Etsy: An Ajax Marketplace for Handmade Goods

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June 5, 2006

Know More: AJAX, Etsy, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 Terms, shopping 2.0, shopping

Etsy is a Ajax-y, Web 2.0 inspired online marketplace for handmade items, sold by the creators. Each item is displayed with information categorized similarly to Ebay, complete with seller feedback.

What I like about it:

The Alchemy feature where you can request something made for you.
The interface, which is smooth
The ability to search by color, which is totally funky - I love it! I found items that I wouldn't have ordinarily via searching by color.
It gifts artists and artisans the ability to sell things in a format other than Ebay's auction or a local consignment shop.

What I don't like:

Some parts of the interface aren't intuitive. They are OK for people not afraid to click on things, but non-techies have a fear of clicking.

As a part of my testing and reviewing duties, I'll order a couple of things and update this post on how the whole process worked.

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