Comments on: Google Checkout, Too Little, Too Late?

By: Chris Garrett

Chris Garrett — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:01:35 +0000

Yes the hype came from outside Google, analysts and bloggers. Om is probably right. If he is right then maybe there is a benefit to bloggers; the blogs that convert best in terms of checkout transactions might benefit from higher commissions in cpa ads. They did have access to conversion data before though, through their tracking service.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:57:56 +0000

All the hype WAS generated by bloggers and the media, not Google.

Or did Google come out and say that they were building a PayPal-killer?

By: Nick Wilson

Nick Wilson — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:39:59 +0000

I spoke to chris before he wrote this this morning and agreed with him fully, but i think Om may have just spotted what we missed…

By: Artem

Artem — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:40:35 +0000

Well, the best feature of Google Checkout for me as for a buyer is the extra security. They claim to hide my email and refund in case of a web-store problem/fraud

As for a merchant I would value the Google’s claim to cover the chargebacks. And the extra AdWords integration maybe. Though the latter one has little to do with payments