03-24-2006, 01:20 PM
Quote:Microsoft Corp. is building a Windows Live Shopping site.
Currently, all that's available is a site announcing that a beta version is "coming soon." Linked to the homepage is a help-wanted ad that gives some insight as to what's planned for the latest Live service.
In seeking developers for Windows Live Shopping, Microsoft said it's building "the largest structured commercial catalog in the world, ingesting data from hundreds of thousands of retailers." The company said it is also tackling user-generated content platforms for "reputation and incentive services," which apparently would include buyer ratings of sellers.
In addition, the company said it plans to run the product in more than 50 international markets...
full article: http://www.techweb.com/wire/software/183701222
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