Cheep is currently in private beta but we’d like to offer you a sneak peek.

Share your e-mail address with us below and we’ll add you to our invite list!

. ABOUT CHEEP

Shop online? Get Cheep!

A small browser add-on, Cheep recognizes when you’re looking at a specific product and helps you find the best deal, by showing you current, accurate price comparisons from around the Web, as well as reviews and ratings, unobtrusively and in real-time.

When you join Cheep, you also become part of a community. Cheep lets you share your shopping activity – where you browsed, what you bought, whether you liked it and how much it cost – with other members. www.getcheep.com shows a real-time stream of shopping activity – as you peruse and purchase products online, you can share that information with friends and like-minded shoppers in the Cheep community, and, in turn, view and comment on their shopping tastes.

Cheep is smart, social shopping brought to you from blinkx.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Cheep is a small browser add-on. Once downloaded, Cheep works by recognizing when you’re looking at a specific product and helps you find the best deal, by showing you current, accurate price comparisons from around the Web, as well as reviews and ratings, unobtrusively and in real-time.

Cheep appears as a small bar at the top of your screen.

When you join Cheep, you can also become part of the community if you want to shop and socialize with friends and like-minded shoppers. The website, www.getcheep.com, shows you a real-time stream of shopping activity created by Cheep members, as they peruse and purchase products online. The site displays where members browsed, what they bought, whether they liked it and how much it cost, sharing that information with the Cheep community.

II. USING CHEEP

Using Cheep is as simple as signing up and clicking a button. Just fill out the form, download the plug-in and start shopping! Once you’re signed up, you can connect through Facebook or Twitter, add friends and comment on their activity, or shop online as usual while the plug-in shares your browsing, purchases, likes and reviews with the community.

WHAT WILL I USE IT FOR?

Cheep is for anyone who shops online, likes a good deal and enjoys interacting with friends. Avid online shoppers, bargain-hunters, social networking fiends and product experts will find themselves right at home in the Cheep community, along with folks who just want to make sure they’re getting the best deal.

DO I NEED AN ACCOUNT TO USE CHEEP?

Yes – if you want Cheep to find you the best deals, you have to download the browser add-on. But, you’re also welcome to watch all the news, views and reviews unfold on www.getcheep.com, or search for a specific product, without an account.

WHAT KIND OF PRODUCTS CAN I FIND ON CHEEP?

Cheep works with just about any product you can purchase online! We’ve indexed nearly 200 of the Web’s biggest and best retailers, so everything from batteries to pinball machines are on there for your viewing, reviewing and shopping pleasure.

WHY CAN’T I FIND ALL OF MY FAVORITE STORES/PRODUCTS ON CHEEP?

Cheep is an ever-evolving service that grows along with its community, so the only reason your favorite store isn’t on Cheep is because we don’t know it’s your favorite yet! Today, there are almost 200 top stores currently supported on Cheep, but that number will continue to grow as our community shops around the Web and lets us know what neat stores we need to check out.

III. SHARING CHEEP

HOW CAN I INVITE FRIENDS TO JOIN CHEEP?

On and offline, shopping is a social activity so we’ve made it incredibly easy for you to invite friends to join you on Cheep.

• Click on the Friends tab at the top of the page
• From this page, you can Invite your friends through –
  • E-mail
    • Type your friend’s e-mail address in the To: line
    • Personalize your invite (if you want)
    • Click on the Send Email button
  • Facebook
    • Click on the Facebook button to open a separate window to Facebook
    • Click on Share to post a personal message and the Cheep URL (www.getcheep.com) to your wall and newsfeed
    • OR-if you only want to invite a select few to Cheep, click on “Send as a Message instead”, which is basically today’s equivalent of passing notes during class (oh what a thrill!)
  • Twitter
    • Click on the Twitter button to open a separate window to Twitter
    • Log in to your Twitter account
    • Click on Tweet to post your message
• Click on Find your friends if you want to invite friends from your personal e-mail account such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! and Aol.

WILL CHEEP BROADCAST EVERYTHING I PURCHASE?

No – what you want to share is your business. Cheep takes your privacy very seriously, which is why we’ve provided you with the option to turn your purchase broadcasts “on” or “off”. By default, your purchases will be made public to the Cheep community, but you can hide your purchases by doing the following:

• Go to settings
• From the All Settings menu, click on Privacy and Notifications
• Next to Broadcast the, uncheck the Purchases I made box
• Click on the big blue Save Settings button

CAN I SELECT WHAT I SHARE WITH FRIENDS?

Yes – Cheep lets you share or hide your shopping session from friends, which comes in handy around gift-giving season.

To keep a shopping session private:

• Click on settings
• From the All Settings menu, click on Privacy and Notifications
• Next to Privacy, select Keep it private
• Click on the big blue Save Settings button
• Close your browser window for the change to take effect the next time you open a new Web session

To start sharing your wonderful finds again:

• Click on settings
• From the All Settings menu, click on Privacy and Notifications
• Next to Privacy, select Share it
• Click on the big blue Save Settings button
• Close your browser window for the update to take effect the next time you open a new Web session

CAN I CONNECT CHEEP TO FACEBOOK? TWITTER?

Yes, the more social the better! To connect to Facebook or Twitter –

• Go to settings
• To connect to Twitter –
  • Click on the Sign in with Twitter button
  • Click on the big blue Allow button to grant Cheep access to Twitter
  • Your settings page should say “You have already connected to Twitter” if the connection was successful
• To connect to Facebook –
  • Click on the Connect with Facebook button
  • Click on the blue Allow button to link Cheep to your Facebook account
  • Your settings page should say “You have already connected to Facebook” if the connection was successful

WHAT ABOUT PRIVACY? IS IT SAFE?

Cheep is committed to protecting your privacy. Cheep will never share or allow access to your information by unauthorized third parties, and unlike other shopping sites, we don’t need your credit card to track your purchases. For more information about our Privacy Policy, please visit www.getcheep.com/privacy.

IV. BEING CHEEP

HOW CAN I STAY IN THE LOOP ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM CHEEP?

We’ll find you when we have something to share, either through e-mail or from the homepage of www.getcheep.com. Of course, we’d also love to hear from you on how we can improve Cheep. You can drop us a line at support@getcheep.com or @getcheep on Twitter.