Tastemakers
Tastemakers, Inc. operates as a social network for books lovers. The company allows its users, including authors, aspiring authors, publishers, and readers to build a virtual bookshelf, see what the users’ friends reading, and discover and learn from other people with similar reading tastes. It also enables its users to socially interact around the books, influence peers by rating and discussing books online, participate in online book groups to further explore literature, and interact with and learn from authors. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As of August 24, 2008, Tastemakers, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc.
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Uploaded: 8/13/09
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Amazon Acquires Shelfari: Moves To Corner Book-Centric Social Networks (techcrunch.com) [edit]
