Are Print Mail Order Catalogs Dead?
By Jim Edwards One of the great joys of the holiday season involves receiving the stack of catalogs that invariably clog the mailbox at the end of my driveway. Not withstanding the hernia I get from carrying them to the house, or the three acres of rainforest timber it took to print them, holiday catalogs provide a never-ending opportunity to look at stuff I don’t want to buy. Unfortunately, when I do finally decide what I want to buy for those on my holiday shopping list, I find the one catalog I need mysteriously absent from the 6-foot stack. Fortunately, a new service at Google makes hunting through catalogs to find the perfect gift for yourself or others an absolute breeze. Log on to http://catalogs.google.com/ and test out Google’s latest offering in an attempt to organize all information on the planet. At the time of this writing, Google’s database of catalogs boasts over 6,000 catalogs covering everything from golf to music to footwear. The index allows you to browse catalog con
