Cool AWS-related sites

**flyingpylon** · 01-19-2004, 07:22 AM

If you want to download lists of Amazon browse nodes, go here:

http://www.browsenodes.com

If you want to see an excellent example of what's possible with AWS, go here:

http://www.activecircle.com

Active Circle is cool technology-wise, though I'm not sure how it would do with ordinary shoppers. Be sure to check out the "bubble view" of the results panel in the lower-right quadrant.

**Chris** · 01-19-2004, 08:22 AM

Thanks for the browsenodes link, very useful. Its like it was made just for me

Althought it doesn't go very deep... which is too bad.

**chromate** · 01-19-2004, 08:42 AM

Alot of the newer stores still don't work right with AWS currently anyway. Which is a shame. Hopefully when they release AWS4 they will.

**pas** · 01-19-2004, 12:32 PM

Has Amazon announced a release date for AWS4?

BTW, is it possible to use AWS to query a node for sub nodes?

**flyingpylon** · 01-19-2004, 01:16 PM

I saw on the AWS discussion board that they should have an announcement about v4 in early February.

I don't think it's possible to query AWS for sub-nodes. I think people have been building lists of nodes via screen-scraping.

**ozgression** · 01-19-2004, 08:31 PM

Does that mean that people with AWS sites will have to update their sites to accomodate the new Amazon AWS v4?
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**GCT13** · 01-19-2004, 10:36 PM

Originally posted by flyingpylon
If you want to download lists of Amazon browse nodes, go here:

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Active Circle is cool technology-wise, though I'm not sure how it would do with ordinary shoppers. Be sure to check out the "bubble view" of the results panel in the lower-right quadrant.

Interesting sites. Once I figured out what was going on in "Bubble view" I found it quite impressive. Something I would use if i were looking purchase.

**GCT13** · 01-19-2004, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by ozgression
Does that mean that people with AWS sites will have to update their sites to accomodate the new Amazon AWS v4?

I think I read in an AWS chat transcript that they won't depreciate AWS v3 for a while.

**flyingpylon** · 01-20-2004, 07:01 AM

Yeah, AWS 1 and 2 haven't even been "turned off" yet, so I would expect AWS 3 to be active for quite a while.

I'm sure there will be some re-programming required to take advantage of AWS 4. But if they fix the problems with AWS 3 it will be worth it. They've led us to believe that developers will really like v4. Of course, I'll wait until I actually get my hands on it rather than believe the hype.

**GCT13** · 01-20-2004, 03:48 PM

Has anyone had problems with AWS v3 this month? I think it's run pretty smooth so far, although I heard there was an issue with SOAP the other day (I'm using REST).