Re: News Google's Froogle seeks product info

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 > From: amp <http://www.attbi.com/~peckalan>
 > Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:56:03 -0500
 >
 > robert wrote:
 > >  > What are you up to, ie are you gainfully employed?
 > >
 > > Nope, still looking.  Slow going, but I'm still working on my project.
 > > I'm still learning a lot -- there's a lot to learn.
 > 
 > Crispin is up to something.  Take a look at http://www.redletteremail.com
 > I think its brilliant through sheer simplicity.
 > "Crispin Olson" <http://www.attbi.com/~crispinolson>

Right, I'll look.  Thanks!

 > >  > Was there an attachment to you email - it isnt accessible on netscape,
 > >  > yet I can tell its about 77k.
 > >
 > > That's weird.  Did you get the text of the story at least?  It was about
 > > http://www.froogle.com

Try http://froogle.google.com/froogle

It's quite like ShopFido in concept.  It tries (and mostly fails) to parse
the product and its associated price.  If light_speed had any intelligence,
they'd sue for patent infringement, but I'm certain that they won't.  (Or
maybe Marc could buy his patent from them.  Ha!)

 > Nope.  Just your one line: I still think ShopFido was better...
 > I forwarded it to work, and there it appears as a folder with
 > a bunch of gif and other files.  If I go to froogle.com it appears
 > to be just the regular Google.  Am I missing something?
 > Cute name though considering Google's notoriety and ShopFido's idea.
 > amp.