Amazon A9: Froogle Competitor?

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Amazon accidentally revealed the real
names of many anonymous reviewers this
week, through a bug in the amazon.ca
back-end

Amazon accidentally revealed the real
names of many anonymous reviewers this
week, through a bug in the amazon.ca
back-end 02/14/2004 03:55 PM
unmasked .. glitch

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New Chip Competitor

New Chip Competitor 12/11/2003 02:33 PM
Just what the market needs, another chip maker: Cambridge Silicon Radio, traditionally a Bluetooth chip maker, said it will soon ship a combined 802.11a/b/g chip. The company is apparently trying to leave us in suspense by saying it will offer improvements in speed, size, "or" cost....

New OS X Newsreader Competitor

New OS X Newsreader Competitor 05/16/2004 12:21 PM

I'm trying out Pu lpFiction today. It's obscure in some ways but also quite powerful.

Juan More Competitor for Starbucks

Juan More Competitor for Starbucks 05/11/2004 01:44 PM
There will be more competition in the specialty coffeehouse sector in the form of Juan Valdez.

Sun Brewing Java Competitor to VB

Sun Brewing Java Competitor to VB 03/19/2003 10:25 PM
In a move designed to attract more developers to its vision of Web services and application development, Sun Microsystems Inc. is developing enhancements to the Java language that provide a more Visual Basic-like experience.

"Froogle"

"Froogle" 08/15/2004 03:59 AM

Froogle Zen

Froogle Zen 05/02/2004 11:06 AM
BoingBoing reader Bobby points out that Froogle displays a list of recently-found things people have used the online service to successfully seek and buy. The resulting list is total funky Dada webzen that makes you want to refresh for hours. It's a little like those Target ads that smush together unlikely combinations of things one can buy at Target. So, just now -- pure poetry:

Fleece ferret hammock, golf balls, Kung-fu hamster.
Cheesecake, gas blower, belly button rings.
Barebone PC, donut maker, mouth guard.
Matrix sunglasses, cookie jar, stuffed monkey.
Zen alarm clock, hair bows.
Red dress, beef jerky, snake light.

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Microsoft plans iPod competitor for as
little as $50

Microsoft plans iPod competitor for as
little as $50 05/27/2004 12:10 PM
Microsoft Corp. Corporate Vice President of MSN Yusuf Mehdi told attendees of Goldman Sachs' fifth annual Internet Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada that the company will produce its own line of portable music players for as little as US$50, according to a brief in the Denver Post. The devices will complement a Microsoft-made music download service expected to go online later this year.

Microsoft talks $50 iPod Competitor

Microsoft talks $50 iPod Competitor 06/01/2004 07:02 PM
MobileMag Jun 1 2004 10:32PM GMT

New Microsoft Office competitor ships

New Microsoft Office competitor ships 05/18/2004 10:25 PM
A Chinese software house, Evermore Software, has shipped EI Office 2004. The Java-based application claims "full compatibility" with Office 2003 documents and offers simplified Chinese, Japanese, and English language versions.

MSN creates Google News competitor

MSN creates Google News competitor 11/18/2003 04:21 PM

Lawyers Can't Agree On Competitor
Keyword Ads

Lawyers Can't Agree On Competitor
Keyword Ads 07/06/2004 05:28 AM
The whole Google selling trademarked ads issue is getting ridiculous. Now a bunch of lawyers are arguing over it, after one lawyer bought Google ads on the name of a competitor. The competitor in question sent a nastygram to the lawyer saying he was trying to "sponge" off his reputation. Except... that's not true. As the accused lawyer in question points out, he just put his name where potential customers might be looking for it. As we've pointed out before this is no different than a new soda company wanting to be placed on the shelf next to Coca-Cola. They know people will go looking for Coke, and they want to make sure their bottles on there as well. The purpose of trademark law is to protect someone from being lied to when one company claims they're something they aren't. However, to just make sure your advertisements appear where people are looking for your competitors is simply good business. The reporter then goes out and digs up a bunch of quotes from other lawyers suggesting that the ad-buying lawyer is an underhanded bastard who is somehow "cheating." It's pretty clear from the quotes that most of the quoted lawyers don't understand the actual issue at hand, but that doesn't seem to stop the reporter from quoting them all, without quoting a single source (other than the accused lawyer) with the opposing viewpoint.

Dell to launch iPod competitor

Dell to launch iPod competitor 10/29/2003 03:28 AM
Dell is set to release its iPod competitor, the Dell DJ, which will be available tomorrow through Dell's online music store. The device, a white and grey 15GB or 20GB handheld with an LCD screen similar to Apple's iPod, will be priced at US$249 for the 15GB model and US$329 for the 20GB variant. The player comes with software called "Dell Jukebox software powered by Musicmatch," and is part of the company's expansion into the consumer electronics market.

