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Amapedia -- Amazon to take on Wikipedia

There's probably a gap in the market for a product wiki, because Google's search results for products are often spam-ridden, and because Wikipedia doesn't do product reviews. One answer could be Amazon's Amapedia, which Rogers Cadenhead has just discovered. He says:



There's not much to recommend yet in the wiki's user-generated content (cash register ka-ching!). When I created a new article on the Sonicare Elite 9800 Power Toothbrush I became credited as a "Contributing Amapedian" on my user profile.



He adds:



I believe I've found Amapedia early enough that I can install myself as its leader and establish the community norms. Towards this end, I'd like all Amapedians to addressed me as Amazimbo, First Among Equals.



As noted in a comment, this is competition for www.productwiki.com.

Will you become an Amapedian too? Or do you think there are already better places for consumer reviews?

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