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Meta and all-in-one search tools
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| Information Source |
Description |
Web Address |
| Become.com |
Provides a meta-shopping search facility based on catalogs collected by webcrawlers only
(no sponsored sites) |
www.become.com |
| Brilliant Shopper |
Provides a meta-shopping search facility |
www.brilliantshopper.com |
| Copernic |
Antiques & Collectibles: collectibles and antiques on specialized
sites |
Cars: on specialized sites:  Search Tool Guide:
Interests: hobbies, lifestyles, social
issues |
| Games: all types of games (titles, reviews, tips,
etc.) on specialized sites:
Search Tool Guide: Entertainment,
transportation, travel |
| Home & Garden: articles, tips, how-to's, expert
advice, etc., on specialized sites:
Search Tool Guide: Interests:
hobbies, lifestyles, social
issues |
| Pets: subjects and products related to pets (training,
toys, etc.) on specialized sites: Search Tool Guide: Interests: hobbies, lifestyles, social issues |
| Training & Seminars: training sessions, courses,
seminars, and presentations:
Search Tool Guide:
Business, investment, jobs |
| Travel: destinations, means of transport, airfares,
lodging, etc., on specialized sites:
Search Tool Guide: Entertainment,
transportation, travel |
| Wine: information and reviews on wine: Search Tool Guide:
Interests: hobbies, lifestyles, social
issues |
| Froogle |
Provides a meta-shopping search facility for online purchases |
froogle.google.com/froogle |
| Profusion |
Product Reviews;
Consumer Tips |
Link no longer active, but you can still consider
the listed search tools. |
| Yahoo! |
Provides high-level links to various shopping resources, among
others |
www.yahoo.com |
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Individual
directories & other search tools
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| Big Search Engine Index |
Search tool guide, "free stuff" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/Free_Stuff |
| Search tool guide, "product reviews" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/Product_Reviews |
| Search tool guide, "shopping" branch |
www.search-engine-index.co.uk/Shopping |
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Opinions and evaluations of products and services |
| Amazon.com |
Provides links to reviewer and consumer comments on particular
items for sale |
www.amazon.com |
| Become.com |
Provides a branch for product evaluation |
www.become.com |
| Epinions |
Provides reviews on particular items for sale |
www.epinions.com |
| Google Groups |
Provides discussions on certain items for sale |
groups.google.com |
| Ratings.net |
Provides reviews on particular items for sale |
www.ratings.net |
| Realtor.com |
Finds information on an American or a Canadian neighborhood |
www.realtor.com
/Default.asp?
poe=realtor |
| ViewScore |
Helps you determine what to buy |
www.viewscore.com |
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Consumer protection information |
| BBB Database |
Provides information to "check out" a business |
www.bbb.org |
| Consumer.gov |
Provides a portal for discussion of consumer issues in general |
www.consumer.gov |
| FTC - Bureau of Consumer Protection |
Provides consumer protection information in the categories of
credit, travel, and telemarketing |
www.ftc.gov/ftc/
consumer.htm |
| Scam warnings from the RCMP |
Provides scam and fraud warnings from Canada |
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
/scams/c_fraude.htm |
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Product recall and safety alert information |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission |
Provides information on recalls of products sold in the U.S. |
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub
/prerel/prerel.html |
| FDA Food Recall Alerts |
Provides information from food recalls obtained from the U.S.
government FDA |
www.fda.gov/opacom
/7alerts.html |
| Food Recalls in Canada |
Provides information from food recalls obtained from the Canadian
government |
www.inspection.gc.ca/
english/corpaffr/recarrap
/recaltoce.shtml |
| National Traffic Highway Safety Administration |
Provides information on vehicle recalls in the U.S. |
www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/
cars/problems/recalls/
recallsearch.cfm |
| NLM Household Products Database |
As described by NLM, provides information on "What's under your
kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves
in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products,
about potential health effects, and about safety and handling." |
householdproducts.
