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Snarfer Adds RSS Search Wizard Supporting eBay and Craigslist Communities

New RSS Search Capabilities Provides Critical and Timely Information to Both eBay and Craigslist Buyers and Sellers

Boston, MA July 31, 2006 - Snarfware LLC, today announced the general availability of Snarfer v0.5.0, the latest version of their award winning RSS reader. Snarfer provides a new approach to RSS aggregation focusing on speed, efficiency and ease of use. Snarfer is the best way to Read, Search and Manage RSS.

Snarfer v0.5.0 introduces a number of new and innovative functions including a RSS Search Wizard which enables users to construct complex searches for items or information contained on either eBay or Craigslist. Search results are returned to Snarfer via RSS feeds utilizing the RSS functions supported by eBay and Craigslist communities. Searches are intelligent and persistent automatically returning new results to Snarfer every time RSS feeds are updated.

"Automated and persistent RSS search results of ecommerce data delivers a new level of timely and consistent information to both buyers and sellers", says Snarfware's Chief Snarfer. "Up to now only RSS savvy users of eBay and Craigslist have figured out how to capitalize on the RSS search functionality supported by these large user communities. Snarfer's new RSS Search Wizard makes it easy for EVERYONE to utilize RSS searching on eBay and Craigslist when buying or selling items."

Snarfer v0.5.0 enables users to select from four Search Wizards: Craigslist, eBay, Blog Search and Local Search. Search Wizards supporting other communities will be introduced in future Snarfer releases. To perform an eBay search the user inputs their search keyword and is then prompted to select one geographic location, category and minimum and maximum bid range. Results are then automatically returned via an RSS feed into the search folder selected. The Craigslist RSS Search Wizard supports multi city search enabling the users to define up to 20 different geographic locations to be searched simultaneously.

"Snarfer's eBay Search Wizard helps me keep track the current street price for the items that I am buying or selling", says Hartley Macklin an eBay Bronze Powerseller. Snarfer's eBay Search Wizard has made it easy for me use RSS on eBay. Searching is now lightening fast and has changed the way I access information enabling me to buy and sell more efficiently."

Snarfer v0.5.0 also introduces new features which enable the user to share their RSS information. Users can now easily email RSS news stories as well as share their feed subscription lists with others. Snarfer features include:

  • Key Features Highlights:
  • Read, Search and Manage RSS
  • Speed, Usability & Flexibility - Lightening Fast
  • Enables people to become functional with RSS seconds after downloading it.
  • 1000+ feeds are pre defined enabling the user easy and automatic subscription to RSS sources
  • Built in RSS search supports Craigslist and eBay communities
  • Read:
  • Intuitive three pane user interface
  • Embedded browser in preview pane
  • Supports a new right click menu in the message view for easy access to main message functions including the new Email options
  • Search:
  • Search toolbar
  • eBay intelligent and persistent search results of items
  • Craigslist intelligent and persistent search results of items including support for multi city searching
  • Web search using a number of popular RSS/Blog search engines including: Blogdigger, Bloglines, Blogpulse, Feedster, Google Blog Search, IceRocket, MSN Search, Sphere, Yahoo Search
  • Manage:
  • User created folder hierarchy - enables the user to file and save articles via drag & drop or cut and paste
  • Drag and Drop copying and filing of messages
  • Automated data management
  • Share:
  • E-mail articles to others
  • Export selected feed lists as OPML files and email to others

About Snarfware

Snarfware, LLC, is located in Boston, MA and London, UK with a mission of delivering fast, powerful, efficient and easy to use products for the RSS marketplace. Snarfware's Snarfer is best way to read, search and manage RSS and is designed to enabling users to be fully functional with RSS seconds after downloading it. The company is privately held and was founded in December, 2004. Snarfer is FREE and was announced Q4 2005.

For further information contact us or visit www.snarfware.com

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