Cool eBay photocasting tool - FilmLoop

This week's Cool Tool is a photocasting tool from FilmLoop, part of the eBay Developers Program. FilmLoop uses eBay Web Services to display gallery images of live listings selling on eBay in a running photocast, or "loop" (there's a couple of examples lower in this post). These images in their tool also link back to the associated live listing on eBay, driving buyers to purchase items from eBay sellers. And eBay buyers can keep an eye on new listings of items they are interesting in purchasing by downloading the tool to their desktop and clicking "Watch this on your desktop".

For example, I've been shopping lately for the handbag for my mom to replace the one she lost on her vacation. I searched for a while, but I ran out of time and figured "I'll just know the right one when I see it." Enter FilmLoop. I entered a search for "coach bags", and voila - out came a ton of possibilities. Plus, this loop below is sitting right on my desktop, so when my eye catches the right bag for mom, all I have to do is click on the bag I want, and it will bring me right to the listing on eBay. (You can see now why eBay sellers love this tool, too!)  :-)

You can also customize your loop to search across all of eBay or just in specific categories based on keyword.

Below is the special loop that Alice from FilmLoop sent me when she was describing what a fantastic time she had meeting folks from the eBay Community at eBay Live! (eBaby belly art - wow). Alice has also started her own eBay Group that features gallery Looplets from eBay sellers. If you're curious, join in on the fun!

- Delyn