nlm.nih.gov |
| Safety Alerts |
Contains information on safety recalls obtained from government
sites |
www.safetyalerts.com |
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Shopping resource discussion and directories |
| Comparison Engines |
Comparison shopping blog |
www.comparison
engines.com |
| Organized Shopping |
Comparison shopping blog |
www.organizedshop
ping.com/blog |
| General online shopping directory |
www.organized
shopping.com |
SearchEngine
Watch.com |
Directory of shopping search tools |
www.searchengine
watch.com/links/
article.php/2156331 |
| Article: Shopping Search Week 2005! |
searchengine
watch.com/searchday
/article.php/3566566 |
| What's New in Shopping 2005 |
searchengine
watch.com/searchday/
article.php/3567266 |
| New Players in Shopping and Comparison Search |
searchengine
watch.com/searchday
/article.php/3567571 |
| Article: Shopping search around the world |
searchenginewatch
.com/searchday/article
.php/3440611 |
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Shopping e-commerce sites in the U.S. and Canada |
| AOL Instore Shopping |
Shopping search |
www.instore.com |
| AskJeeves |
Smart Search for Products |
www.ask.com |
| BizRate |
Shopping search |
shop.bizrate.com |
| BuySafe |
Comparison shopping service, with listings exclusively from bonded
sellers |
buysafeshoping.com |
| Calibex |
Shopping links for many different products; owned by NexTag
(below) |
www.calibex.com |
| Dealtime |
Shopping links for many different products;
owned by Shopping.com (below) |
www.dealtime.com |
| Google |
Catalogs |
catalogs.google.com |
| Kelkoo |
Shopping sites in European countries |
www.kelkoo.com |
| MetaIQ Shopping |
Shopping links for many different products |
www.metaiq.com |
| MSN eShop |
Shopping links for many different products |
shopping.msn.com |
| mySimon |
Shopping links for many different products |
www.mysimon.com |
| NextTag |
Shopping links for many different products |
www.nextag.com |
| PriceGrabber |
Compare prices and products, read reviews, sell your items |
www.pricegrabber.com |
| Price Watch |
Shopping links for many different products |
www.pricewatch.com |
| Shopping.com |
Compare prices and products, read reviews |
www.shopping.com |
| Shopzilla |
Bizrate's (see above) new name/service |
www.shopzilla.com |
| Smarter.com |
Comparison shopping, especially for computer and consumer
electronic products |
www.smarter.com |
| Yahoo! Shopping |
Shopping links for many different products |
shopping.yahoo.com |
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Local shopping e-commerce sites |
| CitySearch |
Shopping in various U.S. and international cities |
national.citysearch.com |
| Google |
Search by Location |
local.google.com/lochp |
| Livedeal.com |
No fees local shopping |
www.livedeal.com/index.jsp |
| ShopLocal |
Available on more than 150 of the nation's most
popular newspaper sites, portals and shopping sites, and directly
via ShopLocal.com |
www.shoplocal.com |
| StepUp.com |
Allows you to search for a product and then have
the option of buying the product online or from a physical store in
your vicinity |
www.stepup.com |
| Yahoo |
Local search |
local.yahoo.com |
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Shopping e-commerce sites in the United Kingdom |
| Ciau |
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www.ciao.co.uk |
| Compare Store Prices |
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www.comparestore
prices.co.uk |
| Dealtime UK |
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www.dealtime.co.uk |
| Kelkoo |
|
www.kelkoo.co.uk |
| MSN eShop |
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eshop.msn.com |
| Next Tag |
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www.nextag.com |
| Next Tag UK |
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uk.nextag.com |
| Pricerunner |
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www.pricerunner.co.uk |
| Shop Genie |
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www.shopgenie.co.uk |
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Shopping e-commerce sites in Hong Kong |
| Bizrate |
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www.bizrate.com |
| Ciau.co.uk |
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www.ciao.co.uk |
| Dealtime |
|
www.dealtime.com |
| ePinions.com |
|
www.epinions.com |
| Kelkoo |
|
www.kelkoo.co.uk |
| MSN eShop |
|
eshop.msn.com |
| NextTag |
|
www.nextag.com |
| PriceGrabber |
|
www.pricegrabber.com |
| Shopping.com |
|
www.shopping.com |
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Shopping e-commerce sites in Australia |
| Bizrate |
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www.bizrate.com |
| Ciau.co.uk |
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www.ciao.co.uk |
| Dealtime |
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www.dealtime.com |
| ePinions.com |
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www.epinions.com |
| Kelkoo |
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www.kelkoo.co.uk |
| MSN eShop |
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eshop.msn.com |
| NextTag |
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www.nextag.com |
| PriceGrabber |
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www.pricegrabber.com |
| Shopping.com |
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www.shopping.com |
Also
see:
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Search Tool Guide: Entertainment, transportation, travel
> Entertainment purchases
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Search Tool Guide: Locating people, organizations, places >
Search for just places: geographical maps for any purpose, including
travel, phoning, mailing, driving directions, buying real estate,
etc. > Maps used in buying real estate
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