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***mandy*** · 02-22-2008, 12:02 PM,

Quote: Greenfield Online Inc., a provider of data on consumer Internet search behavior and of comparison shopping technology, has launched a U.S. version of the Ciao comparison shopping engine it operates in seven European markets...

The Ciao sites in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the U.K. each had about 17 million unique monthly visitors in July, August and September 2007...

full article: http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=25454

the US Ciao site: www.ciao.com

**Kristijntje** · 08-30-2008, 10:16 AM,

Update: Microsoft will buy Ciao for $486 million

Quote:Microsoft has purchased a German comparison-shopping site for $486 million, a valuation that has some analysts wondering how Microsoft justified spending that much...

Ciao, which is owned by Wilton, Conn.-based Greenfield Online, provides consumer reviews and ratings as well as comparative prices from e-commerce companies. Ciao gets more than 26 million unique visitors per month and has also generated more than 5 million product reviews...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Microsof...64355.html

sneakymagenta · 08-31-2008, 12:10 AM,

Quote:Microsoft will buy Ciao for $486 million

WHY?