05/10/00
ConsumerREVIEW.com Teams with PriceGrabber.com to Bring Shoppers
Unbiased Computing and Consumer Electronics Product Reviews
Partnership Arms Consumers with Intelligence for Audio, Computing,
PC and Video Games and Digital Photo Purchases
Sunnyvale, Calif. - May 10, 2000 - ConsumerREVIEW.com, the leading
trusted source for consumer product information on the Web, today
announced that it will provide hundreds of product reviews to PriceGrabber.com,
a comparison shopping engine that streamlines the buying process
for consumers. The partnership is the most recent for ConsumerREVIEW.com,
which in the last several months has announced similar content deals
with companies such as Yahoo!, West Marine and PlanetOutdoors.com.
PriceGrabber.com supplies consumers with thorough product and pricing
information, allowing for intelligent, one-stop comparison-shopping.
Beginning today, PriceGrabber.com will feature reviews written by
and for consumers in the following categories: Audio, Computing,
PC Games, PC Photo and Video Games. ConsumerREVIEW.com will also
provide average ratings for every reviewed product. The addition
of ConsumerREVIEW.com will complement the existing professional
product reviews and merchant ratings featured on PriceGrabber.com
"Teaming up with PriceGrabber.com gives hundreds of thousands
of consumers instant access to unbiased reviews of the latest DVD
and CD players, notebook and desktop computers, games and digital
cameras-not to mention dozens of other products," noted Max
Mancini, CEO of ConsumerREVIEW.com. "Many of these purchases
require a fair amount of research before the consumer is confident
they're making the right decision. We anticipate that the shoppers
who frequent PriceGrabber.com will make even smarter purchases as
a result of tapping into the candid opinions of fellow consumers
who've had direct experience with these products."
"With expert reviews and now consumer-generated reviews from
ConsumerREVIEW, PriceGrabber.com shoppers are now properly geared
with the necessary information to make the right purchasing decisions,"
said Tamim Mourad, president of PriceGrabber.com. "Giving our
consumers access to this large selection of quality information
on specific products and merchants is one more step we have taken
to ensure that our consumers feel good about their purchases."
PriceGrabber.com's shopping comparison service does the legwork
for the consumer in order to identify the right product at the right
price from the best retailer. With user-friendly features like attribute
searching and personalized product tracking, consumers can quickly
find the products that interest them.
About ConsumerREVIEW.com
Founded in 1998, ConsumerREVIEW.com (www.consumerreview.com) is
the leading, trusted source for consumer product information on
the Web. ConsumerREVIEW.com develops and manages Web communities
around common product interests to meet the needs of consumers researching
purchases on the Web. The company's review content is available
to millions of consumers through partnerships with sites such as
Yahoo!, AltaVista, MountainZone.com and PlanetOutdoors.com. The
company is focused on creating an online environment that fosters
communication, community spirit and quality product reviews. ConsumerREVIEW.com
is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
About PriceGrabber.com
PriceGrabber.com, a leading online shopping comparison service,
is the smart place to start your shopping. Its unparalleled product
comparison service is the starting point for savvy shoppers who
value their time, money and privacy. PriceGrabber provides services
like bottom-line cost calculation, detailed product information,
side-by-side product comparisons, as well as expert and consumer
reviews making PriceGrabber a valuable ally to any shopper. PriceGrabber.com
is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and can be found on
the Web at http://www.pricegrabber.com/ .
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