When I first saw dealspl.us I wasn’t able to read the URL as it was intended. I thought it said deal spl, which I took to possibly be an abbreviation for spell, and I surmised the .us simply meant they were based in America. Deal spell made no sense though, so I thought the spl was possibly some acronym that I had to figure out–some prices low. Maybe I couldn’t see that the URL spelled out deals plus because of some of the strange vanity plates we have out in California (10SNE1). I was not amused once I finally figured the URL out, and I was ultimately more critical of the site. Coincidentally, I’m not alone in my dislike of this trendy domain hacking.

dealspl.us went live a few days before dealplumber and after comparing both of these social/community driven shopping sites, I would place dealplumber as the current leader. While both have similar features, such as expiring soon coupons and most recent deals, I find the interface of dealplumber to be much more user friendly. dealspl.us’s staple is their digg style plus rating system, which I like, and I think it will be well received among users as their site grows. dealplumber seems to have a much more extensive database of deals and products, which is surprising because they were launched later dealspl.us.

With dealplumber, users can make money by using their merchant affiliate link while posting the URL for the deal and, when another user takes advantage of that deal, the poster will get the commission. Users can attain different levels based on their contribution in submitting deals and comments and receiving pluses for the deals they do submit. As Pete Cashmore points out, there are a lot of competitors in the social shopping space–RightCart, ShopWiki, Kaboodle, and Jellyfish just to name a few. The bottom line is that with so many competitors to choose from, we need your help to help us find the best social shopping site. So register or log on to BuzzShout and write your own reviews to help us cut through the hype!

Oh yeah, and if you haven’t figured it out yet, 10SNE1 is “Tennis Anyone?”.

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