part of the company information. Interesting.
- Very rudimentary portfolio function
The way for Google Finance to really differentiate from Yahoo and MSN is to do what they do best - web services. Expose financial data to users so that users can mix and mash financial information in all manner imaginable. If they do, it will be the biggest coup since Google Map.
I certainly have a few ideas up my mind that could use some financial information. Will they do that?
What others was saying before the launch:
- Rumor Alert: Google Finance? - DownloadSquad
- Next up: Google Finance - Silicon Beat
Well, it’s here now!
What others are saying now? Let’s hear from insider in Google and Yahoo.
- I like the search in Google Finance - Matt Cutts
- Why Google Finance Makes Me Sad - Jeremy Zawodny
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