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Zeer Food Product Community Site Grows 10X; Popularity of Interest-Specific Communities Fuels Growth
Top Communities Include Green Living, Cooks, Fitness Fans and Beer & Wine Lovers
| Quelle: Zeer
CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - June 3, 2008) - Zeer --
http://www.zeer.com, the recently launched grocery community, announced
that its site traffic has grown 10X since its launch, driven largely by the
popularity of Zeer's interest specific communities. Zeer also announced its
most popular communities, which include food allergies, product-specific
communities such as beer and wine lovers, and health and lifestyle
including fitness fans, cooks and green living. Zeer's interest specific
communities enable consumer to discuss food trends or issues that are
important to them. For example, within the allergy community Zeer members
discuss topics including egg allergy, milk allergy, and peanut allergy and soy intolerance. Likeminded
members discuss food and lifestyle topics ranging from cancer prevention and
green living to cooking and beer and wine.
"We are thrilled about Zeer's initial growth and the popularity of our
interest-specific communities," said Michael Putnam, CEO of Zeer. "The
launch of Zeer is well timed to help consumers demystify an increasingly
complex food shopping experience. For example, some studies suggest about
four percent of the U.S. population -- more than 11 million people -- have
food allergies. Ten years ago, that figure was believed to be only one
percent. Zeer was created to help consumers navigate the increasingly
complex and important world of food trends, tastes and products."
With Zeer, consumers can join communities that match their food needs and
interests and get information that is relevant to them. Zeer features 26
carefully targeted communities of interest, from peanut allergies, to green
living, to low-fat diets and low-carb diets, to health conditions like
diabetes and healthy hearts, to product passions like beer, wine, and pet
products. By capitalizing on current trends in the food market, such as
rising grocery costs, rapidly changing food trends and web 2.0
functionality, consumers are using Zeer to learn more about the food they
eat and drink and ultimately be more confident in their buying decisions.
About Zeer:
Zeer is a grocery product community that helps people "believe in what they
buy." Members can research products before they go to the store, join
communities that match their food-related needs and interests, and share
advice with like-minded people. Zeer whittles the world of products down to
a personalized community where friends answer product questions, and better
information brings confidence in buying decisions. The company was founded
by Michael Putnam in 2007, and is privately funded. For additional
information, please see the company's website at http://www.zeer.com.