Red Hat Introduces Desktop Linux
Competitor

Red Hat Introduces Desktop Linux
Competitor 05/04/2004 09:35 AM
Due mid-month, Red Hat Desktop will take on desktop alternatives from Novell and Sun. The company said costs will be around $6 per seat.

Intel Competitor Outlines UWB Roadmap

Intel Competitor Outlines UWB Roadmap 06/07/2004 08:31 PM
Freescale Semiconductor outlined its ultrawideband (UWB) product roadmap on Monday, as the Motorola subsidiary attempts to go it alone against a consortium of competitors.

Intel's Opteron competitor comes out
Monday

Intel's Opteron competitor comes out
Monday 06/25/2004 01:51 PM
After downplaying need for 32/64-bit chips, Intel will jump into game with "Nocona," and the world will await verdict from benchmarkers.

New MyDoom Taunts Arrested Competitor

New MyDoom Taunts Arrested Competitor 09/17/2004 03:51 PM
TechWeb Sep 17 2004 7:47PM GMT

Intel's Opteron competitor set for debut

Intel's Opteron competitor set for debut 06/27/2004 10:19 PM
CNET Asia Jun 28 2004 2:35AM GMT

Seagate Says Ex-Employee Can't Work For
Competitor

Seagate Says Ex-Employee Can't Work For
Competitor 08/09/2004 04:40 PM

TiVo Competitor Leapfrogs Competition

TiVo Competitor Leapfrogs Competition 05/03/2004 05:56 PM
On Monday, the maker of the Moxi Media Center announced expansions to the set-top box console, as well as a new chipset which will power second-generation Moxi devices.

Microsoft Views Google as a Competitor

Microsoft Views Google as a Competitor 08/05/2002 10:45 PM
Microsoft: "Google I think of really more as a competitor than I would as a partner..."

GnomeMeeting As iSight's Unix Competitor

GnomeMeeting As iSight's Unix Competitor 12/02/2003 09:53 AM

Phone fray attracts new competitor:
cable

Phone fray attracts new competitor:
cable 06/20/2004 11:38 PM
CNET Jun 21 2004 4:15AM GMT

Web ad for lawyer linked to competitor
spurs dispute

Web ad for lawyer linked to competitor
spurs dispute 07/06/2004 06:44 PM
Source: The Courier-Journal - Should a lawyer be allowed to drum up business by exploiting searches for his competitor on the Internet? The Kentucky Bar Association is scheduled this month to consider the ethics of such search-engine advertising, which has...

AdSense : The Fear of click Fraud From
Competitor

AdSense : The Fear of click Fraud From
Competitor 03/28/2005 01:12 PM
"I'm afraid a vicious competitor might attempt click fraud to "punish" me."

FUDBusters: Oracle's Enterprise App
Competitor? Microsoft

FUDBusters: Oracle's Enterprise App
Competitor? Microsoft 07/16/2004 12:07 AM
Network Computing Jul 16 2004 4:21AM GMT

'Windows' toughest competitor is
pirates' - Gates

'Windows' toughest competitor is
pirates' - Gates 06/28/2004 04:50 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 28 2004 9:07AM GMT

Online gamer charged with killing
competitor

Online gamer charged with killing
competitor 03/31/2005 08:50 AM
Smh.com.au - Thu Mar 31, 01:30 am GMT

Chinese Competitor To Microsoft Office
Ready

Chinese Competitor To Microsoft Office
Ready 05/18/2004 02:52 AM
It was just a few years ago that the conventional wisdom was that Microsoft had won the OS war, won the browser war and (most convincingly of all) won the office productivity suite war. It looks like they're facing increasing competition on all of those fronts - but the most surprising may be the office productivity suite arena. Star Office/Open Office has gotten plenty of attention, but recently we saw IBM launch their own hosted suite but the biggest opportunities may be outside the US. Already, there are stories about China, Japan and Korea working on alternative operating systems and applications to get out from under the Microsoft thumb, and now Evermore is launching the latest version of their EI Office suite which is specifically targeted at the Chinese market. They offer versions of the software in Simplified Chinese, American English and Japanese. The one area where they might be causing themselves trouble is with the price. They offer two options: rentals at $99/year or $249 for 3 years - which isn't all that different from Microsoft's own pricing. If they really want to cause trouble, they should under price Microsoft.

Googles only real competitor bought by
Overture

Googles only real competitor bought by
Overture 03/11/2003 11:53 AM
In the news today (Google news): The purchase of AllTheWeb.com and its technology from Fast Search and Transfer to Overture Services Inc for 100 million...

