MeziMedia
Smarter.com Launches in Japan and China
Smarter.com Launches Comparison Shopping Search in Japan and China
First U.S. Comparison Shopping Search Engine in Japan and China
Tokyo, Shanghai & Los Angeles, CA – (November 14, 2005) - Smarter.com today announced the launch of comparison shopping search websites in both Japan www.smarter.co.jp and China www.smarter.com.cn. Smarter.com is the first U.S. comparison shopping search engine to launch in both Japan and China, and the first comparison shopping search engine to be available in the three largest internet markets by number of users (U.S., China, and Japan).
“Our objective in both Japan and China is to help consumers make smarter buying decisions about which products to buy, and which retailers to buy those products from. We believe that Asia represents a huge growth opportunity for Smarter.com, and we are prepared to invest substantial resources to become market leaders in both China and Japan,” said Harry Tsao, co-founder of Smarter.com. Japan is widely acknowledged as the second largest online shopping market in the world, while China has the potential to become the country with the largest online audience in the world, surpassing the U.S. within five years.
The Japanese and Chinese comparison shopping search sites are quite different, reflecting the different stages of e-commerce development in both countries. In Japan, Smarter.co.jp offers consumers the opportunity to shop and compare products from leading Japanese retailers in the following categories: fashion and apparel, baby and maternity, home and garden, food and drinks, pet supplies, musical instruments, consumer electronics and appliances, and sporting goods. In China, Smarter.com.cn launches with what is commonly referred to in China as 3C channels (computers, consumer electronics and communications) from select tier 1 retailers.
Smarter.com is presenting Smarter.co.jp and Smarter.com.cn at AdTech Shanghai November 14th through 17th, and will present an overview of the business at Asian Ventures 2005 in Santa Clara, California, on November 30th.
About Mezi Media:
Mezi Media, Inc. is a global leader helping consumers save money when they shop online through comparison shopping search in the U.S., Japan and China (www.smarter.com, www.smarter.co.jp, www.smarter.com.cn) and online coupons in 10 countries including the U.S., Japan and China (www.couponmountain.com, www.waribikiya.com, www.dahongbao.com ), cash back rewards (www.morerebates.com) and Smarter SMS which provides portable, fast, easy and powerful comparison shopping and coupons from the convenience of a cell phone.
Mezi Media Inc. was founded by former Overture Services team members Talmadge O’Neill and Harry Tsao in 2002 and has been profitable every quarter since inception. The company has more than 90 employees and offices in Los Angeles, Shanghai and Tokyo. More information is available at (www.smarter.com/press)
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