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Google essentially killed http://www.sparkby.com http://www.sparkby.com (Like it killed Gizmo5 in the past: http://www.google.com/gizmo5/ http://www.google.com/
by dennisgorelik 15y ago
Google essentially killed http://www.sparkby.com http://www.sparkby.com
(Like it killed Gizmo5 in the past: http://www.google.com/gizmo5/ http://www.google.com/gizmo5/ - initially it was "temporary", but then became permanent).
Why does Google do that?
Why not allow it to grow and gradually integrate refined pieces of technology into larger project [Google Product Search]?
- rokhayakebe 15y agoYou know that "Call phone" link in your gmail, and when you answer a phone call inside your gmail, that's Gizmo5.
- dennisgorelik 15y agoHow about ability to integrate Google Voice with Skype? Gizmo5 did that. GMail does NOT.
- true_religion 15y agoIf Google were interested in integrating with Skype, then they would have bought Skype and not a company that merely uses the Skype API.
- dennisgorelik 15y agoDo you imply that Google was interested in killing integration between Google Voice and Skype? That's possible.
- crux_ 15y agoIIRC, if you're really interested in that, you can munge up a bridge w/ Asterisk. Not sure if anyone's SAASing it anymore, though.
- dennisgorelik 15y agoWhat's the replacement for SparkBuy? I want to buy an inexpensive laptop with 80+ GB SSD and 4+ GB RAM. Where do I go to find that? --- Edit: thanks to sliverstorm for suggesting newegg.com It's seems to be a good replacement to SparkBuy (unlike Google Products Search). NewEgg even looks somewhat similar to SpartBuy interface.
- sliverstorm 15y agoNewegg?
- happybuy 15y agoIf you can wait a couple of months, the answer to that will be to visit our startup http://www.happybuy.com/ http://www.happybuy.com/ We're in the process of iterating to enhance our search to allow you to answer just those kinds of specifics :)
- dennisgorelik 15y agoHappybuy is not a replacement for SparkBuy. The filters don't work as good. Still you have a good change of outperform Google Product Search team. They shot themselves in a foot by closing working project (SparkBuy).
- happybuy 15y agoYes agree, thats why I said to wait a few months. We currently have a broader range of products but we don't do search filtering as well - that will change.
- avree 15y agoThey're likely reviewing and QAing it and then going to integrate some form of it into Google Products/Google Shopper.
- dennisgorelik 15y agoSo when do you think Google Product Search team would deliver similar features? I'd say in a couple of years. And that would not really work as good.