Netbot was the first comparison shopping company. We…
“Netbot was the first comparison shopping company. We realized comparison shopping can be quite tedious if you are driving from one furniture store to another. On the Internet, you can automatically look at a bunch of different stores and see where can you get the best price on a computer or some such thing, so that was the motivation.”
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He describes Netbot’s origin: simplifying tedious in‑store price comparison via the web.
In simple terms: Created Netbot to automate price comparison online.
Use technology to simplify shopping.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- shopping apps
- consumer research
- price tracking
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can offline shoppers benefit?
- What are privacy concerns?
Reliance on internet access limits reach.