My side project, Instant Visual Search for Etsy.
I was inspired by Feross Aboukhadijeh's instant search for YouTube, so I took the latest Etsy API and built an instant search for them. I'd love it if you'd try it out and let me know what you think. It is at http://www.glancely.com/ I really hope it doesn't need an explanation, but start typing what you're looking for. I used tags on the listings (among other things) to fuel my suggestions. Click a color to filter on those listings, click to sort on price. Click again to deselect. I've tested on the latest Firefox, Chrome and IE on Windows and Safari on an iPad. You will need JavaScript to…
My side project, Instant Visual Search for Etsy. launched on October 14, 2010 with 18 votes, #12 of 55 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Glancely is an instant search tool for browsing Etsy listings that displays results as users type. It allows filtering by color and sorting by price with a single click interface. The tool uses Etsy API data and listing tags to generate search suggestions. It works on Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer on Windows, and Safari on iPad, and requires JavaScript to function.
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I was inspired by Feross Aboukhadijeh's instant search for YouTube, so I took the latest Etsy API and built an instant search for them. I'd love it if you'd try it out and let me know what you think. It is at http://www.glancely.com/ I really hope it doesn't need an explanation, but start typing what you're looking…
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