Decide.com scoops up $8M from Vulcan Capital & others to further combine ‘big data’ & shopping

Online shopping startup Decide.com has raised $8 million in its third round of funding so it can continue to help consumers find the best site and time to buy products using “big data.”

Ten days in the life of one camera’s price — and how all major shopping portals got it wrong

Patrick Carter, founder of a start-up called Digital Folio, recently tracked the pricing trends of particular camera, the Nikon L26 Camera, over ten days, and found that the major portals — Google Shopping, Nextag, Pricegrabber, theFind, RedLaser, Decide.com and others — were completely wrong a surprising amount of the time. Here's the story...

Decide.com uses big data to idiot-proof online shopping

Decide.com introduced a new feature today that will provide consumers with a ‘Decide Score’ to help them make shopping decisions. The score is based on a comprehensive analysis of ratings and reviews from across the web, intended as an objective, …

Decide.com knows precisely when you should buy a new phone

Decide.com, a service that tracks consumer electronics prices and release dates to let you buy without regret, now also tracks mobile phones, the company announced today.

Additionally, the site now makes it easy for you to follow the multitude of …