Archive for March, 2008
Google Introduces Google Checkout Shopping Cart
Google released a beta service today called Google Checkout Shopping Cart. The cart is a very simple javascript based cart that integrates into websites and the Google Checkout payment service. The entire cart uses a new shopping cart API and only needs a few lines of code on a website.
![Google Checkout Shopping Cart](http://www.ecommerce-blog.org/images/gco-cart1.jpg)
The checkout process uses the existing Google Checkout system.
![Google Checkout Page](http://www.ecommerce-blog.org/images/gco-cart2.jpg)
This cart looks to be an extremely easy way for websites to add shopping cart and payment functionality. It looks like it could be customized as much as a website would want, but seems to be a better fit for websites wanting to sell only a few items.
I think that this could really help Google push their checkout service, as it has all but died since they gave up their free incentives.
Some Google shopping cart links:
Google shopping cart demo
Getting started with Google shopping cart
Shopping cart API documentation
Shopping cart customizing
Shopping cart FAQ’s