http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/11/08/riyas-launches-likecom/ Jeff Nolan's take on investment, innovation, entrepreneurship and the technology industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/11/08/riyas-launches-likecom/comment-page-1/#comment-38934 Jeff Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:53:54 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/11/08/riyas-launches-likecom/#comment-38934 I don't see how chezimelda and like.com are competitive... what chezimelda is doing, as far as I can tell, is the same thing that other shoe merchants do, group individual products together based on type. What like.com is doing is enabling a search function based on the images, as in "I like this hardware on this handbag" or "I like the heel on this shoe" and then generating a search based on that attribute. Quite honestly, I think Zappos.com has a better experience than chezimelda, but that's just based on a quick look-see a that the site and clicking through some items (I also see that zappos is a merchant in the system, as they should be). I don’t see how chezimelda and like.com are competitive… what chezimelda is doing, as far as I can tell, is the same thing that other shoe merchants do, group individual products together based on type. What like.com is doing is enabling a search function based on the images, as in “I like this hardware on this handbag” or “I like the heel on this shoe” and then generating a search based on that attribute. Quite honestly, I think Zappos.com has a better experience than chezimelda, but that’s just based on a quick look-see a that the site and clicking through some items (I also see that zappos is a merchant in the system, as they should be).

]]> http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/11/08/riyas-launches-likecom/comment-page-1/#comment-38922 JD Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:27:20 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/11/08/riyas-launches-likecom/#comment-38922 Really interesting site - they have healthy competition though. Check out www.chezimelda.com <a href="www.chezimelda.com" rel="nofollow">Chez Imelda</a>, a shoe store launched by London based PIXSTA. Comparing the two approaches, i think the Chez Imelda site is a bit more compelling from a purist shoppers' perspective, though Riya's celebrity function is great fun for a while. Really interesting site – they have healthy competition though. Check out http://www.chezimelda.com Chez Imelda, a shoe store launched by London based PIXSTA. Comparing the two approaches, i think the Chez Imelda site is a bit more compelling from a purist shoppers’ perspective, though Riya’s celebrity function is great fun for a while.

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