And you can see a bit more about our thinking on the space and our motivation behind the site in the email (sent out to users who pre-registered with us) in this post on the boxedup blog: http://tinyurl.com/yv9oen
Give me a shout if you want to know more!
Bill Worple
· 2 years ago
We have a site in beta: http://www.3luxe.com. We launched in June and it's a hybrid of social and professional reviews. We have a team of independent researchers and writers who go out and research a product category (everything from baby bottles to helicopters to coffee pots) and then narrow that category down to the top 3 "Best Of" selections, which we review. In a category we only feature the 3 best products.
Users have the ability to vote (Luxe It or Leave It) our picks as well as add comments at a product or category level. Based on user feedback and new product introductions we will continuously update our selections.
It's our goal to give users a site that cuts through the clutter and provides a tool for rapid due diligence before making a purchase.
I also came across a site called http://www.HerFabLife.com which actually shares styles, shopping happenings plus other lifestyle content with today's women.
Omission Alert... You didn't cover productwiki.com which is clearly more community based (social) than many of the sites listed.
Fabio
· 2 years ago
If you're interested in this area you should check www.veedow.com It's my startup, I won't hide and soon we will open a private beta.
Fabio
Chris H
· 2 years ago
You also missed out on redflagdeals.com, canada's best site for emptying your wallet.
E.D.
· 2 years ago
Hello,
I can't believe you missed RedFlagDeals.com , which is hugantic.
RedflagDeals now has 109,498 users, all working together to get canadians the best deals.
Abdul
· 2 years ago
Don't miss http://www.dealego.com (small and still test-beta). There will be an ENG and a German Version. Start October 2007 with lots of extra Features...
Yuli
· 2 years ago
http://MyItThings.com User generated magazine about everything shopping. Check out the latest trends that people like you and me write about, or just search through their virtual closets and see what they own or wish to own. Everything from music to fashion, home decor to gadgets.
Yep, and hopefully in the next publication www.bringsome.com will also make it to the list. bringsome is the first global p2p goods delivery platform bringing travelers and anyone with a global taste together.
CoWorkersAds is an online classifieds service that allows members to find and sell items exclusively among co-workers community- ALL FOR FREE! All dealings are within trusted network of people: colleagues working for the same company, people you know and trust in real life.
grechen
· 2 years ago
You forgot http://www.grechenscloset.com! I provide reviews and pictures of hot women's designer items ON ME, more than 100 exclusive coupon codes, designer directories full of smaller boutiques, and lots more. Also just launched a new coupon codes site: http://www.grechenscodes.com that is updated several times a day with new codes.
www.Girlshopspot.com is all about making online shopping easier and more fun for women. In tandem it was created to support the success of emerging as well as established businesses catering to women.
$25.00 buys you an interactive advertising page for 6 months. $40.00 buys you a year’s worth. What you get for the money is:
· Fun and easy to use template to set up your page and upload your images. A video version of your page is also available, for very little more cost.
· An attractive and inviting site for showcasing your products or services.
· Built in SEO functionality and marketing support.
I think what would be cool is to have a similar article / post on shopping blogs. There are many of them around and some with great info and deals. Here is a link to jewelry shopping blog I like Jewelry Blog.
bunnybot
· 2 years ago
When you do your next roundup please include bunnybot.com
This is a nice comprehensive overview of the social shopping space. We've also done some similar research in the last month, looking at how consumer brands can leverage the social shopping space. You may be interested to see the article here: http://www.shopatron.com/on/path/newsletter_03.php
fabiodebe
· 1 year ago
@Greg Squires: I really liked the article you suggested! Nice job, thanks
Sammy
· 1 year ago
It will be interesting to see which ones really win out and get the majority of surfers. Some of these sound complicated. Nice read.
@simplekid Congrats for having the site live. My curiosity, what differentiates you from Kaboodle, Wishpot and the likes? Only the geographical target?
Cheers
simplekid
· 1 year ago
We feel that we are in such an early and exciting phase of development that given time and input from our members we will grow into the social shopping website that members want to use an have the features members want to use. Rather than just features we feel can be implemented. :)
toddy
· 1 year ago
very useful!
Rachel
· 1 year ago
I love etsy.com! And while Buzzillions and Woot are great, I actually really like this new consumer reviews website called www.viewpoints.com. It has developed a really great community atmosphere. It's kind of like the Facebook or MySpace of consumer reviews.
Ron
· 1 year ago
Hi!
Great article. We have been using social shopping sites to let folks know about our personalized jewelry and fair trade gifts at http://www.wow-imports.com. We already shared some products on some of the 18 sites featured and are now gradually doing so on the rest and more.
