>> So, they typically resort to integration mechanism or other concepts (retailer-manager store-in-store) they can control and authorize for select e-retailers they work closely with.
Which is why I think the ideas I have will be a lot like RSS; they are small, simple, and will really help retailers. And it doesn't have to be a manufacturer that maintains the "original"; if they won't, an industry aggregator can do that. I guess it's time I start putting my ideas "on paper?" -Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Guillaume Lebleu Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 4:50 PM To: Microformats Discuss Subject: Re: [uf-discuss] new standard for product information Ted Drake wrote: > I would thin this standard could be adopted quickly via microformats. > What are the thoughts? > I think microformats would probably help adoption with the less sophisticated (smaller) retailers quickly, but would not satisfy all the business needs of more sophisticated manufacturers. More: Microformats can help for product content that is on the manufacturer's Web pages. But not all of the product content is on their Web pages, especially for sophisticated manufacturers. One example is pricing rules, which can be very complex. See the ARTS data model http://www.nrf-arts.org/xml_dictionary_5/XMLDictionary-NonMembers.html. Moreover, having worked on manufactuer/e-retailer collaboration software in the 90s, my experience is that some, if not most manufacturers are worried about how they differentiate on the electronic shelf (i.e. the comparison shopping site), how their brand is represented, and as a result are actually reluctant to making their Web site content easily scraped, taking the risk that their content end up in places they don't want to end up. So, they typically resort to integration mechanism or other concepts (retailer-manager store-in-store) they can control and authorize for select e-retailers they work closely with. Guillaume _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
