Wikibuy Crowd Sources Deals and Prices for Online Shoppers
Waze has transformed the way many drivers travel and select routes. The driving app relies on crowd-powered data and information to accurately give the best route with the quickest travel time. Now, Wikibuy is looking to do the same thing for online shoppers.
Wikibuy is an automated shopping assistant that automatically does comparison shopping for users. Wikibuy is powered by the crowd of shoppers who use the Chrome extension. Currently, the extension is used by 1.5 million users.
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