By Christmas 2010, billions of autonomous software agents are expected to be roaming the Web year-round. Researchers believe these shopbots will transform e-commerce, shopping for goods and services for people and companies. Consumers already use rudimentary bots on comparison-shopping sites that query multiple retailers and retrieve prices and other information for users. Some bots attend on-line auctions for buyers and bid on their behalf.
Shopbots being studied
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