http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/Get.com/default.aspxTags: Get.comenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2011/09/13/introducing-get-com.aspxTue, 13 Sep 2011 18:00:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:17504Michael Garrity0http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=17504http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2011/09/13/introducing-get-com.aspx#comments<hr /> <p><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/images/blog/get-mini.gif" style="float:left;margin:10px;" height="75" width="75" alt="" /><b>Today at DEMO Fall 2011, we saw the launch of a product discovery service that helps users quickly find the best product to meet their needs.</b></p> <p><b> <a target="_blank" href="http://get.com/">Get.com</a> </b>claims to be the service that will considerably reduce the time spent online trying to figure out which particular product is the best one to meet a consumer&#39;s specific requirements. </p> <p>In order to curtail all of that searching and guesswork, Get.com has users post a product question with requirements (for example, <a target="_blank" href="http://get.com/what-is-the-best-electric-toothbrush-for-sensitive-gums-under-100/q163v">&quot;What is the best electric toothbrush for sensitive gums under $100?&quot;</a>), which will then prompt a crowd-sourced answer based on the community&#39;s product suggestions and votes.</p> <p>According to a press release by the company, this is the &quot;big missing piece in e-commerce today.&quot;</p> <p>&quot;This is just one of those obvious services the Web needs,&quot; says co-founder Steven Fruchter. &quot;Where people who are passionate and have experience in an area form communities around helping others figure out what is the best choice for their needs. It just makes sense: Tailored needs answered by smart, unbiased people.&quot;</p> <p>Founders Fruchter and Jake Gold have worked on successful online projects in the past. Currently, they are the CEO and CTO, respectively, of the live streaming network <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stickam.com/">Stickam</a>.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=17504" width="1" height="1">e-commerce expressGet.com