Best Buy API Aims To Expand Store's Reach Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday January 26, 2009 @11:28AM from the right-way-to-encourage-business dept.

surely_you_cant_be_serious writes "Best Buy has opened up proprietary product catalog data in its online store through an open API. Through the Remix API, Best Buy can track how many people are using its information, while users can check to see where a certain product is available without visiting Best Buy's site. Web developers and bloggers can also sign up to become an official Best Buy affiliate. If approved, they can get a small percentage of a sale if someone makes a Best Buy purchase through their site."

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My pig is growing wings. by Irish_Samurai · 2009-01-26 11:30 · Score: 4, Insightful

Damn, I never thought a big box retailer with brick and mortars would ever get it.
Is this the data from that intranet? by Reality+Master+201 · 2009-01-26 11:35 · Score: 4, Insightful

The one they'd show customers in store when they were doing a bait and switch? The one the CT attorney general was investigating?
Just curious.
Re:I'm torn by CannonballHead · 2009-01-26 11:46 · Score: 4, Insightful

If you don't live on the west coast/near Fry's :)