SiteJabber
SiteJabber
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Type | Privately held |
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Industry | Business ratings and online reviews |
Founded | 2008 |
Founders | Michael Lai, Jeremy Gin, Rodney Gin |
Headquarters | San Mateo, California |
Products | Consumer-facing review website |
Website | www.sitejabber.com |
Sitejabber is a web-based platform for consumers to find trustworthy online businesses and avoid scams.[1] Sitejabber was founded in 2008 in San Francisco, California and has been described as "the Yelp for websites and online businesses".[2] Consumers create Sitejabber accounts to rate and review online businesses using an overall star-rating as well as criteria such as service, value, shipping, returns and quality.[3] Sitejabber also publishes a blog that contains scam alerts and consumer tips based on Sitejabber reviews.[4] The Sitejabber service has received recognition by PC Magazine and CNN.[5][6] As of August 17, 2017, the site claims to receive over 2.5 million monthly visitors and have reviews of over 100,000 businesses.[3]
Contents
1 History
2 Funding
3 Press Coverage
4 Reviewer & Business Community
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
According to the Sitejabber blog, the service was started in 2008 by Jeremy Gin, Rodney Gin and Michael Lai in an effort to reduce online fraud and improve online transparency.[7]
Funding[edit]
Sitejabber was developed with a grant from the National Science Foundation as well as with funding from private investors including 500 Startups.[8][9]
Press Coverage[edit]
Wall Street Journal/MarketWatch, 3 pet medication scams — and what you can do about them[10]
Wall Street Journal/MarketWatch, Booking travel online? Beware of these 4 scams[11]
MSN Money, Hey, senior Internet surfers: Sharks are circling[12]
The Atlantic, The Top E-Commerce Fears[13]
The Chicago Tribune, Beware of work-at-home scams[14]
- Sitejabber, HON Announce Partnership to Help Consumers Find Quality Health Websites[15]
Reviewer & Business Community[edit]
Sitejabber accounts are free to consumers: anyone can write a review on Sitejabber and become a community member.[1] Online businesses can also register free and paid accounts on Sitejabber where they can respond to reviews of their business and advertise.[16]
References[edit]
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^ Jennifer Van Grove (21 July 2009). "Sitejabber: A Power to the People Tool for Reviewing Online Businesses". Mashable. Mashable, Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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^ "Sitejabber Consumer Tips & Online Scam Alerts".
^ Brian Heater (16 August 2010). "The Top 100 Web Sites of 2010". PC Magazine. Ziff Davis, LLC. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ Money Magazine staff (11 April 2011). "100 best money moves". CNN Money. Time Warner, Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ "The Founding of Sitejabber - Sitejabber Consumer Tips".
^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1127567 - SBIR Phase II: Software to Automate the Detection of Websites that are Fraudulent or Otherwise Harmful to Consumers".
^ "SiteJabber".
^ Catey Hill (30 July 2014). "3 pet medication scams — and what you can do about them". MarketWatch. Dow Jones & Co. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ Catey Hill (15 May 2014). "Booking travel online? Beware of these 4 scams". MarketWatch. Dow Jones & Co. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ Mitch Lipka (7 July 2013). "Hey, senior Internet surfers: Sharks are circling". MSN Money. Microsoft, Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ Chris Good (28 September 2010). "The Top E-Commerce Fears". The Atlantic. Atlantic Media. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ Diane Stafford (6 September 2010). "Beware of work-at-home scams". The Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing Company. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ Business Wire (2 February 2010). "Sitejabber, HON Announce Partnership to Help Consumers Find Quality Health Websites". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ "Registration". biz.sitejabber.com.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Sitejabber Consumer Blog
- Sitejabber for Business
Categories:
- Online companies
- Companies based in San Francisco
- Privately held companies in the United States
- Internet properties established in 2008
- Review websites
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