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SHOPPING SPREE: 18 Sites for Social Shopping & Deals

August 8, 2007 - 8:58 pm PDT - by Jordan Chark 55 Comments
Kaboodle was snapped up this week, but there are at least 17 other social shopping startups and sites worth checking out. Here’s a quick roundup of the best places to share your shopping picks.

1. Crowdstorm
Crowdstorm is an innovative social shopping service using product buzz in the blogosphere to help you find what to buy. You can even add your own favorite products and edit ones already in their databases. Commenting on products and adding to wish-lists is really simple. All of this corroborates into a great social shopping and recommendations system.

2. Etsy
Etsy is a very nicely implemented, well designed social marketplace for handmade items. A more innovative eBay. The selection of items and active community contribute well to the overall shopping experience. Etsy is the place to look for unique handmade art, jewelery and much more.

3. Zebo
A simple site made for lists of what you already own, not what you want. Some users list generic items, others, more focused towards brand names. You can even input pictures, youtube videos, and myspace slideshows into your lists. Zebo also features fairly simplistic and straight-forward social-networking, which allows you to add yourself to various networks and invite your friends. Not sold on that color scheme though.

4. ThisNext
An interactive wish-list based shopping network with a recommendation system based on opinions from real people. You can add or recommend various products by entering their websites, or simply searching the service’s database. You can also create wish-lists with the direct ability to buy the items from ThisNext. The service also incorporates trackbacks so you can drive a little traffic to your blog if you so wish. Nevertheless, its main feature is still its recommendation system which tells you what to buy next, thus, ThisNext.

5. Kaboodle
Share product recommendations with the community and discover new stuff from users with similar tastes and styles. When you see something you’re interested in buying, just click the bookmarklet and it’ll fetch all of the necessary info; you can also browse what the community’s been bookmarking and comment on their bookmarklets. Just sold to Hearst Magazines this week.

6. Wists
Another wish-list creation service, Wists has the ability to create image bookmarks for anywhere on the web without uploading anything. After first adding your bookmarklets to your favorite items you can clip appropriate images and info from shopping sites to your Wists pages. A simple and effective application.

7. ShopWiki
ShopWiki is another community based, very “web 2.0-ish” wiki, all about products. It’s a good resource for quick background and price information on a wide-range of items.

8. Wisheus
Simple, shared wish-lists. A nice alternative to more feature-rich sites if wish-lists are all you want.

9. Woot
Woot provides you with one product daily for sale, and people in the forums participate in active feedback and comparisons using the available product allowing you to make educated shopping decisions. The active community contributes to your shopping experience.

10. BzzAgent
BzzAgent is a program meant to initiate word-of-mouth Buzz via the delivery of free product samples to a developed list of volunteer candidates. In doing so, companies benefit from viral buzz.

11. Wishpot
Allows you to easily create product wish-lists and share them with the community. Wishpot allows you to add items to your list by performing either an internal site search or using the browser clipping utility. The internal site-search also happens to be powered by shopping.com, which allows for many more advanced search features, including search by price or category. Wishpot also features mobile integration which enables you to add items to your list from your cell phone, or take a snapshot of an item and add it that way, also from your mobile phone. Another features that adds value to the service is inclusion of user information for better results and recommendations.

12. Buzzilions
Buzzilions is a shopping review site based on reviews by “actual buyers”. It offers some great, unique features, such as Buzzilions’ Affinity Recommendations, which takes key points from your profile and matches you with other members using your product choices as a basis. Overall, Buzzilions is a viable option for consumers to begin product comparisons before buying.

13. Stylehive
Build your own “hive” of your favorite products and share it with the community. While it’s quite similar (and inevitably so) to many of the above, what sets it apart is its great use of item metadata and its effective use of images. For example, when a page is bookmarked, images are automatically included.

14. Glimpse
Glimpse is a fashion resource site for women including featured articles in addition to an active marketplace of the latest looks. With Glimpse, it’s easy to find trendy clothes and stay up to date on all the latest looks. You have the ability to save items from the marketplace into a wish-list of sorts. Those items can be sent to friends bought through the marketplace, or placed on sale alert, when you will be notified whenever the item goes on sale.

15. StyleFeeder
An online “shopping companion” which assists you in shopping socially in real time, lets you see your “styletwins”, gives you product recommendations and allows you to build wish-lists. StyleFeeder boasts its celebrity wishlists, too, featuring the likes of 50 Cent.

