CNET.com Gets Personal, Introduces ''My Products''; New Feature Allows Consumers to Organize the Tech Gadgets They Own and Want, Share Wish Lists for the Holidays, and Access Tech Support and Product Information.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. (www.cnet.com), the trusted, unbiased resource dedicated to helping consumers live the digital lifestyle, and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), today announced My Products, a free personal product catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. located at http://myproducts.cnet.com. Available to registered CNET users, My Products gives consumers a single information resource to centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. all the technology products they own, so they can access manufacturer information -- like warranties and product manuals -- as well as technical support phone numbers for those products. In addition, a user can track the products they want and easily share those "wish lists" with other CNET users or family and friends -- a great way to share ideas during the holiday shopping season. Products are added to a users' personal catalog by simply clicking the "Add to My Products" button found on all CNET product review pages. Catering to its most passionate and engaged audience, CNET is also adding valuable new personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. and community features for registered users, allowing them to establish and share with others their personal profile that includes their My Products list, as well as an aggregation of their posted user opinions, forum entries, and all of their user content. This holiday season, teenagers listed MP3 players A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. , video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. , computers, portable gaming devices and cell phones as gifts they'd like to receive.(1) Each of these products comes with manuals and so much paperwork and information that can easily be misplaced mis·place tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es 1. a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence. b. . With My Products, CNET gives consumers an easy way to organize all that information in one convenient online location, as well as direct access to a manufacturer's technical support website. "Most consumers have that 'wish list' of gadgets they want to own one day, but before they can actually go and make that purchase, they need to do their homework," said Dennis Smith Dennis Smith may refer to:
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. location, they always have access to product reviews and advice from CNET's unbiased expert editors." About CNET CNET (www.cnet.com), a property of CNET Networks, Inc., is dedicated to helping people buy and use personal technology to enhance and enrich their lives. CNET's award winning editorial staff reviews thousands of products each year, providing expert and unbiased advice on what products to buy. The site also offers help and how-to features enhanced with video content that visually shows consumers how to get the most out of technology once they own it. And, with an extensive directory of more than 400,000 products and price comparisons, CNET also gives consumers the most up-to-date and efficient shopping resource on the Web. About CNET Networks, Inc. CNET Networks, Inc. is a worldwide media company and creator of content environments for the interactive age. CNET Networks takes pride in being "a different kind of media company," creating richer, deeper interactive experiences by combining the wisdom and passion of users, marketers and its own expert editors. CNET Networks' leading brands -- such as CNET, GameSpot, MP3.com, Webshots, and ZDNet -- focus on the personal technology, entertainment, and business technology categories. The company has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe. (1)CEA's 2nd Annual Youth Holiday Purchase patterns survey, November 2005 |
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