Comments on: Grokking Groxis' Grokker http://battellemedia.com/archives/2003/12/grokking_groxis_grokker.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grokking_groxis_grokker Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Dr. Peter Palms http://battellemedia.com/archives/2003/12/grokking_groxis_grokker.php#comment-25332 Dr. Peter Palms Sat, 07 Feb 2004 20:50:04 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2003/12/grokking_groxis_grokker.php#comment-25332 <p>I want to buy Grokker, robot spider or crawler that will<br /> datamine internet WWW sites for all the trade boards such as</p> <p>Alibaba.com<br /> chinalocator.com<br /> businesfinder.comebigchina.com<br /> china_excite.com<br /> ec21.com<br /> euro-trade.net</p> <p>An estimated 20,000 such sites exist on the WWW</p> <p>The spider should also automatically register/enroll/list <br /> a company at each of the trade boards with, name, address, <br /> tel, fax, email, URL, by product category and its products <br /> together with graphic files at each trade board</p> <p>if you have such software available I also want to<br /> partner in the sale of an estimated 1000 copies</p> <p>Dr. Peter Palms PhD<br /> Palms & Company, Inc.<br /> Palms Harbour Lights Building, Suite 203<br /> 515lake Street South<br /> Kirkland (seattle), Washington State USA 98033<br /> Tel 1 425 828 6774<br /> Fax 1 425 827 5528<br /> Email: Grokker@Peterpalms.com<br /> WWW: Peterpalms.com</p> I want to buy Grokker, robot spider or crawler that will
datamine internet WWW sites for all the trade boards such as

Alibaba.com
chinalocator.com
businesfinder.comebigchina.com
china_excite.com
ec21.com
euro-trade.net

An estimated 20,000 such sites exist on the WWW

The spider should also automatically register/enroll/list
a company at each of the trade boards with, name, address,
tel, fax, email, URL, by product category and its products
together with graphic files at each trade board

if you have such software available I also want to
partner in the sale of an estimated 1000 copies

Dr. Peter Palms PhD
Palms & Company, Inc.
Palms Harbour Lights Building, Suite 203
515lake Street South
Kirkland (seattle), Washington State USA 98033
Tel 1 425 828 6774
Fax 1 425 827 5528
Email: Grokker@Peterpalms.com
WWW: Peterpalms.com

]]> By: Ross Mayfield http://battellemedia.com/archives/2003/12/grokking_groxis_grokker.php#comment-25331 Ross Mayfield Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:50:16 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2003/12/grokking_groxis_grokker.php#comment-25331 <p>Its a GREAT product</p> Its a GREAT product

]]> By: tim http://battellemedia.com/archives/2003/12/grokking_groxis_grokker.php#comment-25330 tim Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:39:17 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2003/12/grokking_groxis_grokker.php#comment-25330 <p>This sound interesting, but I've always had a difficult time with graphical interfaces to data sets. We researched/played around with a number of these types of programs at Wired (Steve Steinberg was always interested in this topic).</p> <p>Toward 'mapping the Web', Xerox built a wheel-spoke interface several years ago, I think Apple and/or Macromedia did a 3D browser also. Early stuff - very creaky.</p> <p>As with any map, they all introduced significant overhead for the user, the ability to interpret symbols and spacial relationships through a window on a computer screen is not that easy. And many of them inadvertantly would obscure their own text labels, which in my opinion is an automatic failing grade.</p> <p>I always thought that what made Google so great is that its filtering algorithms obviated the need for "exploring" the data set. But I can certainly see the need to see a little further over your search's event horizon.</p> <p>In general, I'm a massive fan of public API's -- google, amazon, UPS, USPS all have created excellent tools that create huge strides in what web programmers can do (easily). </p> <p>I'd also like to see more work on building Web apps that improved my ability to customize my results, as well as see statistics about those results. But fancy visual interfaces just get in the way, IMHO.</p> <p>[Groxis: Why not a Web-based app?]<br /> </p> This sound interesting, but I’ve always had a difficult time with graphical interfaces to data sets. We researched/played around with a number of these types of programs at Wired (Steve Steinberg was always interested in this topic).

Toward ‘mapping the Web’, Xerox built a wheel-spoke interface several years ago, I think Apple and/or Macromedia did a 3D browser also. Early stuff – very creaky.

As with any map, they all introduced significant overhead for the user, the ability to interpret symbols and spacial relationships through a window on a computer screen is not that easy. And many of them inadvertantly would obscure their own text labels, which in my opinion is an automatic failing grade.

I always thought that what made Google so great is that its filtering algorithms obviated the need for “exploring” the data set. But I can certainly see the need to see a little further over your search’s event horizon.

In general, I’m a massive fan of public API’s — google, amazon, UPS, USPS all have created excellent tools that create huge strides in what web programmers can do (easily).

I’d also like to see more work on building Web apps that improved my ability to customize my results, as well as see statistics about those results. But fancy visual interfaces just get in the way, IMHO.

[Groxis: Why not a Web-based app?]

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