Google
  Web ConsumerSearch.com   
Reviewing the Reviews Home Category Index Shop Newsletter Search About Us

About ConsumerSearch

How ConsumerSearch.com Got Started

What ConsumerSearch.com Does

Contacts

Scope Of ConsumerSearch

Press & Awards

Link to ConsumerSearch

FAQs

Ratings Criteria


How ConsumerSearch.com Got Started

The seeds of ConsumerSearch were planted in 1991 when the company's founder, Derek Drew, was researching the purchase of a "Desktop Publishing System" for a new business. Drew found that he was unable to make an intelligent purchase decision without having to stitch together reviews of the products from three different computer magazines, a task that was both overwhelming and time consuming. Drew recognized the need for a resource that could quickly and reliably tie together the reviews of these publications. ConsumerSearch.com is the result of that experience.

In May 2007, ConsumerSearch.com was acquired by About.com. About.com is one of the 15th most visited sites in the US and a part of The New York Times Company.

What ConsumerSearch.com Does

For each product category, ConsumerSearch offers:

  • All The Reviews Reviewed: Our ranking and descriptions of all the top reviews, complete with links.
  • Full Story: Our complete analysis of who the experts are and what they say.
  • Fast Answers: Our listing of the top-rated products, according to the experts.
  • Where to Buy: Prices and links to retailers that offer the recommended products.

At ConsumerSearch, you will not find reports that read like advertising copy or warmed-over press releases. We strive to make our content tough and precise, and at no point are our editors influenced by advertising or other commercial considerations. Our purpose is to report the truth about what the experts are really saying. You can also use our service as a search engine to find product reviews and information, as our name suggests.

Primary Contacts

Christine Frietchen (managing editor)
cfrietch@consumersearch.com

Max Levitte (general manager)
mlevitte@consumersearch.com

Damon McClure (operations manager)
dmcclure@consumersearch.com

Carl Laron (senior electronics editor)
cmlaron@consumersearch.com

About.com
About.com team: http://advertise.about.com/about/management.html

Advertising inquiries: http://advertise.about.com/contact/index.html

Headquarters

About.com/ConsumerSearch, Inc.
249 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011

Scope of ConsumerSearch

ConsumerSearch adds content weekly and plans to cover 800 product categories within our current format. This site will always retain the same three basic services: All The Reviews Reviewed, Full Story and Fast Answers.

Press and Awards

ConsumerSearch has been recognized for excellence by a wide variety of organizations, including USA Today, the Scout Report, Red Herring, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Internet Life, and dozens of other Web sites. See the ConsumerSearch Press and Awards page for more information.

FAQs

Ratings Criteria

ConsumerSearch.com