Milestones
2007
May
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Smarter.com launches significant upgrades and enhancements to its Smarter Account Management (SAM) system. The new SAM system boasts industry-first account management tools like:Coupon Submission and Product Locator, along with a host of upgrades in the reporting and management feature set.
April
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MeziMedia (Smarter.com) moves up to become the #4 comparison shopping network in the US according to the ComScore Media Metrix March 2007 report.
March
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MeziMedia (Smarter.com) moves up to become the #5 comparison shopping network in the US according to the ComScore Media Metrix February 2007 report.
February
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Smarter.com launches Smarter Home Loan Center offering consumers the ability to receive competitive quotes for Home Purchase, Home Refinance, HomeEquity, and Debt Consolidation.
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Smarter.com launches Smarter Video Reviews through a partnership with ExpoTV, becoming the first comparison shopping engine to integrate video product reviews on thousands of products.
2006
December
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Smarter.com reaches 1 million aggregated product ratings and over 500,000 aggregated merchant ratings and reviews through partnerships and proprietary crawling algorithms to become the leading source for product and merchant information in the comparison shopping space.
November
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MeziMedia (Smarter.com) named fastest growing comparison shopping network in the US according to ComScore Media Metrix.
October
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Smarter.com launches Smarter Visual Search where consumers can shop for clothing by picking a gender, the article of clothing and color, then can adjust the color, filter their results and buy online!
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According to ComScore Media Metrix, MeziMedia (Smarter.com) is one of the 'Top 10 Gaining Properties by Percentage Change in UniqueVisitors', September 2006 vs. August 2005.
August
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Smarter.com launches partnership with BazaarVoice to display aggregated product ratings and reviews from leading online retailers.
July
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Smarter.com introduces new site redesign and a new character, Smarty, to personalize Smarter.com
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Smarter.com launches Pets category
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Smarter.com launches Automotive category
June
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Smarter.com launches Toys category
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Smarter.com launches Babies & Kids category
April
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Smarter.com introduces the Smarter Companion, a free downloadable software tool that consumers can use to comparison shop while the browse online retailers.
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Smarter.com launches Office Products category
March
- Smarter.com introduces Smarter M.E. (member exclusives), a suite of personalization services that consumers can use to set price alerts, view search and merchant visit history, rate/review products and more.
February
- Smarter.com launches Health & Beauty category
January
- Smarter.com launches Jewelry & Watches category
- Smarter.com launches Musical Instruments category
2005
December
- Smarter.com launches Sporting Goods & Outdoors category
- Smarter.com announces Certified Merchant Program
November
- Smarter.com launches comparison shopping engine in Japan (http:www.smarter.co.jp)
- Smarter.com launches comparison shopping engine in China (http://www.smarter.com.cn)
October
- Smarter.com opens office in Tokyo
September
- Smarter.com launches Home & Garden category
August
- Smarter.com launches Clothing & Accessories category
February
- Smarter.com launches Books, Music & Video categories
2004
November
- Smarter.com launches Flowers category
- Smarter.com adds manufacturer rebates and store coupons to provide consumers with the best information for saving money online
October
- Smarter.com launches free SMS service that allows consumers to compare online and offline prices for over 100,000 products available at (610 )SMARTER
August
- More than 250,000 people use Smarter.com in the second month of operation
July
- More than 100,000 people use Smarter in first month of operation
- Smarter.com launches comparison shopping engine initially for 'Computers & Consumer Electronics' categories
- Smarter.com signs more than 100 merchants pre-launch
May
- Launch Chinese coupon site (dahongbao.com)
2003
December
- Launch Australian coupon site (savingsmountain.com) Launch Canadian coupon site (couponmountain.ca)
November
- Move to co-location facilities in Los Angeles
October
- Launch rebate site (morerebates.com)
September
- Launch Korean coupon site (smarter.co.kr)
August
- Open office in Shanghai
May
- Launch Japanese coupon site (waribikya.com)
April
- Launch German coupon site (couponmountain.de)
February
- Launch UK coupon site (couponmountain.co.uk)
2002
September
- Rent first office
