Ookong Blog » Announcement http://blog.ookong.com Have fun and make a difference Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:38:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Going Social http://blog.ookong.com/going-social/ http://blog.ookong.com/going-social/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:19:25 +0000 Jay http://blog.ookong.com/?p=294 Sorry, we have not updated this blog for quite a long time. At the same time, some users may find Ookong very active on Facebook and Twitter.

Please connect with Ookong at

]]> http://blog.ookong.com/going-social/feed/ 0 Ookong Chrome extension V1.5 is released http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-chrome-extension-v1-5-is-released/ http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-chrome-extension-v1-5-is-released/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:23:36 +0000 Jay http://blog.ookong.com/?p=271 Ookong team has released Ookong for Amazon v1.5 to Chrome extension gallery. It now has all the features available in Ookong Firefox addons. We hope Chrome users will find it much easier to get their own deals from Amazon.

Please download it from Chrome extension gallery.

Features:

  • enhanced Amazon product search
  • price history
  • price drop alert
  • product recommendation
  • more

Screen shots:

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Get it from https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gjhnlaeccbboacjkdlopcndknlkjmapp
Click Ookong icon when you are
1. at Amazon item  page
you can see the price history chart of the item and decide whether it is a right time to buy.
2. at all other sites or pages
You can use the handy product search while looking at the current page.
]]> http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-chrome-extension-v0-1-10-is-released/feed/ 0 Ookong is featured on LifeHacker.com http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-is-featured-on-lifehacker-com/ http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-is-featured-on-lifehacker-com/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:45:42 +0000 Ookong http://blog.ookong.com/?p=256 Written by Jason Fitzpatrick ( jason@lifehacker.com) on Mar 3, 2010

Ookong Tracks Amazon Prices and Issues Deal Alerts

http://lifehacker.com/5484982/ookong-tracks-amazon-prices-and-issues-deal-alerts

Sure it’s fun to hunt for deals online, but it’s even better to be alerted when an item you want is at its lowest price. Ookong is an Amazon.com price comparison tool you can use to track price histories.

You can use Ookong as a stand-alone web site, but it’s not as convenient as using the Firefox extension. Once you install the Firefox extension every item on Amazon will have a “Follow” button

]]> http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-is-featured-on-lifehacker-com/feed/ 0 Ookong Firefox addon is recommended on MakeUseOf.com http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-firefox-addon-is-recommended-on-makeuseof-com/ http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-firefox-addon-is-recommended-on-makeuseof-com/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:19:55 +0000 Jay http://blog.ookong.com/?p=250 Written by Evan Wondrasek (@evanw twitter) on Feb 26, 2010

3 Useful Firefox Add-ons To Help Save You Money

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-firefox-addons-save-money/

“Ookong for Amazon

Ookong helps you make purchases on Amazon at the “right time” by tracking price history and providing notifications when prices drop.  Prices on Amazon fluctuate constantly, so this add-on will let you know the instant a good deal is available.

Ookong is built right into Amazon, so when you’re viewing an item listing you can click the largeFollow this item button to begin tracking the price of that item as well as its price history.

… More“

]]> http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-firefox-addon-is-recommended-on-makeuseof-com/feed/ 0 Hiring! Marketing position is available at Ookong http://blog.ookong.com/hiring-marketing-position-is-available-at-ookong/ http://blog.ookong.com/hiring-marketing-position-is-available-at-ookong/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:04:18 +0000 Jay http://blog.ookong.com/?p=231 See the updates in

http://blog.ookong.com/2010/02/hiring-advertising-marketing-specialist/

]]> http://blog.ookong.com/hiring-marketing-position-is-available-at-ookong/feed/ 0 New Ookong.com is launched and open for registration! http://blog.ookong.com/new-ookong-com-is-launched-and-open-for-registration/ http://blog.ookong.com/new-ookong-com-is-launched-and-open-for-registration/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:17:31 +0000 Jay http://blog.ookong.com/?p=219 The golden season for shopping is coming!  Are you ready?

Ookong team has launched the new http://ookong.com and it will help you save more time and money this year!

With the new http://ookong.com, you can

  • Check price history for any item sold on Amazon
  • Get a notification when price drops
  • Buy at the right time

Check out the new site and register NOW!

http://www.ookong.com

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The email from Mozilla Add-ons:

”

The following files of Ookong – Buy at the right time @ Amazon 1.3.0 have been made public by a Mozilla Add-ons editor:

Ookong – Buy at the right time @ Amazon 1.3.0 – ALL

Review Information:
Reviewer: Jorge Villalobos
Tested on Mac OS X with Firefox
Comments: Looks great – thanks for the update.

“

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Front Page:

  • Check out the new theme, fresh as always
  • Get search suggestions as you type
  • Save more through Daily Drops, Weekly Drops

ookong.com-1.1-front

Search Results:

  • Check price history for the right time to buy
  • Refine the results by category
  • See how many people are interested in the item

ookong.com-1.1-search results

]]> http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-com-1-1/feed/ 0 Ookong 1.3 is released! http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-1-3-is-released/ http://blog.ookong.com/ookong-1-3-is-released/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:46:22 +0000 Jay http://blog.ookong.com/?p=177 Ookong 1.3

You can get it from http://ookong.com or https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9308/

Updates:

  • Brand-new interface
  • Export/Import Following List
  • Recommend items you may want
  • Search in Following List
  • Check Price Drops in statusbar menu
  • Customize price drop alert in Options
  • Remove Shop As You Go feature
  • Many more

Screenshots

  • Following List

Following List

  • Price Drop Notification

Price Drop Notification

See more at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9308/

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