Comments on: Google Payment System: Gbuy

By: Tennis Shoes

Tennis Shoes — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:51:02 +0000

G wants to be everywhere, or simply they don’t want to put all of their eggs in one basket (Adwords).

By: Google Under Fire

Google Under Fire — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:07:02 +0000

[...] In other Google news, Adsense was down in the weekend, leading many to suspect that new features are imminent. Features such as, say, cost per action? Or a payments system? Or maybe Adsense was just down for maintenance, but that would be boring [...]

By: Peter Da Vanzo

Peter Da Vanzo — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:06:28 +0000

>>Little bit too much control for my taste

Might be a little too much for a lot of people. Then again, if there is a higher return, then webmasters will do it.

It will be interesting to see what shape it will take, eh.

By: Search Engine Journal » Google GBuy More Than Paypal Alternative

Search Engine Journal » Google GBuy More Than Paypal Alternative — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:09:07 +0000

[...] Search marketing evangelist Peter Da Vanzo sees GBuy as becoming more than just a payment alternative for merchants, and an equation in the Google AdWords positioning formula. It remains to be seen if this eventuates, but if it does, it will shake up e-commerce affiliate sites big time. If you’re not transacting through Google, you may not feature as prominently in the serps. [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:55:34 +0000

It’s a little disturbing to think that at some point they will control the entire chain within it’s advertising medium. Think about it, advertise with adwords, publish through adsense, and get paid through gpay…or whatever.

Little bit too much control for my taste. I have a feeling that if they end up taking it this far then they will just end up hurting themselves. Of course, they are the G and they obviously know what htey are doing.