Chinese developer intros MS Office
competitor

Chinese developer intros MS Office
competitor 02/18/2004 08:09 PM
At this week's Demo Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., Chinese software developer Evermore Software LLC introduced the English-language version of its Evermore Integrated Office, or EIOffice. The company is hoping to garner attention from customers that might otherwise consider Microsoft Corp.'s seemingly ubiquitous Office application suite.

Friendster suitor Google turns into
competitor

Friendster suitor Google turns into
competitor 01/26/2004 05:16 AM
Seattle Times Jan 26 2004 9:23AM GMT

Digital Junkyard: A Competitor To The
Internet Archive?

Digital Junkyard: A Competitor To The
Internet Archive? 12/09/2003 03:50 AM
Brewster Kahle's Internet Archive project is really a great thing, but should there be only one such archive? It looks like they may be getting some competition in the form of the digital junkyard being built at the University of Waterloo. They claim it's the "world's largest" archive of digital content - but I wonder if they're really larger than the Internet Archive which is quite large and growing every day by leaps and bounds. It's going to contain all sorts of odd content, though, including "everything from movie outtakes to the sound bites left on the editing floor during the shooting of a music video." They say they plan to make it available to anyone who wants access, but don't say how they plan to do so. Right now, however, it's not easy to find at all, and after a quick search, I've given up until someone with more time/knowledge of this project points it out.

Froogle Coming to the UK

Froogle Coming to the UK 09/25/2004 03:40 PM
"Froogle is going to hit the UK soon - Google is requesting datafeeds from their adwords customers."

Froogle on Phone

Froogle on Phone 03/06/2004 02:07 AM
Google Labs: Wireless Froogle. "At an electronics store and shopping for a digital camera? Whip out your cell phone and search for lower prices online using Froogle. Never wonder if you paid too much again."...

Froogle Primer

Froogle Primer 01/07/2004 02:50 PM

Announcing Froogle!

Announcing Froogle! 12/11/2002 09:23 PM
New, from Google: Froogle! "Froogle is a new service from Google that makes it easy to find information about products for sale online. By focusing entirely on product search, Froogle applies the power of Google's search technology to a very specific task: locating stores that sell the item you want to find and pointing you directly to the place where you can make a purchase."...

Why isn't Froogle Catching on?

Why isn't Froogle Catching on? 08/01/2004 10:06 AM
"...people are saying Froogle is a major disappointment. ... the big question is why? Was it solely their implementation? Or is there more to it?"

Tools Of The Trade: A cut-price
competitor to Microsoft Office

Tools Of The Trade: A cut-price
competitor to Microsoft Office 06/12/2004 08:35 PM
Independent Jun 13 2004 0:41AM GMT
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CONSUMER MEMO: Quicken Loans settles
federal charges, Froogle up ...

CONSUMER MEMO: Quicken Loans settles
federal charges, Froogle up ... 01/19/2003 04:03 AM
Shoppers have a new Internet tool: Froogle, recently launched as part of the Google search service. Froogle, at froogle.google.com ...

Froogle Upload Manager for OS X
available this week

Froogle Upload Manager for OS X
available this week 03/22/2005 04:52 PM

Kiel, Germany (March 21, 2005) - turingart is pleased to announce the upcoming availability of a new Froogle Upload Manager this week

turingart's 'Froogle Upload Manager' includes an SQL-based database system, a product listing editor and HTML-/image preview features. Besides standard products properties, the application supports the complete set of addional properties for music, videos and books.

FroogleUp 1.0 - Froogle listings and
upload manager available

FroogleUp 1.0 - Froogle listings and
upload manager available 03/27/2005 12:05 AM

Kiel, Germany (March 27, 2005) - turingart is pleased to announce the immediate availability FroogleUp, the first OS X Froogle listing and upload manager

turingart's 'Froogle Upload Manager' includes an SQL-based database system, a product listing editor and web-/image preview features. Besides standard products properties, the application supports the complete set of addional properties for music, videos and books.

Froogle Traffic Growing

Froogle Traffic Growing 01/30/2003 10:30 AM
It's been almost two months since the introduction of Froogle. How is it working for you?

Cloud over Google's Froogle

Cloud over Google's Froogle 07/25/2004 12:54 PM
News 24 Jul 25 2004 4:28PM GMT

Froogle Links On SERPs

Froogle Links On SERPs 12/06/2003 11:59 AM
Google introduces Froogle links at the top of the SERPs.

Froogle Links At Top Of SERPs

Froogle Links At Top Of SERPs 12/06/2003 02:46 AM
"what's related" like links at the top of Serps.

Will Froogle Be a Google for Shoppers?

