eBay Introduces a Personalized Shopping Experience for the Google Assistant
As useful as they are, Google Home and Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers are ultimately just another way to Google. But that�s not necessarily a bad thing � especially when it comes to shopping. (Who doesn�t like to shop hands-free, after all?) That�s why companies like Walmart are getting in on the trend, and why eBay announced a personalized shopping experience for Google Assistant devices.
On Wednesday, eBay said it�ll open up its storefront to Google Assistant-enabled devices including Google Home, Google Home Mini, home automation products from third-party manufacturers, and smartphones that support Google Assistant.
�We�ve collaborated with Google to be among the first to take advantage of the multi-surface switching capability, which lets you carry a voice conversation on Google Home over to your phone, seamlessly,� eBay Lead Product Manager Jay Vasudevan wrote in a blog post. �So when you tell Google Home that you want to buy an item on eBay, you can easily switch to your phone, take a peek at the deal recommendation to make sure everything is correct and buy with confidence.�
Source: eBay
It�s basically like it sounds: Say, �ask eBay,� followed by the product you�d like to find (e.g., �ask eBay to find me GoPro Hero 6�), and eBay�s app for the Google Assistant does the rest. You�ll be told how many product listings matched your query, and it�ll recommend the best deal it could find. You�ll then get the option of visiting the product page on your phone or refining your search.
That�s not all that�s new with eBay on the Google Assistant. The retail behemoth updated the �What�s it Worth?� feature on the Google Assistant, which now lets you ask the trending price of any item you�re thinking about selling.
It isn�t Google�s first foray into retail. Earlier this year, the search giant added Target to Google Express, a shopping service that acts as a middleman between buyers and brick-and-mortar retailers. With that came an announcement came a new shopping feature for Google Assistant.
Source: eBay
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