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I found out about Google’s new Finance service yesterday – even before my Google Friends newsletter – when I saw in my logs that I had a visitor from it. I had to check it out because the referrer string included corrpro – and yes, Google Finance’s page on Corrpro Companies, Inc. includes links to blogs, and guess who tops the list! That makes me a little nervous, but I’ll stand by my past posts.
I almost didn’t notice the link at the bottom of the page – Google is starting a message board!
Wow, that takes the heat off of me – not that there was much, as it turned out. I ended up getting very little traffic from people looking for a new message board to replace the old Yahoo one, which was pretty scandalous at times. I was considering hosting a new one, but legal concerns on top of the apparently low demand kept me hesitant.
When I discovered it, there were no posts yet. I signed in to try and grab the first post, but registration is required, and apparently they’re serious about the posting rules. It appears to be working under the Google Groups organization, which is normally moderated, and has a pretty stand-up terms of service. Furthermore, the Finance section has its own Community Guidelines, which just reflect the “Behave!” portion of the TOS.
However, no one has joined the group yet. I already got an email back from the Google Team acknowledging my post attempt and saying that they are checking it to ensure it complies with the community guidelines. Hell, maybe I’ll get an invite to become the Group moderator!
Posted by Greg as My Website at 05:14 PST