We scan documents online differently than we read them when we hold them in our hands.
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Ichoose of Dallas and other shops are developing ever-shrewder software that lets online merchants scan rival sites, adjust prices on the fly and steal customers, all without leaving a clue.
So far, Eventbrite has made great strides, making it easy to promote events through social networking, sell tickets online and even scan tickets on-site with their iPhone and Android application.
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Google wants to scan millions of books to make them available online.
Not surprisingly, Amazon is also said to be considering some other features that would send folks back to Amazon.com -- Bloomberg gives the example of someone shopping for jeans in a retail store who can't find the right size, and says that they could simply scan the jean's tag to order a pair online.
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The first is way in which Amazon is enabling consumers to scan products in stores with their mobile devices to get their online price.
They scan and data enter every document, then organize everything in a secure, searchable online account.
That group is developing Pangaea, a global technology platform, scan and go apps that let shoppers buy in store via a smartphone, and online operations in growing markets outside the U.S. such as Brazil and China.
An innovative ISBN scanner allows to scan ISBN codes so you can create your own wish-list and search on supported online libraries and book stores.
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She notes that she and others have seen shoppers scan the bar codes of merchandise onto their smartphones to see if they can find the items for a cheaper price online.
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