All the articles of June, 2009

Just discovered getprice.com.au, an Australian price comparison site, with clean design… http://bit.ly/11IGAz # RT @siva_v_kumar: Google experiment at monetizing product listings on SERP. Copying BING? http://bit.ly/19Usqi # http://bit.ly/hl71j – "Google Website Optimizer Increases Conversion 591%" by introducing a visible call-to-action # LeGuide.com announcing new self-serve tools for merchants – http://bit.ly/PaftP # http://bit.ly/11QXkj – USwitch for [...]

So Bing, the new search engine by Microsoft, has been live for a few weeks. It has been covered extensively by the online press and blogosphere; but here is my modest contribution on the topic (with emphasis of shopping-related features). General comments First of all, what I don’t like: “Bing” as a brand – I [...]

I’m back from holidays after 10 perfect days spent in Phuket, Thailand. Really nice hotel, good weather, delicious food, friendly thai people… Difficult to come back :) I found the hotel with TripAdvisor. I rarely use such review service, as I usually don’t trust the 5-stars rating pattern especially for hotels, as the appreciation of [...]

Nice page by channeladvisor: list of taxonomies for main CSEs – http://bit.ly/j5aIr # Great article on designing faceted navigation: http://bit.ly/jDdi0 #

… till June, 22nd… Visiting Phuket island in Thailand :)

November, 19th - On the road from Tongariro to Wellington. Visit of the botanic garden in Wellington. Sur la route pour rejoindre Wellington depuis Tongariro. Visite du jardin botanique à Wellington. November, 20th - Visit of Wellington [...]

November, 30th - The end of our trip is close... Today, we are flying from Queenstown to Auckland. La fin du séjour approche... Nous prenons un vol intérieur et quittons Queenstown pour rejoindre Auckland.

We really enjoyed the few days we spent traveling along the West Coast of the South Island, despite a weather that was pretty bad. But, that was not unexpected, as the West Coast is one [...]

Visual search company like.com launches Covet.com, a personal style assistant – http://www.covet.com http://bit.ly/6eg72 # Newly released Google Squared good for competitive analysis? MMhh not sure… I.e: list of price comparison sites http://bit.ly/K80OG # Counting days before holidays… – D-day next Wednesday :) # New Ciao.co.uk site powered by Bing search engine – http://bit.ly/16xq8v # RT [...]

November, 27th - On the road from Queenstown to Te Anau, low traffic on the roads, beautiful landscapes, feeling like we were going at the end of the world. Sur la route pour rejoindre Te Anau [...]

November, 21st - After three hours on the ferry, we reached Picton on the South Island; then drove to Motueka (near Abel Tasman National Park) via Nelson. Après trois heures passées sur le ferry, nous sommes [...]

From TheFind blog: Can you find shoes you love faster with images than with words? We’re testing out our new visual search site and want your feedback! As a thank you for completing the survey, we have included some great coupons from Bluefly, Shoebuy, and Naturals of Ashland. Here’s how it works: 1. Go go visual.thefind.com [...]

While browsing the US version of Shopping.com, I’ve found a few changes in the search result pages. I don’t know for how much time they are live, but what surprised me is the emphasis put on the LREC ad placement, by placing it at the top of the left side column – a position supposed [...]