google.blognewschannel.com — PaidContent reports on a patent filing discovered for Google Automat. The filing describes Automat as “providing on-line user-assisted Web-based advertising”. Automat is to have an appearance similar to AdWords and running down the right-hand side of search results, but can create a free-standing web page to serve as the product description.
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dailyclerkNov 9, 2005
dang it. i was thisclose to getting this one here. This would be interesting to see if google can integrate this with their payment system. It would only be a matter of time until google takes care of the whole sellling process for individuals, similar to amazon's ability to sell your own stuff alongside their listings. Google can easily take a commission, processing costs and the ad fees. A trifecta of e-commerce. Will google try and take on both amazon and ebay as their next project?