To think, I was having lunch today with some friends and discussing the utilization and integration of Google’s services and features. This is definitely something to be added to my Google personal homepage. And yes, when I get my iPhone, it will be my default page there too…
Official Google Blog: Real-time quotes for free
Of course, you know what’s next. A partnership with a major brokerage firm that will allow you to do trades right from your Google homepage. You’re in the airport and you see a Dell laptop catch fire. You quickly whip out your iPhone to see Dell’s stock price, and sell a couple of hundred shares. Then buy it back later in the day. This could be a new profession. Walk around all day looking for bad things to happen, and sell short on those products. Of course you can always look for good things to happen and go long, but tragedy usually sells the best, it’s the American way…
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