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Scrubbing in the back of the fridge is not sexy, but for Google it could be a good business.
The tech giant has hired engineering teams from the near future. to-
Home joy, a beginning
It allows you to book a family cleaner online and will close on July 31.
This has sparked speculation that Google will start offering referrals to electricians and plumbers.
"What Google is doing here is that they apparently hired some of Homejoy's engineers.
Success.
People like it, but they are forced to partially shut down because of the same problem that bothers Uber in terms of who is an employee and who is a contractor, CNET senior editor Dan Ackerman told CBS News.
"So they see an opportunity to get ready-made services that can be added almost to their website.
A Google spokesman confirmed that "part" of the Homejoy team is joining the company.
But the company said it did not "share more details" on top of that ".
"The move makes sense, Ackerman said, although Google said it wanted to cut costs in the face of strong second-quarter earnings on Thursday.
The strong results have led to a surge in Google's share price, which has reached $403 billion, up about $65 billion to $468.
Friday 3 billion
"I think it's more of a bread and butter problem than let's say invent VR glasses and just recommend local contractors around them," he said . ".
"If you're searching Google now for anything on a restaurant or Google Map, you can often get a lot of information from Google.
You don't have to leave this site, it's kind of like one thing.
Ackerman said that the expansion of family services is not so much revenue-generating as "one --
Stop shopping and stop you from leaving Google and going somewhere else.
"They are the latest big tech companies that have shown interest in this field after Amazon.
"I think if you are one of their contracted contractors, they may end up charging for advertising or giving you a better response," he said . ".
"But I don't think they want to make money from that right now.
"It's also well adapted to Google's performance.
What is Google's mission?
"This is to organize the information in the world and show it to you," he said . ".
"This has always been the case because you went to Google to search for things.
They said, hey, there's a plumber here, an electrician.
You don't have to go to other websites.