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'''Zazzle''' is an online retailer that allows users to upload images and create their own merchandise (clothing, posters, etc), or buy merchandise created by other users, similar to [[CafePress.com]] or [[Propell.com]], as well as use images from participating companies such as [[The Walt Disney Company]].<ref name="zdnet">{{Citation|url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-143764.html|title=Google investors find new project|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref> Users are allowed to open their own shop for free and set the profit they wish to make on each item. |
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Zazzle was founded in [[1999]] by Robert Beaver, and his sons Bobby and Jeff Beaver. In [[2005]], [[Google]] investors [[John Doerr]] and [[Ram Shriram]] invested [[US$]]16 million into the business.<ref name="zdnet" /><ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2005/tc20050721_5428_tc057.htm|title=Why Zazzle Dazzles John Doerr|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref> The site was recognized by ''[[TechCrunch]]'' as 2007's "best business model" in its first annual "Crunchies" awards,<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/18/2007-crunchies-the-winners/ 2007 Crunchies: The Winners<!-- Bot generated title -->].</ref> and has been noted by industry experts, such as [[B. Joseph Pine II|B. Joseph Pine]], for its easy-to-use technology.<!--<ref>Mike Antonucci, [http://origin.mercurynews.com/business/ci_8205033 "Customize your Valentine's gifts"], ''[[San Jose Mercury News]],'' February 8, 2008.</ref>/link rot. Bishzilla, August 28, 2008.--> |
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Zazzle.com offers [[Digital printing]], and [[embroidered]] decoration on their retail apparel iteams, as well as other personalization techniques and items. |
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==See also== |
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* [[DeckPeck.com]][http://www.DeckPeck.com], a similar print-on-demand product marketplace |
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* [[CafePress.com]], a similar retailer |
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* [[Propell.com]], a similar retailer |
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* [[PersonalizationMall.com]], a similar retailer |
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* [[CustomInk.com]], a similar retailer |
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==Notes and references== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.zazzle.com Zazzle home] |
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* [http://www.zazzle.com/brands Zazzle featured brands] |
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