After registration, you’re simply asked for basic information about the product such as a description and of course an expiry date. The tool also helps you with locating the product when it needs to be found before it expires by asking for location of the product as seen in the ‘Ad Product’ screenshot. Once a product has been posted it can be edited from the inventory screen to reflect sales or further purchases of the product.

E-mail notifications are sent out to you by the ExpireTrack when one of your products is nearing its expiry date. All of the information you entered above will be displayed in the e-mail so you can get to the product easily.

This tool could also be utilized on a personal level to remind you of overdue insurance bills, warranty expiration of electronic gadgets, magazine subscriptions and such other reoccurring events which we all must keep track of.

Main features:

• Reminds you when products are about to expire by e-mail.
• Easy-to-use interface.
• You can print the inventory easily from the website.
• You can also save it onto your PC as an .xls file.
• Similar tool: WarrantyElephant.

Check out ExpireTrack @ www.expiretrack.com (by Dean Sherwin)

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The site lets you search for a company by name, browse the companies with the best or worst customer service ratings and also read user comments.

If you would like to share some of your own experiences you may also submit your comments and ratings for any company.

Features:

• Customer service ratings for over 150 top US companies.
• Ratings are based on user feedback submitted online.
• Browse companies with the best and worst customer service.
• View customer hotline number for any listed company.
• View relevant company news.
• Boycott a particular company and all of its products.
• Rate and submit comments for any listed company, no registration needed.
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Users can rate and write reviews about websites that they have personally used and browse websites reviews submitted by others. For easier navigation the reviews are nicely organized by topic, travel, health, music etc. The site also provides useful tips on detecting fraudulent sites and scams.

Features:

• View websites’ ratings and rate websites.
• Search reviews for a website or browse websites’ reviews by topic.
• Read user reviews and view ratings.
• Rate and leave website reviews using your Facebook credentials or sign up for a SiteJabber account.
• Useful tips and articles on detecting fraudulent sites and scams.
• Similar websites: RipOffReport and Hoax-Slayer.

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The site will send you email alerts at 6 months, 1 month and 1 week before your warranty expires, this way you would be able to keep an eye on your goods and their warranty stratus.

You can also upload the copy of warranty and invoice so that you don’t have to search for it when you need to exercise your warranty rights.

Features:

• Store all your warranty information online.
• Get reminders before your warranty expires.
• Retrieve important information with (telephone numbers, serial numbers.. etc) with a single click.
• Upload warranty copies and invoices.
• Free and easy to use.

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Features:

• Step-by-Step instructions on how to connect home electronics.
• Diagrams and definitions of jacks and plugs.
• Get additional product information for your appliance.
• Find tech support contact details for manufacturer.
• How to guides for adding new components.
• and more …

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Search videos, browse by category, rate reviews, leave comments, subscribe etc. And if you are really enthusiastic you can submit your own video review and make some money.

Features:

• Browse and watch over 250.00 video reviews from product owners.
• Ask questions to people who own the product that you want to buy.
• Embed review videos onto your blog, ebay auction, online shop or personal webpage.
• Make your own video review and share it with others.
• Subscribe to your favorite reviewer and get notified when new videos are out.
• Rate and comment on videos (requires sign-up).

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Features:

• Get detailed review (incl. pros and cons) for desired electronic gadgets.
• Compare similar gadgets side-by-side.
• Reviews are collected from authority sources such as CNet, PCWorld, Dreview and others.
• Search for items by name or browse products by categories.

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Feature Overview:

• File a ripoff report (incl. proof picture) against any company you want. Update the progress of your report as you’re working on resolving the issue.
• Browse through over 280,000 reports filed by annoyed consumers against companies of all sizes over a variety of issues. Check out if the retailer you’re doing business with is reputable.
• Top Rip-off Links: Browse top ripoff companies by name.
• ‘Consumer Tips’ section: Learn about Protecting Your Identity, Telemarketing Fraud, Advance Fee Loans, Credit Service & Credit Card Offers, etc.
• For companies: If someone files a report against you, you can file a rebuttal to explain your side of the story.

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How does it work?

1. 1. Find a company that provides a product / service you need help with.
2. 2. Ask a question or start a new topic. If a similar topic already exists just join the conversation.
3. 3. Post your question or problem.
4. 4. As soon as someone posts a reply GetSatisfaction will send you an email.

Feature Overview

• Find the company that provides the product or service you need help with and post your question.
• Sort discussions by type (’Questions’, ‘Ideas’, ‘Problems’ and ‘Talk’) or ‘Recently Active’, ‘Latest’, or ‘Unanswered’.
• Follow-up on all posted questions (for any company) from your feedreader.
• If the company you’re looking for isn’t listed you can add it yourself.
• Want to contribute? You may help out others either as an independent contributor or as a representative of the company you’re working for.

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