Like many people, I thoroughly research a product before I buy it. I typically go to Amazon first as they seem to have the largest database of quality reviews. As a last resort, and if I have exhausted all of my options, I will go to the search engines and try to hunt down an authoritative review. The grim reality is that consumers still have few choices for reviews - choices that offer the depth and breadth necessary for all types of products.

PowerReviews is a distributed network of product reviews that aims to solve the dreaded research issues many of us face by providing free reviews and sophisticated research tools for customers looking to research a product.

PowerReviews is a free service that works with smaller web retailers to display and obtain product reviews. These small retailers then benefit by …