Announcing Launch of Glimpse by TheFind – a new socially-curated shopping experience!
We are excited to announce the launch of Glimpse by TheFind, a new socially-curated shopping experience! Check it out:http://bit.ly/glimpseFB
TheFind Gets Fabulous with Fashion Insiders Event In SoHo
Last Wednesday, November 17th, TheFind hosted an intimate gathering for some of New York’s top fashion editors and bloggers at the Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo. Included among the guests were editors from Vogue, InStyle, People Style Watch, Elle and Fortune. Also in attendance were many of New York’s most marvelous fashion bloggers. Not to mention TheFind’s own founder, Siva Kumar, and our very own spokesperson, Alison Deyette. We were in town to toast the launch of our mobile shopping app and our site’s stylish new makeover. As you can see from the event photos, the room was a buzz with excitement, and that wasn’t just from the bubbly and goodie bags (including a Marc by Marc Jacobs scarf!). Après event the team retreated to Balthazar for a late bite, topping off the evening in true downtown style!
TheFind Featured in new iPhone Commercial
TheFind is featured in Apple’s new iPhone commercial!
The Shoe Shopping Experiment
Can you find shoes you love faster with images than with words? We’re testing out our new visual search site and want your feedback! As a thank you for completing the survey, we have included some great coupons from Bluefly, Shoebuy, and Naturals of Ashland. Here’s how it works:
1. Go go visual.thefind.com
2. Type in a shoe search or click on a hot search link
3. Some products will show buttons for “find similar” and “compare” upon mouseover. Click on one of these buttons
4. You should see products similar in shape and color
5. When you’re done, click the “take our survey” link at the top of the results
6. Tell us what you think!
Vote for Us!
TheFind has been selected as a finalist in the Consumer Web category for the TiE 50 Hottest Startups award. Public voting will determine the award winners, and you can help TheFind win by casting your vote at http://www.tie50.net/polling/. Check our box, found fouth from the bottom of the first column (consumer web) to cast your vote.
Long Live Routine by OlenaInStyle.com
March, April and May are often the hardest months of the working year as they usually do not offer us a holiday or a vacation break. It is easy to become depressed and stressed when all you see is work, home and traffic. Sounds familiar? If so, there is some good news: as strange as it sounds, routine can become a background of good health. If you go to bed and wake up early, sleep enough, work and eat at the same times every day, your body will definitely thank you because it likes consistency and works better on a schedule.
It is certainly important to exercise but sometimes hard to accomplish with all the work during the day and kids in the evening. Such a situation seems kind of desperate. However, it also has solid advantages. It turns out that people who have kids, a job and a spouse (or a partner who lives in the same house) have fewer chances to become overweight after 50. Sounds encouraging.
So, exercise whenever you can, take daily vitamins, eat healthy and the next time you get stuck in traffic for an hour, remember: it is not too bad. Relax and enjoy your routine until the next vacation!
TheFind.com’s Blog Goes Divine…
There’s a great place where real voices rule, where women can write and publish stories about anything that matters to them. It’s called DivineCaroline.com and it’s full of words and wisdom just the way women like them – dripping with honesty. We’re talking about Style, Relationships, Body & Soul, Home & Food, Travel and much more.
You can find stories from TheFind.com just like what you get here at DivineCaroline plus a whole host of other stories and topics from other members as well! Hope to see you soon at DivineCaroline.com.
Happy Reading/Searching/Shopping,
Payton
Who’s Proposing Marriage February 29th?
This year is a leap year, do you know what that means? You’re right, it means that there will be 29 days in February (did the title give it away?) and it means that it’s a presidential election year. Did you also know that February 29th is considered Sadie Hawkins day? February 29th exists to fix a problem in the calendar (this is not a problem that I don’t understand, but that’s how the story goes folks). Way back in time, it was assumed that this date could also be used to fix the old custom that only let men propose marriage. This was the one day that women could cut loose and go wild and ask a man to marry them! Woot, party on women!!!
These days, there’s nothing stopping women from proposing, but we all know that most don’t. I guess some women are just old fashioned that way. If you are one of those old fashioned women, you now have license to propose to your man (dare we call it poetic license?!?)! This opportunity only presents itself once every four years, so if you don’t muster up the courage to do it in a few weeks, you won’t get the chance again until 2012. OMG, is it just me or does that year look totally futuristic?!?
Personally, I think it would be more entertaining to get married on February 29th. Oooh, so maybe you break tradition and propose on Valentine’s Day and then run off and get married on February 29th. What do you think? Is it romantic or crazy?
It does beg the question of how anniversaries would be celebrated. Once every 4 years, on both February 28th and March 1st or for the whole month of February? What would you do in that situation? Certainly, the people who have gotten married on February 29th in years past worked through these details prior to getting married, right? Or, maybe they get divorced the following year because they failed to plan for anniversary celebrations. Doh!
I don’t know, I’m no marriage expert. I’m not even a fan of marriage, so don’t ask me how these things should work. I was just fancied by the mystery of February 29th and the archaic tradition of Sadie Hawkins day. What do you think?
Happy Searching/Shopping,
Payton
TheFind.com’s Valentine’s Day Gift Suggestions
What Women Want:
Cuff Bracelet
Pink Quartz Shimmer Blush Spring Dress
Diamond Stud Earrings Floral Print Dress Pink Quartz Deluxe Trunk
Bling’s the Thing:
Engagement Ring Earrings Bracelet
Living la Dolce Vita:
Quiet Night In:
Make Sure Cupid’s Arrow Hits the Mark: TheFind.com Offers Suggestions for Valentine’s Day Gift Giving
Score Points with Sweethearts Using the Comprehensive Shopping Search Engine to
Find Everything from the Traditional to the One-of-a-Kind
Mountain View, Calif. – February 5, 2008 – TheFind, Inc., the leading shopping search engine and web destination for discovering lifestyle goods, is making the search for Valentine’s Day gifts for loved ones simple and efficient.
