Stylehive

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Official Site: Stylehive
Official Blog: Stylehive Blog
SixApart.com: Stylehive Widget
Instructables: How to Create a StyleHive Bookmark
Emily Chang blog: eHub Interviews Stylehive (2006)
Max Kiesler: Stylehive's Virtual Showroom in Second Life (2006)
Techcrunch: Stylehive is Looking Good (2006)

Stylehive News and Background

Stylehive: About Stylehive
paidContent.org: StyleHive Acquires StyleDiary; Adds Content To Social Shopping (December 11, 2007)
CNET News: Big-media acquisitions roll on as Hearst snaps up Kaboodle (August 8, 2007)
SFGate.com: Next big trend: Social shopping? (2006)
The New York Times: "Like Shopping? Social Networking? Try Social Shopping" (2006)

Stylehive Blogs and Forums

Stylehive: Forums
Emily Chang blog: Style Meets the Social Web with the Stylehive (2006)
Google Blog Search: Stylehive

Stylehive Competitors

Related Searches

Social Shopping | ThisNext | Kaboodle | Yahoo! Shopping | Zlio.com | MyPickList

Guide Note:

Stylehive is a social bookmarking site based around shopping in which users can share opinions and information about new products. Similar to social voting websites like Digg, Stylehive encourages users to vote (or "hive") their favorite products featured on the web site. The site includes several social network features as well, this allows members to build friend networks and track others activity.

Fast Facts:

CEO: Michael Carrier
Works best with Firefox browser
"Points" are acquired when other members copy your bookmarks, raising your "popularity score"

Acquisition of Style Diary

In December of 2007 Stylehive acquired the fashion blog Style Diary for an undisclosed amount. After raising $2.62 million from Lightspeed Venture it is rumored that large chunk of that funding was used to acquire the website. Along with the web site itself Style Diary founder Patricia Handschiegel was hired as West Coast Bureau Chief.

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