What's next, Google Autos or Google Music?

By scrutinizing the traffic Google searches produce, Internet analysis firm Hitwise in January predicted that Google might launch a virtual world. Lo and behold, Google launched Lively on Tuesday. So what's next?

Google Autos or Google Music are the guesses that Hitwise hazarded Wednesday. "Our thinking was that Google might want to fill natural gaps in its portfolio of offerings based on the interests of its users. We looked at which categories are receiving the most traffic from Google in which Google does not have its own property," Hitwise's Heather Hopkins wrote in a blog post.

In the top 20 classes of Internet sites toward which Google sent traffic, only three have no corresponding in-house Google project, according to Hitwise's June 2008 research.

"The data suggests Google Autos and Google Music," Hopkins said. "I am not sure we'll see Google Government just yet!"

(Credit: Hitwise)

[jamalystic]

Why do they fill so compel to fill the web 2.0 landscape with their products even when these products are abysmally poor. Where is Knol, or Orkut? Some Googlemaniac were touting the demise of wikipedia when knol was launched but alas how they have been proven wrong.Some are now saying that Google Lively will be the killer of secondlife, how ridiculous this sounds. For those who have not tried Google Lively, here are Four reasons why you should shun it: (http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=466&doc_id=158494&F_src=flftwo)

[gerrrg]

I vote for Googlelist. The spam and scam on _____slist is choking off legitimate usage.

[someguy999]

To the first person who sent the 4 reasons to shun, thanks. Nicole Ferraro is hot (and makes great points too)!

Ok, I have to agree... just because you can emulate and copy an idea it doesn't mean its good to. better off would be to just buy SecondLife if you really believe in it than to create a cheap looking rip-off with no happy users.

[t8]

I am sure that Google have looked at buying Second Life, but the fact that it isn't browser based is one reason they haven't done it.

[lealvf]

Google Government can be found at the following URL: http://www.google.com/ig/usgov

I am not sure why it is not advertised that much by Google.

[Adamgilly]

Google has turned to be an excellent service in terms of the search result it returns. This has increased their traffic tremendously. Sighting their traffic, Hitwise, the Internet analysis firm, predicted earlier this year that the company might release a virtual world. They proved right as Google launched Lively this Tuesday. This makes you think that whats next in Google?s pipeline.
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