Google is making interesting moves into the Australian real-estate classifieds market. Google Maps is an useful tool, and it’s not difficult to imagine its application in a job search capacity. Already, job boards are incorporating Google Maps in their search engines.

In light of this move, it makes sense to wonder if Google will rejuvenate its neglected job classifieds product – Google Base (Currently there seems to be only around 1300 Australian jobs listed)? It doesn’t look like an immediate priority, but given its domination with anything to do with ‘search’, it would be foolish to write Google off.  Read more...