UC Irvine informatics researcher Bill Tomlinson has set up a web site called GreenScanner.net where users can search for product reviews by UPC. Intended
to primarily cover environmental impacts, the site really shows any reviews posted by users. Easy access by
mobile devices make this a simple but workable project I think. Check out this sample search. The
limitations are obvious, but so is the potential in my mind. Press release.
Found via Gristmill.
GreenScanner searches reviews by UPC
Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Razib, I agree. I think this service is most interesting as a proof-of-concept more than a functioning tool. Maybe I'm wrong though!
Posted at 12:21PM on Apr 20th 2006 by Marshall Kirkpatrick
1. " Intended to primarily cover environmental impacts, the site really shows any reviews posted by users."
That is the thing which will make the website really useful to the visitors. I wish that the website gets a better package about its hosting because it is too slow.
Posted at 12:10PM on Apr 20th 2006 by Razib Ahmed