Company:ERowz

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eRowz
FormerlyBC.Net
TypePrivate company
IndustryClassified Advertising
Founded2011; 15 years ago (2011)
FoundersVincent Vandegans and Bart Verschueren
Headquarters
Enghien
,
Belgium
Website

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

History

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

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

  1. "BC.net details". www.wsl.be. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331223434/http://wsl.be/fr/p/BC.NET. Retrieved 23 June 2016. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Demystifying the World of Online Classified Advertising". The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/demystifying-the-world-of-online-classified-advertising_us_57723c33e4b0fa01a1409c82. Retrieved 29 June 2016. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Be, Lesoir (30 May 2016). "Grandir sans investisseurs, c'est possible". Le Soir. http://www.lesoir.be/1224412/article/economie/entrepreneuriat/2016-05-30/grandir-sans-investisseurs-c-est-possible. Retrieved 23 June 2016. 
  4. "eRowz, le moteur de recherche wallon qui tutoie Amazon et eBay". RTBF International. http://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/detail_erowz-le-moteur-de-recherche-wallon-qui-tutoie-amazon-et-ebay?id=9308273. Retrieved 23 June 2016. 
  5. "For-sale.co.uk (Bc.net)". EBay. http://www.ebaypartnernetworkblog.com/uk/2015/03/18/for-sale-co-uk-bc-net/. Retrieved 23 June 2016. 
  6. "Vincent Vandegans Digital Strategist". LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/vandegans. Retrieved 23 June 2016. 
  7. "Bart Verschueren CEO at eRowz". LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartverschueren. Retrieved 23 June 2016. 
  8. "Erowz, l'agrégateur de petites annonces cartonne". Echo.be. Lecho. http://www.lecho.be/actualite/archive/Erowz_l_agregateur_de_petites_annonces_cartonne.9770587-1802.art?ckc=1. Retrieved 23 June 2016. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 "The Internet; Empowering Us to Sell Second Hand Goods Online Profitably". BDaily. https://bdaily.co.uk/technology/28-06-2016/the-internet-empowering-us-to-sell-second-hand-goods-online-profitably. Retrieved 29 June 2016. 
  10. "20 FREE Classified Advertising Tips to Sell Second Hand Goods Online". The Drum. http://www.thedrum.com/profile/project/245838/20-free-classified-advertising-tips-sell-second-hand-goods-online. Retrieved 29 June 2016.