Crawling more than 500,000 stores on the Web to unveil more than 200 million products across all shopping categories, TheFind.com helps consumers find the perfect gift to celebrate a lifelong romance, make a big impression on “The One”, or even break out of the doghouse.
“TheFind.com allows effortless Valentine’s Day shopping by letting users shop the entire Web in one, easy place,” said Larisa Hall, vice president of marketing for TheFind. “Whether you’re a traditionalist looking for chocolates, jewelry, or flowers, or you’re breaking the mold and searching for an alternative gift that makes a bold, romantic statement – we make it easy to find exactly what you’re looking for. And for those who subscribe to the thought that the most ideal gift is the one that’s most within reach, our new local search capabilities show you exactly where to find that special gift that will not only be near and dear to their heart, but also near your home.”
TheFind.com monitors search trends to identify “hot” searches. So what do women want for Valentine’s Day this year? Hall says that Cuff bracelets, Pink Blush/Makeup, Spring 2008-inspired dresses, Delicate Diamond Earrings, and Floral Prints are just the thing to make your sweetie’s heart sing. Hall suggests the following:
o http://www.thefind.com/qq-cuff-bracelets
o http://www.thefind.com/qq-pink-quartz-shimmer-blush
o http://www.thefind.com/qq-spring-2008-collection-women-dress?filter[minimall]=deptstore
o http://www.thefind.com/qq-diamond-stud-earrings?filter[minimall]=deptstore
o http://www.thefind.com/qq-floral-print-dress
o http://www.thefind.com/qq-pink-quartz-deluxe-trunk
Want more ideas? Searches at TheFind.com for popular Valentine’s Day gifts bring up thousands of choices for shoppers, with its search technology always presenting the most popular results right on the first page.
Hot topics this year include:
- When Bling’s the Thing
- More than 61,000 choices for Engagement Rings: http://www.thefind.com/qq-engagement-rings
- More than 746,000 choices for Earrings: http://www.thefind.com/qq-earrings
- More than 726,000 choices for Bracelets: http://www.thefind.com/qq-bracelets
- Living la Dolce Vita
- More than 246,000 choices for Chocolates: http://www.thefind.com/qq-chocolates?filter%5Bcategory%5D=food_and_wine
- More than 31,000 choices for Champagne: http://www.thefind.com/qq-champagne?filter%5Bcategory%5D=food_and_wine
- More than 23,000 choices for Oysters: http://www.thefind.com/qq-oysters
- More than 143,000 choices for Cigars and Cigar accessories: http://www.thefind.com/qq-cigars
- More than 23,000 choices for Espresso Machines: http://www.thefind.com/qq-espresso-machine
- For that Quiet Night In:
- More than 103,000 choices for Lingerie: http://www.thefind.com/qq-lingerie
- More than 154,000 choices for Candles: http://www.thefind.com/qq-candles?filter%5Bcategory%5D=home_furnishings
- More than 21,000 choices for Bath Salts: http://www.thefind.com/qq-bath-salts?filter%5Bcategory%5D=health_and_beauty
TheFind.com’s unmatched Web search ability includes access to unique and hard-to-find boutiques and brands which always include the hippest, must-have products. Shoppers can further refine product results and view items by price, color, “new” or sale items.
Additionally, TheFind.com’s Mini-Mall feature lets consumers quickly see exact matches from a well-defined set of stores. Choose to see products from distinctive Boutiques, chic Department Stores, well-known Mall Stores & National Retailers, or The Marketplace, which includes eBay. These special Mini-Malls also bring fashion hot spots, Rodeo Drive and 5th and Madison, right to your door – regardless of where you live. Online shoppers simply select the Rodeo Drive tab or the 5th and Madison tab located at the top of the search results, and products from retailers with stores in those exclusive shopping regions will pop into view.
For those who prefer to physically shop in their own neighborhood, TheFind.com also identifies nearby stores – including a map and phone numbers – for easy access to local retailers. So this year there are no excuses for arriving late – or empty-handed – to your Valentine’s Day celebration destination.
About TheFind Inc.
TheFind.com offers the leading shopping search engine that delivers comprehensive, authentic and visually compelling results for products, specializing in the lifestyle goods category. From the most popular e-commerce sites to the most unique, hard-to-find brands, TheFind uniquely crawls the entire Web to find more than 200 million products from more than 500,000 stores. By using its patent-pending “product ranking” technology, TheFind displays the best-selling products, styles, brands and stores for any shopping search right on the first page of results – saving consumers time and money. TheFind Inc. family includes leading fashion shopping website Glimpse, which specifically caters to fashion-savvy shoppers searching for the latest trends and hottest apparel products, and TheFindGreen which finds organic brands, green stores and environmentally-friendly products all in one place. TheFind Inc. promotes shopping that gives back to the community through its Color For A Cause campaigns, which have included charitable beneficiaries such as The Susan G. Komen Foundation, Doctors Without Borders and Global Green USA.
Runner up in JupiterMedia’s 2008 SmallBusinessComputing.com Excellence in Technology Awards for Best Innovation in eCommerce. TheFind Inc., is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and is backed by leading investors Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
For more information, please contact:
Shaila Arora
Arora PR for TheFind, Inc.
Ph: 310.749.5006
Em: Shaila@arorapr.com
