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Froogle

By Marziah Karch, About.com

Definition: Froogle was the former name for Google Product Search. The name was a play on the words "frugal" and "Google."

It is free to search and free to list products or services available for sale. Merchants list items for sale through Google Base. Google Product Search is also offered in a mobile device friendly format.

Google officially changed the name on April 18th, 2007.

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