Froogled for Christmas

Have you seen Froogle yet?

http://froogle.google.com/froogle

Great if you have any last minute xmas shopping.
Theres a lot of deep thought going on about this over at webmasterworld.com not to mention talk of the death of the affiliate marketer due to googles move into the world of online shopping. However, as GoogleGuy says, this is a new opportunity. Anyone want to kick around ideas on how to make the best of it?
Interesting.


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> Have you seen Froogle yet?

> http://froogle.google.com/froogle Great if
> you have any last minute xmas shopping.

Yes, it does look like a good way to find stuff to buy for Xmas presents!

> Theres a lot of deep thought going on about
> this over at webmasterworld.com not to
> mention talk of the death of the affiliate
> marketer due to googles move into the world
> of online shopping. However, as GoogleGuy
> says, this is a new opportunity. Anyone want
> to kick around ideas on how to make the best
> of it?

I don't think it will be the death of affiliate marketing. It's like department stores have not been the death of direct mail marketing.

However, to "survive" I think affiliate marketers will have to promote things you can't easily find in the "general directories"!

Direct marketing and catalog marketing succeed by promoting products for niche markets that are not easily found in stores - I think affiliate marketers will have to think the same way.

However, if you can figure how this could be an opportunity - it would be interesting.... :)

- Dien Rice