In April, we reported on Stylehive, a collaborative shopping network. Since then, two big new players have entered the arena: Crowdstorm and ThisNext.
Crowdstorm is a new way for consumers to find what to buy by measuring the buzz around products. Users recommend products, and the crowd defines the best products by recommending what they know and like. Good products go to the top of the list, weak products disappear: the setup is very much like the popular news website Digg. Buzz is measured by the amount of activity surrounding a product: how many times a product has been viewed, how many bloggers have written about it, and how many Crowdstorm users have commented about it.
Users can add other users as friends, either people they already know or those they've met on Crowdstorm and whose product recommendations they trust. Future enhancements will let users post their own product images and videos, and top-rated members will also be invited to beta-test new products from big brands. UK-based Crowdstorm was founded by Phil Wilkinson, who also set up online price comparison sites ShopGenie and Kelkoo, and aims to be one of the internet's best sources of impartial product information.
Another social shopping network to have launched recently is ThisNext. Much hyped, LA-based ThisNext features a slick design and sends visitors down one of three paths: Discover, Recommend and Shopcast. The discover section lets users browse products recommended by others. Clicking on a item allows them to add it to their wishlist, recommend it, or find out where to buy the product. Users can recommend products by creating themed lists (from 'Japanese Snacks' to 'Things I Cannot Do Without'), or simply by clicking on an easy to install 'Add to ThisNext' browser button.
Appealing to the blogging crowd, ThisNext's standout feature is shopcasting: bloggers can create small banners for their website. These so-called shopcast badges either display their own recommendations or those of the ThisNext community, broadcasting the products they love or must have.
The combination of consuming, curating and creating buzz is hot, as witnessed by the arrival of not only Stylehive, Crowdstorm and ThisNext, but also others like Wists, ShopWiki and Kaboodle. Most are very US-centric. Time to launch local versions and find out who will lead the pack!
Website: http://www.crowdstorm.com
Contact: info@crowdstorm.com
Website: http://www.thisnext.com
Contact: http://www.thisnext.com/contact
One of the pioneers in the social shopping space is the French based Zlio (www.zlio.com), which started as a "buzz shopping community" and recently relaunched with a slightly different approach. It now offers its user base to set up their own stores with their favourite products.
Another new entry to the social shopping space is FavoriteThingz that appeals to the MySpace crowd.
Interesting. Although I do feel you're jumping on the techcrunch bandwagon a little bit with this one.
Sorry for the plug, but check out Amie Street (www.amie.st) for an example of social shopping brought to music. We even compensate our members for recommending music that becomes popular within the community.
Social shopping is going to be as big as price comparison was to the industry in 1998! Good spot springwise!
Yeah. Its really good social shopping, now on its move. Try an new good social shopping website http://www.desiresin.com
I like social shopping but more on the deals/bargains side, not the product recommendations "what do my friends like" side. I used to hang out at slickdeals daily but I found that www.dealighted.com works much better because it shows me deals from slickdeals, fatwallet, gottadeal, and others. If I still don't know what to buy though I check wize.com for buzz on product reviews and www.resellerratings.com to research store reputations. I'll keep an eye on crowdstorm though, looks like something I could use.
I like the idea of social shopping networks, but actual items are more transient than the personal tastes which would cause someone to like/dislike a particular item over time. How about socializing individual preferences and having retailers recommend products that match those preferences? I'm attempting such a thing here: www.buyerinside.com
I like the concept of social shopping and along the same line i have actually come across some other sites like www.inods.com which aggregates user reviews and opinions on products. it also have the wish list feature like thisnext.
Another site i found was www.dealplumber.com which is a community-driven deals and coupons engine, where you can simple search or browse for deals on product and services you might want, compare the different deals posted by different users and choose the best one. I have been an active user of dealplumber and have not only managed to get some great deals but have also managed to make a steady income by posting such deals. I think the concept is just Great!
Sorry another plug, I have just (well over several months!) created a UK based site for creating a shopping/wish/gift list as I was unable to find one last year. It allows you to add people to view your list (ie friends and family) You can add comments on each item. I think it will be handy for price comparisons as well, without being restricted by which companies the website interface with. For example if you are looking for a toaster. You can add all your shortlisted items to one list, regardless of where on the internet you found them, even the smaller more obscure companies. Or if you have a more specialised item you are looking for like a horse saddle, we find it very useful. (www.myelist.co.uk)
http://www.elivedeals.com is very usefull site for deals and coupons. You can save bunch of moeny.
you know i got some real cool products for lesser amount from www.dealce.com
i recommend this site to others...
I found this site http://www.naturalbornshopper.com another good example of social shopping except this time for the UK market, also slightly unique in that it lets people earn money from their recommendations.
Making money from social shopping sites is gaining traction. Particularly in the fashion sector (like your previous article on stylehive) where tastes change on a frequent basis, users rely more on peers and peer opinions to make "product discoveries" and buying decisions.
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I saw that site http://www.firletka.ru and it is perfect for social shopping.
Just visit and try elivestore.com, community web site allows to submit deals, and vote them.
free77.info - is a new social shopping bookmarks. Site - "a la DIGG". Probably quite new. You can write their proposals (coupons, discounts).
We recently launched a social shopping service for german users, http://www.seneschall.de
You can create your own stores and earn money within a few minutes.
Most of the current batch of social shopping sites are US based. We have just launched http://www.tribesmart.com which is aimed at the UK market.
myfavz.com could be of interest to you. It is a new startup launched on sept 8th at the techcrunch50 in california. It is a social shopping portal with a unique patent pending feature called pKaboo!
pKaboo! enables gift givers to anonymously find out the recipient's current interests, hobbies or perfect gift ideas. The giver's identity is disclosed to the recipient by myfavz on the day of the event, thus maintaning the element of surprise which is so crucial to the ritual of gifting.
Let me know your views on myfavz
AJ
Founder / CEO
http://www.myfavz.com
Style Estate is a new website, right now its in the beta phase….. this website will enable you to show your house, rooms, bathrooms,……ect and also post the products included in your house. People can check them out and click on the products and it will take them to the store. Pretty neat :0)
http://www.styleestate.com
Storrz.com is a Social Shopping Marketplace for Medium to Large merchants. We have launched in India and host 120 merchants and growing. check us out at http://www.storrz.com
ShopCorn is a social shopping community website which allows users to find, submit, share, review and recommend product deals from across the web.
ShopCorn allows User Generated Price Comparison in the form of Deals Challenge. Deals Challenge allows community users to challenge existing deals in the deals box.
I like the idea of social shopping networks. A social network based on shopping can put you in touch with other shoppers who have similar interests in products.Shopping sites reflect users’ personal tastes and allow for online conversation. Visitors can learn what’s popular, get shopping ideas and follow links to products they wouldn’t necessarily find on their own.
http://www.digitsy.com
One social shopping site which is differentiating itself from the crowd is Stuffpit.com - http://www.stuffpit.com. Stuffpit is unique in that it is the first social shopping site to reward its members for sharing product recommendations. Recommend a product and every time someone else buys it you receive a commission.
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