04-19-2008, 09:03 AM
Quote:New research published by E-consultancy this week reveals that the comparison engines sector continues to flourish despite challenges presented by the economic downturn and the increased cost of buying search engine traffic...
According to ChannelAdvisor, this channel now drives approximately 15% of total online sales and was therefore responsible for £7 billion in UK online sales during 2007...
New entrants that are changing the traditional price comparison model include Twenga, Microsoft-owned Jellyfish, and local price comparison site Askthelocal.com. The growth of social shopping sites, including Crowdstorm, mydeco, and OSOYOU will also be significant...
full article: http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/3...wdown.html
the 143 page 2008 CSE guide is available here --for a price: http://www.e-consultancy.com/publication...uide-2008/