16. ShopStyle
The more high-end of these services, ShopStyle features an active designer marketplace. Overall, a well-integrated one-stop-shop for all your designer fashions.

17. Reesycakes
Reesycakes is yet another integrated shopping community, but with one additional feature: coupon codes. Not only that, but Reesycakes also offers great shopping guides and a comprehensive marketplace.

18. Osoyou
Osoyou is a women’s social-network based on shopping. Features include personalized product suggestions and other elements of social shopping. While the service hasn’t officially launched, you can still sign up and be notified when it actually does.

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- eddie August 8, 2007 @ 9:08 pm
  
  how could you have not mentioned http://www.mystore.com ?????
  
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- Dee August 8, 2007 @ 9:47 pm
  
  You have definitely made my next shopping trip a bit more complicated. More places to browse.
  
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- Malte August 8, 2007 @ 10:39 pm
  
  Well, since you’re asking… You missed http://www.iliketotallyloveit.com. Wired Magazine called it “a Digg for the shopping set”. Enjoy.
  
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- chrsoz August 9, 2007 @ 12:29 am
  
  Hi Jordan. Nice overview. But you missed us! http://www.boxedup.com.
  
  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!
  
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- click india classifieds August 9, 2007 @ 5:13 am
  
  I just visited this great site http://www.clickindia.com which offers listings of local businesses and dealers offering various products and services!!
  
  It is quite easy to use and neatly done interface.
  
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- Bill Worple August 9, 2007 @ 7:38 am
  
  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.
  
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- Sung August 9, 2007 @ 7:43 am
  
  http://www.AgentB.com is a popular social shopping site ala Digg.
  
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- ella modern August 9, 2007 @ 9:19 am
  
  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.
  
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- Jason August 9, 2007 @ 9:41 am
  
  you are also missing shoppero.com
  
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- Mark Krynsky August 9, 2007 @ 11:44 am
  
  Omission Alert…
  You didn’t cover productwiki.com which is clearly more community based (social) than many of the sites listed.
  
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- Fabio August 9, 2007 @ 4:05 pm
  
  If you’re interested in this area you should check http://www.veedow.com
  It’s my startup, I won’t hide and soon we will open a private beta.
  
  Fabio
  
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- Chris H August 9, 2007 @ 8:17 pm
  
  You also missed out on redflagdeals.com, canada’s best site for emptying your wallet.
  
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- E.D. August 9, 2007 @ 10:57 pm
  
  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.
  
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- Abdul August 10, 2007 @ 3:44 am
  
  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…
  
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- Yuli August 10, 2007 @ 3:38 pm
  
  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.
  
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- Trish August 14, 2007 @ 4:05 am
  
  Hey! You missed http://www.smashingdarling.com
  
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- Salman August 15, 2007 @ 8:55 am
  
  OHH MANNN!!!
  
  REDFLAGDEALS.COM
  
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- Hanna August 18, 2007 @ 1:29 am
  
  Looks like I’m going shopping, huh?
  
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- Jérôme Charron August 20, 2007 @ 2:37 am
  
  You also missed http://www.shopreflex.com
  
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- SaleGrab September 3, 2007 @ 5:01 pm
  
  Thank you for the great review Jordan. I did not expect you to mention it as it is very new, but would like to know your opinion about http://www.salegrab.com
  
  If possible and time allows please let me know about your recommendations at info at salegrab.com
  
  The social networking part is ready but not implemented until to can finish at least covering most of the US stores with 10 or more stores which turned out to be a very long list!
  
  Once the core data is in place social networking interface will be enabled.
  
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- bringsome.com September 24, 2007 @ 12:52 pm
  
  Yep, and hopefully in the next publication http://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.
  
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- Sash September 25, 2007 @ 9:01 am
  
  http://www.coworkersads.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.
  
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- grechen September 27, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
  
  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.
  
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- Sam October 11, 2007 @ 6:07 am
  
  Thanks, I have registered in some of them.
  
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- brev October 14, 2007 @ 9:15 am
  
  These guys offer the best online shopping cash back deals I have found on the internet http://www.bizreveal.com/cashbackshopping
  
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- Christine Van Buskirk October 19, 2007 @ 7:01 pm
  
  http://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.
  
  · Options to hold sales and special events.
  
  http://www.girlshopspot.com
  Commerce by Community
  
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- daniel October 24, 2007 @ 5:50 am
  
  http://www.hotgirlsgames.net/
  
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