YAHOO PRODUCT SEARCH FOR MIVA MERCHANT Y FEED EXPORT MODULE

We announced in December 2002 that Google was beta testing a shopping directory.  Yahoo is now beta testing its own shopping search engine called the Yahoo Product Search.  Like Google, Yahoo hopes to provide a service to consumers who are looking to specifically make purchases.  That sounds great for a Miva Merchant store owner. Searching in everyday search engines and directories for commercial websites often requires wading through non-commercial content. 

To sign up for inclusion into Yahoo's product search, you need to agree to the terms of their data feed agreement. You will then fill out an application and wait to be contacted. Once you have been accepted, a data feed needs to be submitted.  Just like with Google's Froogle, William (Bill) Weiland of Emporium Plus has produced a Yahoo Product Search data feed export module for Miva Merchant called Y Feed.

The Y Feed module produces the acceptable data format required by the Yahoo Product Search.  Setting up this module is an easy process.  Just follow these steps:

1. Install the Module - Screen Shot / Video (wmv) *Best Viewed in Full Screen Mode
2. Assign the Module - Screen Shot / Video (wmv) *Best Viewed in Full Screen Mode
3. Configure the Module - Screen Shot / Video (wmv) *Best Viewed in Full Screen Mode

You can currently purchase the Y Feed module for compiled Miva Merchant only.  More features and an uncompiled version will be added soon.  We will update this review when the new features are added.

Additional Information:

• Yahoo Product Search - Webmaster world forum member first spots the Yahoo robot in April.

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