Aroxo, your virtual price negotiator
The need for an endless search to compare prices will end in the near future. Like we wrote in our book about the year 2020 intelligent agents called 'Digital Me's' will represent us in the virtual world and help us find the right information. Aroxo is a first example of this.
Aroxo is founded in 2006 by Andrew Culpan and Matt Rogers. It is an English organisation which focusses on the development of innovative solutions to bring sellers and buyers closer together, I am mostly interested how buyers will be assisted by the innovative solutions Aroxo provides.
In our book the digital me's respresent us in the virtual world. These Digital Me's are the digital representation of ourselves. They know our preferences and what we need. They are that intelligent that they are able to negotiate for us in the virtual world. in this the concept of Aroxo is a first step.
The principle behind Aroxo works simple and according to three steps:
- As a buyer you simply 'Say What You’ll Pay' for thousands of items which will soon include everything from MP3 Players to laptops to washing machines.
- Sellers compete for your business and send you their best offer for the item you want. The seller will include their price plus any delivery charges and details of their returns policy etc.
- Buyers simply compare seller offers and can buy immediately or negotiate in private for a better deal.
Het The idea behind Aroxo isn't as sophisticated as we write about in our book. But it is a first important step in realizing future digital me's.