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Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Design: An Overview

Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Design: An Overview

Yun Wan
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781599049786|ISBN10: 1599049783|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616926311|EISBN13: 9781599049793
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-978-6.ch001
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Wan, Yun. "Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Design: An Overview." Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Designs, edited by Yun Wan, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-978-6.ch001

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Wan, Y. (2009). Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Design: An Overview. In Y. Wan (Ed.), Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Designs (pp. 1-17). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-978-6.ch001

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Wan, Yun. "Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Design: An Overview." In Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Designs, edited by Yun Wan, 1-17. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-978-6.ch001

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of comparison-shopping services. Four research topics are covered: How to design a good shopbot? How Shoppers using the comparison-shopping services? What is the strategic use of comparison-shopping as a new channel by online vendors? And what is the impact of comparison-shopping on existing price equilibrium and electronic market structures? Emerging research topics like mobile comparison as well as comparison in health information are also discussed.

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