LetsBuyIt Blog

First of all we would like to share some more hidden internet jokes that we have found. There is quite a range of Google jokes or hoaxes that somebody dedicated an entire Wikipedia “Google Hoaxes” article to them. For more jokes or Easter Eggs, as they are also called, check out the site eeggs.com. Back in the days Microsoft used to be quite funny and there were hiding quite a lot of easter eggs in their programs like Excel but that has been reduced because people were complaining about the waste of resources (how mature!).

Secondly we have noticed that the Ebay Sale of the Online Shopping Community Yieeha (we have previously reported) has come to an end at the stunning selling price of EUR 24.550,00 incl. VAT. The Sale has not been commented on their blog as of now (no new entry since June 23, 2008) however the average sale price of 2EUR per registered user is definitely not very satisfactory but it was definitely worth a try. There are not that many Shopping Community Sites for Sale on Ebay to compare with but our feeling is that the price could be more!

The idea of PowerReviews isn’t completly new. They started with the fact that online shopping is still pretty difficult. The different portals where you usually shop are well designed and it’s easy to get you product home in “5 clicks”.

But the main problem consummers are facing nowadays is how to buy your products and where to buy the specific products you may want. Most people don’t even try to research online. They go straight to their local stores.

Why is it so difficult online? Why can’t we go to one place to read all about the latest trends, read customer recommendations and THEN decide where to buy? It exists for some categories such as computers and electronics. Why can’t we find such tools for your microwave or your desk?

LetsBuyIt’s vision is that there should be a better way to research products online and not only limit the consummers’ choice to few consumer Reports, and various search engines…

According to out vision, PowerReviews is a good start to fill this gap.

“Customers should not have to leave a retailer’s site to read reviews on Amazon. Customers should not have to trudge through tons of search results to find that rare nugget of useful information. And customers should not have to visit the store to get an unbiased product recommendation. That’s our vision and the reason why PowerReviews exists.”