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In the News: New York Times Circuits

Stylehive is featured in today's Circuits section of the New York Times in an article by Keith Schneider titled, "Word of Mouth Helps Them Fly Off the Shelves". In the article Mr. Schneider profiles how various social shopping sites including Stylehive benefit online retailers such as Karmaloop as well as female consumers looking for unique products. Stylehive is all about the shoes, clothes, jewelry, decorating tips, furniture and accessories that women with disposable income may desire and talk about. On Stylehive, it's as if MySpace.com had merged with the coffee shop at Neiman Marcus. Kate Chung, a 38-year-old mother in San Francisco, is a daily visitor to Stylehive, which she has used to compile Christmas lists for her 2-year-old daughter, Alexandra (the Land of Nod kitchen set is a favorite), and 5-month-old son, Elliott (the Melissa and Doug wooden tool set). She is preparing her own list to e-mail to her husband, which includes jewelry from Frank Gehry's collection for Tiffany & Company. "It's become a practical tool," Mrs. Chung added. "I can look on the site at the most popular postings. It's a good way to cull for great stuff.�

San Francisco Chronicle Generates Buzz on the Hive

The San Francisco Chronicle featured an article about Stylehive titled "Online Shopping - Bees buzzing for the best" in Sunday's Style section. Beth Hughes' article compared the Stylehive's online shopping experience with that of the World's most interactive global retail districts including Paris' Le Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen, Marrakesh's suuq, Kyoto's temple markets and Minneapolis' Mall of America.

Here's a sampling of what the Chronicle had to say about the Hive:

"Members, let's just call them bees, buzz about all over the world finding cool stuff. They then post links, photos and comments...the bees pollinate the site day by day with links to $29,000 La Cornue ranges and stoves from France, Citizens of Humanity $145 jeans, $14.95 Klimt-patterned iPod skins€¦So a quest for a watch quickly can take you to the Museum of Modern Art gift shop in cyber-Manhattan and end up in Jan Milne's shop in Glasgow lusting after a cerise acrylic side chair."

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