I came to know about the Google Movies service from a friend (link). It is cool. It gives all movies running on a selected city. If a movie is selected, it gives the list of theatres screening it. It is a easy and useful tool to plan for the weekend :)
I am wondering how Google build their database for this service. There is a standard that the movies will be changed only on Friday. This will make the life easier for Google - they can get their database updated weekly once. But how do they get it get for multiple cities. I noticed that this service seems to be available for tier-2 cities as well.
I guess Google will slowly integrate Google shopping/product with this movies service and introduce the online movie ticket booking. This may affect current online ticket booking service providers.
I was thinking about the olden days when I started to book online tickets in late ninetees. There was a online service providers called www.clicktickets.com. When I was in chennai, I used to use this service extensively. The guys in that company knew me very well. I used to watch most of the movies on the first week. Sometimes, i used to book bulk tickets (about 25) and watched movies with collegues and friends. Now there are many such service providers and but www.clicktickets.com is no more.
What all ways to make the life easier!!! The power of Google!!
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