Boutiques Branwen adds that “every shutdown hurts its users to some degree, even if we - currently - can rule out the most devastating possible shutdowns, like Gmail. Before you get too cozy with a new Google product, you may want to mosey on over...
The index is going to need to be expanded and the natural 'fairness' of visual search means Chic Engine is sitting on an opportunity to leverage content from tons of boutiques that currently struggle to get visibility elsewhere.
That includes Google Labs, which saw official closure on October 14th, and Boutiques.com and Like.com, both of which now redirect to Google Product Search. So, while Google "learned a lot from products like Buzz," it's still time to lay the service...
Last year, when Google acquired Like.comfor $100 million and launched Boutiques.com, hopes were high among fashion bloggers and celebrities. If you stumble across a dress you particularly like, for example, you will be able to search for visually...
Furthermore, the amount of work required for getting listed is generally prohibitive for most small boutiques - meaning that they get little exposure in search and the savvy shopper searcher has less choices.
As "Frockwriter" Patty Huntington notes in her blog, "Our sources say that the new Google fashion initiative is called Boutiques.com and boasts not only online boutiques selling merchandise offered by various designers and retailers, but a large...
Small boutiques are winning huge accounts. Well that just sounds like a whole lot more work. The future of Google took the stage last night at the Googleplex East, or the new Silicon Alley on the Hudson.
Yahoo Shopping http://shopping.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Shopping connects you with thousands of merchants -- traditional retail stores, name-brand catalog companies, small boutiques, and specialty vendors. If you are a merchant who would like to become...
