Google Catalogs - Old fashioned mail order meets high tech search

Written by Jakob Jelling


In addition to Google's Froogle shopping service (still in beta), which features a searchable database of online merchants, Google is also beta-testing their Google Catalog service. Google Catalogs provides a searchable central repository of hundreds of mail-order catalogs.

The service includesrepparttar full scanned contents ofrepparttar 128278 catalogs, not just a photo and subscription information. And these aren't database entries, but real high-quality images ofrepparttar 128279 catalog images themselves. When you are browsing Google Catalog search results, you will see user interface controls atrepparttar 128280 top and bottom of each page. These are reminiscent of Acrobat and many other browser plug-in controls or common Windows print preview controls, and you can page through each catalog, zoom in/out, switch between one, two, and thumbnail views, jump to a specific page, and search withinrepparttar 128281 current catalog. As with other Google searches, an advanced search feature is also available.

Shopping from your cell phone with Froogle Wireless

Written by Jakob Jelling


Many surfers already know about Froogle, Google's shopping portal that is still in beta testing. Google has now expanded their Froogle service so that it is available on WML-enabled cellular phones. Most newer cell phones that can connect torepparttar Internet have this capability.

Users just need to enter wml.froogle.com in their cell phone browser, enter their product search terms, and scroll through results to find what they're looking for. The biggest advantage of this Froogle Wireless feature for consumers isrepparttar 128277 ability to comparison shop, no matter where they are.

Most people who have shopped onrepparttar 128278 Internet know you can often find significantly lower prices online if you are willing to wait for shipment. The problem inrepparttar 128279 past was that it was difficult to comparison shop between virtual merchants and brick & mortar stores.

As an example, when most of us

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