Jelmer de Jong

It is good to know that Google reads my blog and improves their products based on my feedback. For example, on May 8th I wrote about some features that would really improve the use of Google Contacts. Now, less than a month later, I’m able to add multiple URLs to my contacts (however, they are probably still working on my other requested features…).

So, thanks for the Google Contacts improvements; and here’s to more to come! But, I also have a request regarding Google Finance. I like to follow different companies and their share prices using Google Finance: there is great data and good visualization on this site. But, for me it’s really difficult to see the ‘value’ of the share price, market gap and other value indicators. And the reason for this is that there is no currency symbol indicated.

I can imagine that the NASDAQ:GOOG share price is 460.41 dollar and not Euros. But when looking at the Dutch ING Group, AMS: INGA, 9.30 share price, I wonder. Euro or dollar? Chinese Alibaba.com, HKG: 1688, dollar? Euro? Or another currency? Numbers only translated into value for us when we know what they represent.

So please, Google, add the currency symbol to all price information displayed in Google Finance!