Google+Froogle

There is no denying the fact that the Google is a web based search engine which is very much conducive to the surfacing of the information and data in the net. With the advancement in the sphere of technology, now a man can easily unpgrade his knowledge with the help of Google network.

Google Product Search (formerly known as Froogle) is a price comparison service launched by Google Inc. It is currently in beta test stage. It was invented by Craig Nevill-Manning. Its interface provides an HTML form field into which a user can type product queries to return lists of vendors selling a particular product, as well as pricing information.
Google Product Search is different from most other price comparison services in that it neither charges any fees for listings, nor accepts payment for products to show up first. Also, it makes no commission on sales. Any company can submit individual product information via Google Base

[1] or can bulk submit items for inclusion

[2]. Notably, advertising space is available for purchase to be displayed in Product Search in the form of an AdWords ad, similar to those in other parts of the Google network. This is, as elsewhere, noticeably separate from the main body of results.

Last but not the least that searches can be sorted by relevance (“best match”) or by price (either ascending or descending). You can also search for items in specific online stores (assuming they have provided Product Search a data feed). Product Search is only available for selected countries at this point. Google formally announced Froogle in December 2002, after the site had been active in beta for some years. It is now also offered in Wireless Markup Language (WML) form and can be accessed from mobile phones or other wireless devices that have support for WML.

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