eRowz (formerly trading as BC.Net[1]) is a vertical search engine, with a specialisation of classified advertising in sectors such as cars, product sales and real estate.[2][3][4]

eRowz
Company typePrivate
IndustryClassified Advertising
Founded2011
FoundersVincent Vandegans and Bart Verschueren
HeadquartersEnghien, Belgium
Websitewww.erowz.com

History

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eRowz was founded and patented in Belgium in mid-2011[5] by Vincent Vandegans[6] and Bart Verschueren.[7] Initially commencing with a classified website in France, followed by Italy, and then expanding internationally.[8]

How eRowz works

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eRowz is a search engine that real estate, cars and product related classified advertisements to obtain unstructured data.[9] Other sources of data are data feeds and API interfaces with partners such as eBay, Amazon and Kelkoo.[3] The data acquired is aggregated into eRowz's database[9] and presented to visitors based on their preferences, settings and searches. Visitors can set-up alerts for new items for sale matching their criteria and geographical location.[10][2]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Demystifying the World of Online Classified Advertising". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Grandir sans investisseurs, c'est possible". Le Soir. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. ^ "eRowz, le moteur de recherche wallon qui tutoie Amazon et eBay". RTBF International. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ "For-sale.co.uk (Bc.net)". EBay. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Vincent Vandegans Digital Strategist". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Bart Verschueren CEO at eRowz". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Erowz, l'agrégateur de petites annonces cartonne". Lecho. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b "The Internet; Empowering Us to Sell Second Hand Goods Online Profitably". BDaily. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ "20 FREE Classified Advertising Tips to Sell Second Hand Goods Online". The Drum. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.