Google Catalogs
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| Available in | English |
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| Owner | |
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| URL | google |
| Registration | Optional, included with a Google Account |
Google Catalogs is a shopping application for Tablet personal computer, which was produced by Google in August, 2011. The application is only currently available for the iPad. Google Catalogs delivers virtual catalogs to users from merchants like Nordstrom, L.L. Bean], Macy's, Pottery Barn, and many more. Shoppers using the iPad can tap the products they are interested in, which are linked to the merchant's website for purchase.[1][2][3][4]
Users are also able to create collages of their favorite products across catalogs in the iPad application, and share these collages with their friends and the public.[5]
History
Google Catalog search was first conceptualized in December, 2001 as a search function on the web only. This was a free Google service. Catalog search was a major digitization project for Google, as thousands of merchant catalogs were scanned and made accessible to the public. Users were able to flip through pages of catalogs from a variety of industries, except those that focus on liquor, tobacco, firearms, or similar products. [6] Google ended this service on the web in January, 2009 stating: Catalog Search hasn’t been as popular as some of our other products. So tomorrow, we’re bidding it a fond farewell and focusing our efforts to bring more and more types of offline information such as magazines, newspapers and of course, books, online.[7] On August 16th, 2011 Google Catalogs was announced on its official blog, and was immediately available for download. [8]
References
- ^ http://www.google.com/catalogs/about/
- ^ http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/16/google-catalogs-ipad-app-digitizes-catalogs-no-more-coasters/
- ^ http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/08/17/google-catalogs-targets-the-couch-shopper/#
- ^ http://mashable.com/2011/08/16/google-ipad-app-catalogs/#
- ^ http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20093209-1/google-catalogs-app-shop-with-your-fingertips/
- ^ http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2049009/Google-Launches-Catalog-Search
- ^ http://infodocket.com/2011/08/16/remember-the-google-catalogs-service-its-back-as-an-ipad-app/
- ^ http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/shop-your-favorite-catalogs-with-google.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28Official+Google+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
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