Measy

This is so new bits are still stuck on with duct tape, but it's coming on and at least they're honest about it still being under construction. I guess these days it's useful to launch a half-finished project to get search engine rankings early on, but I'd still prefer to use and review something that's fully functional when the wraps come off. That moan aside, this is a different take on review sites. Instead of using customer reviews, it's querying an existing database of so-called "expert reviews", collected from a handful of "reliable sources" I guess you'd say. This is handy because the reliable sources are going to promote the project, which gives it a good head start. The downside is that you may not agree with expert reviews, which are often challenged for bias in favor of one manufacturer against another, whether that's a fair claim or not. You may not want to buy from the selected merchants. You may be misled by a device getting an overly high or low score due to the algorithm that calculates it from combinations of reviewers' scores. You aren't as yet told what the general public opinion of any of the suggested retailers is - no reviews for them as yet, and that may be crucial in choosing where to buy. Some gadgets have a choice of sellers, some don't, though there are more sellers out there than the site currently lists. I presume the monetization comes in from the retailers, and maybe from the review sites, I don't know. But I do know that an income declaration, showing who, if anyone, is paying the site for promoting them, should be up front and prominently displayed. Or, if nobody is paying them per click or for insertion into the site then that should be said, too. Let's have that in the clear, please, guys. If it's totally objective and unbiased, let's know about it up front. In other words, it's really not that much different from any customer-driven review site, unless you take the reliability and suitability of the reviewers and other resources at face value as being the best around. It's a new take only for people who spend a lot of time reading through Cnet, PC Magazine and so on, and who trust those sources already, and who buy online at Amazon or Buy.com or other common online retailers. For them, it will be a great time-saver. Finally, I can't stop thinking of the name as "Measly" instead of measy. Sorry. 1: infected with measles 2 a: containing larval tapeworms b: infested with trichinae 3: contemptibly small Perhaps the name might have been more fortuitously chosen? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: As this is a brand-new startup, these comments may be appropriate for a very short time. So I'd encourage you to check out the site in its current state in case it's developed a lot since I reviewed it. And if it has, and you want me to revise the review, please message me at SJ.