Amazon's A9 interface

[tench]

hi,

i've been looking for a detailed explanation/deconstruction of amazon's search portal www.a9.com but couldn't find it.

Does anybody know if it has been analysed? I can see that it's javascript based, but i'd like to learn more. i very much like the slidable columns and optional display of columns. javascript is often implemented in a heavy-handed way, but having seen a9, i'd like to learn more.

anybody has any links about the design of a9?

tench

 

[shorty114]

it isn't really Amazon's search portal, but it is owned by amazon...

from what i could gather from http://a9.com/-/company/whatsCool.jsp , it is a portal to Google, Google Images, Amazon Inside a Book, Movies, etc. i wonder what google has to say to this...