We developed a Web 2.0 based application that parses through and collects data from 50+ different websites and then organizes and displays them on this application. Searches are conducted in parallel on these web sites and in the background without user intervention and results are agglomerated within seconds. This was a complex application with the two main challenges being the ability to properly login to various sites, extract the right data, and to display results in an organized and formatted manner with outstanding performance.

The main features of the application were:

• Web 2.0 based interface with extensive use of AJAX to perform all functions interactively.
• Data agglomderation from over 50 different websites available.
• Perform search in parallel on all sites while retaining user responsiveness.
• Interactive search filters so users can narrow search criteria in real time
• Classification of search results into an easy to read and analyze grid.
• Summary view with pictures leading to detail view
• Site ratings and comments from other users
• Social media integration
• Purchase options
• Ordering and Order Management functionality