There's no doubt that social shopping sites are great for website exposure and SEO!
chrispateros
· 1 year ago
this is what i really need. since im featuring houses i need this to announce that there's a property in sale
There's a new auction site in town for amazing deals. The prices go DOWN instead of up. Registration is no cost. When you sign up, you get some bid credits to play with. All new products, name brand, Apple, Sony, Samsung, Vitton, Lego, BMW, gift certificates to Walmart, Lowes etc. There are products that go for $0 even.
Check it out. I'm seeing some amazing deals there and they're just getting started. bigdiscountauction.com. Let me know what you think.
Iteya.com lists coupons, specials, sales, and clearances at hundreds of online stores. Plus, you can print out coupons to use on groceries.
The great thing about Iteya.com is that for every online purchase you make, you earn Iteya Points which you can redeem for gift certificates.
Joe shasun
· 7 months ago
Yeah. Iteya.com is the best for online shopping i got free shipping for my products. Most stores aren't going to have more than 20% off coupons, unless it's a coupon for a certain product. Many stores, however, have sales and clearances where you can save 30-90%.
Nice list, but also consider ShoeHunting.com when you need to shop for shoes! It's a social shopping network that allows members to save and share shoes from anywhere on the Internet or from their computers. ShoeHunting also compares prices on shoes, so you can find the BEST deal out there!
There are a bunch of new sites that came out...I know glimps got bought by thefind. and there is also http://www.openfashion.com social shopping with fashion niche.
lara
· 4 months ago
For instant access to some of the best invite only sites I've found--ideeli, rue la la, billion dollar babes, the top secret, gilt groupe, editor's closet, hautelook, gomatta girls, and DD Push--follow this link for your invitations: http://bestonlinesamplesales.blogspot.com/
All Comments
We launched 3 weeks ago. Kristen gave us a write-up on Mashable around the time of launch (http://mashable.com/2007/07/19/boxedup/). (Thanks Kristen!)
And you can see a bit more about our thinking on the space and our motivation behind the site in the email (sent out to users who pre-registered with us) in this post on the boxedup blog: http://tinyurl.com/yv9oen
Give me a shout if you want to know more!
Users have the ability to vote (Luxe It or Leave It) our picks as well as add comments at a product or category level. Based on user feedback and new product introductions we will continuously update our selections.
It's our goal to give users a site that cuts through the clutter and provides a tool for rapid due diligence before making a purchase.
You didn't cover productwiki.com which is clearly more community based (social) than many of the sites listed.
It's my startup, I won't hide and soon we will open a private beta.
Fabio
I can't believe you missed RedFlagDeals.com , which is hugantic.
RedflagDeals now has 109,498 users, all working together to get canadians the best deals.
User generated magazine about everything shopping.
Check out the latest trends that people like you and me write about, or just search through their virtual closets and see what they own or wish to own. Everything from music to fashion, home decor to gadgets.
REDFLAGDEALS.COM
CoWorkersAds is an online classifieds service that allows members to find and sell items exclusively among co-workers community- ALL FOR FREE! All dealings are within trusted network of people: colleagues working for the same company, people you know and trust in real life.
$25.00 buys you an interactive advertising page for 6 months. $40.00 buys you a year’s worth. What you get for the money is:
· Fun and easy to use template to set up your page and upload your images. A video version of your page is also available, for very little more cost.
· An attractive and inviting site for showcasing your products or services.
· Built in SEO functionality and marketing support.
· Options to hold sales and special events.
www.girlshopspot.com
Commerce by Community
http://mashable.com/2007/10/31/bunnybots-social...
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Cheers
Great article. We have been using social shopping sites to let folks know about our personalized jewelry and fair trade gifts at http://www.wow-imports.com. We already shared some products on some of the 18 sites featured and are now gradually doing so on the rest and more.
There's no doubt that social shopping sites are great for website exposure and SEO!
When you sign up, you get some bid credits to play with. All new products, name brand, Apple, Sony, Samsung, Vitton, Lego, BMW, gift certificates to Walmart, Lowes etc. There are products that go for $0 even.
Check it out. I'm seeing some amazing deals there and they're just getting started. bigdiscountauction.com.
Let me know what you think.
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Thanks
Iteya.com lists coupons, specials, sales, and clearances at hundreds of online stores. Plus, you can print out coupons to use on groceries.
The great thing about Iteya.com is that for every online purchase you make, you earn Iteya Points which you can redeem for gift certificates.
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