Will Froogle Be a Google for Shoppers? 01/14/2003 02:16 AM
Google, the planet's most popular search engine, has now turned its attention to the most prevalent activity on the Internet (aside from viewing porn ...

FEO : Froogle Engine Optimization

FEO : Froogle Engine Optimization 12/17/2002 05:34 AM
Still warm on the server, FEO (Froogle Engine Optimization) is already in full bloom.

Now Google May Have Lost The Froogle
Name Too...

Now Google May Have Lost The Froogle
Name Too... 07/23/2004 06:30 PM
It appears that Google has been having an awful lot of trouble lately with the names of its services and trademark issues. There was the company in the UK that complai ned they were using Gmail already when Google's Gmail came out. Then, there was the whole attack of the alien Googles thing earlier this month. Now, it turns out they have lost an attempt to take away the domain name Froogles from a guy who runs a shopping site there (which I imagine just had its traffic shoot through the roof, for all he complains about how troublesome this lawsuit is). Of course, Google runs a shopping site called Froogle. However, in this case, the challenge was whether or not the name Froogles was confusingly similar to Google (not Froogle). There's a pretty good reason for this. Froogles went online well before Froogle did, so if anyone has a claim it might be in the other direction. The fact that Froogles was not found to be confusingly similar to Google could open up the possibility of a reverse case where the owner of Froogles could claim that Froogle violates his own trademark. Yes, the lawyers are drooling. Of course, the most likely solution is that Google will end up paying off this guy and just buying the Froogles domain name to avoid all these other problems. In the meantime, it's a bit amusing that a Google search on Froogles doesn't have the Froogles.com site anywhere near the top (however, before the conspiracy theories start, Yahoo's search doesn't either).

Froogle, aka "Google Shopping"

Froogle, aka "Google Shopping" 12/12/2002 12:27 AM
From the Google weblog: New, from Google: Froogle! "Froogle is a new service from Google that makes it easy to find information about products for sale online. By focusing entirely on product search, Froogle applies the power of Google's search...

Google stirs controversy with Froogle

Google stirs controversy with Froogle 06/09/2004 01:11 AM
MSNBC Jun 9 2004 5:08AM GMT

Froogle turns to Web for product reviews

Froogle turns to Web for product reviews 12/19/2004 03:37 PM

Froogle Links At Top Of Google Web SERPs

Froogle Links At Top Of Google Web SERPs 12/08/2003 09:29 PM
Search Engine Lowdown Dec 8 2003 8:38PM ET

Froogle, now a two-year test, gets new
features

Froogle, now a two-year test, gets new
features 12/29/2004 08:44 PM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 30 2004 12:10AM GMT

Google has setback in challenge to
Froogle

Google has setback in challenge to
Froogle 07/26/2004 05:46 AM
Bday.co.za - Mon Jul 26, 08:56 am GMT

2004 Google (Froogle) Zeitgeist

2004 Google (Froogle) Zeitgeist 12/29/2004 02:25 PM

Damn it. I knew we should have been covering more electric scooters.

Top 2004 Froogle Zeitgeist [Google]

Froogle Adding Auction Listings

Froogle Adding Auction Listings 02/08/2003 08:23 AM
Surfers notice a few auction listings showing up on Froogle searches.

Google Tweaks AdWords, Froogle

Google Tweaks AdWords, Froogle 12/15/2003 08:05 PM
Google has made changes to improve its advertiser experience and brought Froogle into the Google.com search mix. The AdWords interface ...

Froogle Gets Thrifty with Product
Reviews

Froogle Gets Thrifty with Product
Reviews 12/17/2004 06:30 PM
Google has announced a beta preview of Froogle Product Reviews, as an add-on to its Froogle shopping engine that provides both product and store ratings. Froogle has also been updated with a "Shopping List" feature similar to what is found on most e-commerce Web sites.

Google integrates Froogle into web
search

Google integrates Froogle into web
search 12/17/2003 09:33 AM
Netimperative Dec 17 2003 8:52AM ET

Google's Overblown Froogle Controversy

Google's Overblown Froogle Controversy 06/09/2004 01:16 AM
It looks like some folks are making a big deal out of the fact that Google searches on certain terms put links to the Froogle comparison shopping engine at the top of the results list. It's unclear why this is suddenly an issue - as they've been doing this ever since they relaunched their site a few months ago. The links are pretty clearly separate from the actual search results (though, not as separate as the regular ads) and are mostly designed to take a guess at whether or not the user meant to search in Froogle. They do the same thing with Google News. If the search term recently appeared in a news story, they'll throw the Google News link at the top as well. This seems more helpful than "evil" as the article suggests.

Amazon A9: Froogle Competitor?