Google is the 800lb gorilla on the web, although this is a pretty stealthy gorilla. Continued work on Googlebase, still in SkunkWorks like beta, has many asking “What’s going on over there?” Well I don’t have any overwhelming evidence of greatness just yet, but HitWise is noticing a rise in popularity, especially on the Employment side.
“While still in its infancy (ranking #2,702 among all Internet sites visited in the U.S. for the week ending March 4, 2007), given the real estate push and other potential areas of growth like employment and automotive, Google Base could provide an interesting marketplace alternative on a number of fronts.” – Bill Tracer, Hitwise
Employment 15.7%
Real Estate 13.1%
Auto Classifieds 11.9%
Recipes: 7.1%
Retail: 4.6%
News: 3.4%
Interesting marketplace alternative might be an understatement.
