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MARCH 23, 2005 at 11:59 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: amaztype via Veritaserum
Dilly-dally in a deluge of books, movies and music related Harry Potter by using an unique new web tool called amaztype
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Give it a search term and it dynamically pulls merchandise art from Amazon, creating a patchwork of images that form an incredibly slick interface for exploring the results.
Try the phrase "Harry Potter" and start exploring!
The tool uses a combination of Macromedia's Flash and Amazon E-Commerce Services (formerly Amazon Web Services), a programming interface that allows third-party developers to create new ways to use Amazon's huge product catalog.
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Student
Points: 221
obliviator_00 says:
Cool im gonna try it out now! And wow, first comment too, thats never happened!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:05 AM EST
Witch
Points: 734
SiriuslyWarped says:
Cool, the more Harry Potter, the better I always say! This is great, I can't wait to try it out. I am constantly searching for HP stuff.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:12 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 405
DracoLover says:
Woah! Thats very cool. I enjoyed it!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:14 AM EST
Witch
Points: 843
cauldron_cakes 17 says:
oh aWesome!!! mustve taken awhile to make!!!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:17 AM EST
Hogwarts Psychologist
Points: 4236
Patronus Wiz says:
Hmmm... kind of hard to see the images. They're sooo tiny. Oh cool! I just tried searchign something else and it's so neat. You've gotta to try a short word and then it becomes more obvious what it looks like.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:20 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1789
Veela~Girl says:
I remember hearing that this was in the works a few months ago. I'm glad it's done, I'm always interested in easy access to tone of Harry Potter stuff, hence my HPANA memebership : D
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:20 AM EST
Lady of Godric's Hollow
Points: 5294
GodricsGirl says:
Nifty.
Just what I need!
Another way to spend hours a day searching for Harry Potter related topics.
BUt it does sound like fun!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:24 AM EST
Professor of Seanology
Points: 5283
Dr. Nicole says:
Interesting creation I must say. I might take a few minutes and check it out. I wonder what I will find!!
~Nicole
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:25 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 539
Emma's true fan and lover says:
That's amazing. searches for Harry Potter and related stuff are gonna be way more easier now. I'm gonna try this soon. One more thing that's amazing is how quickly people write comments . I was here 5 minutes ago and this article was'nt even here, now , about 9 people have already posted their comments to it. True HP fans at heart i guess.
Keep 'em coming HPANA, love your work.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:31 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1996
AncientJoy says:
I saw this on another website. It's really cool! It's an amazing program... but you have to think that whoever came up with it, sure had a lot of time on his/her hands.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:39 AM EST
Witch
Points: 733
PotterHoney says:
Ooo! Can't wait to try it!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:48 AM EST
Student
Points: 228
Buttercup_Sara says:
Awesome. That program rocks. I just tried my name which was fun to see it spell out my name with books. However its not the greatest program for searching for things.
Have fun everyone.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:49 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1611
I_Love_Snape! says:
This is quite amazing. The things that are introduced every day is very much the surprise. The way that this works is amazing!!!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:51 AM EST
Witch
Points: 570
ginnypotter2004 says:
That is really clever I will definatly be using it just to see what I can find. The things people come up with are amazing.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 12:55 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1303
wahnaroo22 says:
Thats pretty cool. Of course any HP website can bring up pretty much the same thing.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:00 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1465
Moon Dragon says:
The searching is pretty unique, I like how it makes anything you search for in 'writing'.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:07 AM EST
The Warrior Sorceress
Points: 3333
Devilish Katlyn says:
This was very cool. I did this at work, and was nearly caught "skivving off"!
*g*
Devilish Katlyn
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:08 AM EST
Student
Points: 216
Jassymine says:
Wow! That sounds wicked! Go the people who made it!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:08 AM EST
Obsessive Genius
Points: 3175
FeeLinG_bLuE says:
Cool! I'm gonna go and try it... =]
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:27 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 40
mizar says:
Wow, sugoi! Cool. I just tried it and its awesome!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:29 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 366
Ayesha***Yumna says:
Coooooooool, I m really gonna try for it.....
and it is also the first time that my sent message is displayed on the first page!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:29 AM EST
The Faerie Queene
Points: 3278
merri maven says:
I tried amaztype & was completely frustrated with it. I think that people who have a limited amount of time to spend on the internet each day will find it frustrating as well.
Yes, the graphics look pretty, but I don't really care for this. I just need the info with the minimum amount of time and effort.
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:44 AM EST
Head Boy
Points: 475
Slimdoze3316 says:
Sounds cool, cant wait to try it
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 1:58 AM EST
Head Boy
Points: 458
#1:HarryPotterFan says:
O thats cool,the more Harry Potter the better,cant wait to try it out
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 2:06 AM EST
Witch
Points: 772
fawkes1984 says:
Wow... they come up with everything! That is a really interesting program. I wonder who came up with the concept...
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 2:09 AM EST
Squib
Points: 159
moonys_missus says:
That's wicked awesome! I'm gonna try that with some other names and see what I get! That's seriously the coolest thing ever!
Posted Mar 24, 2005 at 2:21 AM EST
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