:: Home :: Gallery :: Help :: News :: Contact :: Links :: Log In :: Register
 
ONLINE PRICE COMPARISON
 
Site Description
Google Froogle Google helps you get froogle! Search for the item you are interested in and Google Froogle will return a list of retailers selling that item.
PriceGrabber.com Price Grabber is one of the best price BOTs. Price Grabber has a long list of retailers included in their results.
NexTag Another BOT
Epinions Epinions not only includes personal product reviews - they are also a shopping price bot generally turning up a good list of retailers.
Price Watch Ugly but effective BOT. Only computer related items.
 CNET Shopper A BOT brought to you by ZDNet's parent company, CNET. Computers and electronics only.
 Computer Shopper A BOT brought to you by ZDNet's Computer Shopper magazine. Primarily computers and electronics.
Price World A BOT.
DealTime Another BOT.
Price.com BOT. Includes travel prices.
Shopping.com A BOT.
PriceSCAN.com A nice BOT.
SmartShop.com A price comparisson shopping site - a BOT.
MySimon One of the first BOTs available, the MySimon BOT will dig up prices from various retailers for a wide range of categories.
PriceTool PriceTool is a good tool to use for pricing!
AddAll AddAll book search and price comparison helps you get your book for less money!
PricingCentral.com PricingCentral.com lists and rate many online pricing tools and incorporates PriceGrabber into the site.
ToolSeeker A tool BOT. Need a drill? A recip saw? Compare prices here!
SmartBOTs Need more BOTs? Here they are!
Slick Deals Slick deals.
Biz Rate Rate business and price comparison
   
 

In short: A BOT is a software tool for digging through data. You give a BOT directions and it bring back answers.

The word is short for robot of course, which is derived from the Czech word robota meaning work.

On the Web, robots have taken on a new form of life. Since all Web servers are connected, robot-like software is the perfect way to perform the methodical searches needed to find information.

For example, Web search engines send out robots that crawl from one server to another, compiling the enormous lists of URLs that are the heart of every search engine. Shopping bots compile enormous databases of products sold at online stores.

The term bot has become interchangeable with agent, to indicate that the software can be sent out on a mission, usually to find information and report back. Strictly speaking, an agent is a bot that goes out on a mission.

An example mission is to find the best price for a particular item of interest. (e.g. price comparision)