Google doing a usability study on Netbooks

Google posted an ad on Craigslist looking for participants for a netbook-related usability study which will take place May 11-16 at the Mountain View office.

Although we here in Singapore can't take part in this study (and earn the US$75 for our time), I think there's some significance when the world's largest internet service takes an interest in the tiny netbooks we all love.

CEO Eric Schmidt did say that the "Netbook phenomenon looks very real" and is "consistent with cloud computing model" that Google thrives on. This study looks to indicate that Google is taking the netbook seriously and want to design and improve their cloud apps for this emerging market.