Comments on: Visual search engine promises photo-realistic malls http://www.internetretailing.net/2009/10/visual-search-engine-promises-photo-realistic-malls/ News, insight and analysis for Europe's ecommerce and multichannel retail professionals Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:27:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chrishttp://www.internetretailing.net/2009/10/visual-search-engine-promises-photo-realistic-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Chris Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:19:02 +0000 http://www.internetretailing.net/?p=1804#comment-102 “We have light reflections on rippling water and the sound of rustling palm trees to bring the site to life. We’ve even made sure that rays of sunlight and shadows are in the right place.” That's the clincher - this is why this one will work where all the other virtual shopping malls have failed. Why are these still being built? Why forgo all the advantages that online offers and attempt to recreate something from the offline world? “We have light reflections on rippling water and the sound of rustling palm trees to bring the site to life. We’ve even made sure that rays of sunlight and shadows are in the right place.”

That’s the clincher – this is why this one will work where all the other virtual shopping malls have failed.

Why are these still being built? Why forgo all the advantages that online offers and attempt to recreate something from the offline world?

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