Over on the Giz today (ahem, Gizmodo) is an article on Google using their Moderator application to submit new ideas and allow other users to vote on it.  It’s an interesting idea, and reminds me of what I wrote about earlier regarding UserVoice.

If Google likes your idea and makes oodles of money off of it, they’ll thank you by giving a shout out on their blog.  It’d be nice if they at least offered you an Android phone (personally I’m still hoping the Kogan Agora comes over from Australia, but the HTC G1 would be fine, too), along with a pre-paid two year contract.

The folks over at Giz seem to think this is a sign that Google is hard hit by the economic turndown, but I’m not so sure I agree.  It sounds more like Google is trying to find other ways to promote Moderator, and at the same time harvest the wisdom of the crowd.

[Google Product Ideas c/o Gizmodo and Slashdot]

Filed under: Consumer Web, Google, Product Management, Social Computing