Second Life Forums Archive - Suggestion for finding objects for sale

Logan Bauer

Inept Adept

Join date: 13 Jun 2004

Posts: 2,237

05-28-2005 11:48

Ok, I was thinking about this - we can use the find panel to find places and people, ect... However, many people come to my store looking for other things, or I'll constantly hear people say they're looking for object x, where object x is something I've seen but can't remember WHERE. Major websites have sprung up to deal with this, and while they work great I would like to see a feature in SL something like this...

Add a "objects" or "objects for sale" tab in the existing find menu. I was thinking have it look through the names and descriptions of objects rez'ed in world that were set for sale and had the "buy" option set and give a landmark to that object, but there are a few issues with this. First, scripted objects like vending machines using scripted "pay"ment wouldn't show up. Second, people don't already type in that much description in the existing field for objects - however I think if this option was added people would start using it and it could take off.

So, then if someone is looking for, say, a "heart particle emmiter" or "red shoes" or whatever, they would be able to get landmarks to objects for sale with that description. Is this feasible? Just use the find>land feature as a template, but I don't how much being able to search every rez'ed object for sale could be more difficult than searching land parcels... Any thoughts?

Logan Bauer

Inept Adept

Join date: 13 Jun 2004

Posts: 2,237

Wow

06-01-2005 04:26

Is it really that bad of an idea? O_o

Misty Rhodes

SL Muse

Join date: 5 Aug 2003

Posts: 312

06-01-2005 05:14

I got to FIND and I type in shoes when I want to go shop for them or hair and any store that has that item in their description will come up.

So say for your example of hearts emitter try typing in particles and or emitter and u should get a nice selection of places to go to.

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Kali Dougall

Purple and Spikey

Join date: 5 Feb 2005

Posts: 98

06-01-2005 06:01

While it might be nice to have, I can only imagine the load it would place on the database to search for every last rezzed object in existence and check whether it's on sale, then parse its name/description against your search string. It wouldn't be pretty. Plus people who use scrolling vendors would be excluded from such a system.

Logan Bauer

Inept Adept

Join date: 13 Jun 2004

Posts: 2,237

06-04-2005 12:53

From: Misty Rhodes

I got to FIND and I type in shoes when I want to go shop for them or hair and any store that has that item in their description will come up.

So say for your example of hearts emitter try typing in particles and or emitter and u should get a nice selection of places to go to.

Yah, good point. I just think that, if it wasn't too much of a trade off and too hard to search through a database of all objects for sale, it might help. Either that or I want more keywords for my parcel to more accurately describe what's there.

Tyrant Ludd

Abnormal Normality

Join date: 26 Feb 2005

Posts: 23

06-05-2005 11:36

I agree with logan to a certain point but i think i have an idea that will improve on his.

What if there was an extra box that people in find couldnt see that store owners could put information in. Store owners could type in a list of their products, if i have a hot pink butt plug in my store and someone wants one really bad, they type in hot pink butt plug, and my store pops up. The whole point to people in find NOT seeing this list of products is because store owners would just use it as an extended description and ignore the whole point to this completly. Just think of it as a key word section to improve on the find system.

Winter Phoenix

Voyager of Experiences

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

Posts: 683

so extend the description line

06-08-2005 16:44

I dont care if the storeowner wants to use it for a longer description or type out "butt plugs" and "red shoes" JUST GIMME MORE SPACE IN THE DESCRIPTION LINES!. Would save me 250 bucks every two weeks for a classified ad for buttplugs and red shoes anyway.
I submitted proposal 290 to do this.

http://secondlife.com/vote/index.php?get_id=290

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Suggestion for finding objects for sale
Logan Bauer Inept Adept Join date: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 2,237	05-28-2005 11:48 Ok, I was thinking about this - we can use the find panel to find places and people, ect... However, many people come to my store looking for other things, or I'll constantly hear people say they're looking for object x, where object x is something I've seen but can't remember WHERE. Major websites have sprung up to deal with this, and while they work great I would like to see a feature in SL something like this... Add a "objects" or "objects for sale" tab in the existing find menu. I was thinking have it look through the names and descriptions of objects rez'ed in world that were set for sale and had the "buy" option set and give a landmark to that object, but there are a few issues with this. First, scripted objects like vending machines using scripted "pay"ment wouldn't show up. Second, people don't already type in that much description in the existing field for objects - however I think if this option was added people would start using it and it could take off. So, then if someone is looking for, say, a "heart particle emmiter" or "red shoes" or whatever, they would be able to get landmarks to objects for sale with that description. Is this feasible? Just use the find>land feature as a template, but I don't how much being able to search every rez'ed object for sale could be more difficult than searching land parcels... Any thoughts?
Logan Bauer Inept Adept Join date: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 2,237	Wow 06-01-2005 04:26 Is it really that bad of an idea? O_o
Misty Rhodes SL Muse Join date: 5 Aug 2003 Posts: 312	06-01-2005 05:14 I got to FIND and I type in shoes when I want to go shop for them or hair and any store that has that item in their description will come up. So say for your example of hearts emitter try typing in particles and or emitter and u should get a nice selection of places to go to. _____________________ Kris Ritter on LL & Misty's Inventory: "what does the red bulb mean?" ... "it means Misty just opened her inventory & the rest of the grid is going down to about 50% capacity. We just need to ask the SF power grid to pump us another 50,000,000 megawatts & we'll be fine."
Kali Dougall Purple and Spikey Join date: 5 Feb 2005 Posts: 98	06-01-2005 06:01 While it might be nice to have, I can only imagine the load it would place on the database to search for every last rezzed object in existence and check whether it's on sale, then parse its name/description against your search string. It wouldn't be pretty. Plus people who use scrolling vendors would be excluded from such a system.
Logan Bauer Inept Adept Join date: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 2,237	06-04-2005 12:53 From: Misty Rhodes I got to FIND and I type in shoes when I want to go shop for them or hair and any store that has that item in their description will come up. So say for your example of hearts emitter try typing in particles and or emitter and u should get a nice selection of places to go to. Yah, good point. I just think that, if it wasn't too much of a trade off and too hard to search through a database of all objects for sale, it might help. Either that or I want more keywords for my parcel to more accurately describe what's there.
Tyrant Ludd Abnormal Normality Join date: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 23	06-05-2005 11:36 I agree with logan to a certain point but i think i have an idea that will improve on his. What if there was an extra box that people in find couldnt see that store owners could put information in. Store owners could type in a list of their products, if i have a hot pink butt plug in my store and someone wants one really bad, they type in hot pink butt plug, and my store pops up. The whole point to people in find NOT seeing this list of products is because store owners would just use it as an extended description and ignore the whole point to this completly. Just think of it as a key word section to improve on the find system.
Winter Phoenix Voyager of Experiences Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 683	so extend the description line 06-08-2005 16:44 I dont care if the storeowner wants to use it for a longer description or type out "butt plugs" and "red shoes" JUST GIMME MORE SPACE IN THE DESCRIPTION LINES!. Would save me 250 bucks every two weeks for a classified ad for buttplugs and red shoes anyway. I submitted proposal 290 to do this. http://secondlife.com/vote/index.php?get_id=290 _____________________ ~GIVEN FREE REIGN THE SYSTEM WILL TELL YOU, WHAT TO DO, WHEN AND HOW TO DO IT, WHAT YOU CAN READ, VIEW, OR LISTEN TO, WHAT YOU CAN SAY, WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR OWN BODY, AND SUCK ALL YOUR MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET WHILE IT DOES THIS! QUESTION AUTHORITY!~ W.P

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