I’m not a Kaboodler. I don’t have friends who are Kaboodlers. And as I’ve said, I have trouble understanding the long term potential for the company. I love the idea that Kaboodle allows me to grab things from around the web and put them all on one page, but even after a year of the site being live (congrats Manish, Brian, and the rest of the team!), I still don’t think Kaboodle takes off on its own.
Which is why partnerships become so important to the company. Back in June the company announced a deal with eBay to power eBay’s MyCollectibles site and last week Kaboodle announced a deal with Conde Nast’s Conceirge.com. Concierge.com has added a little suitcase icon next to all of its trip destinations. Members (you have to sign up to use the Suitcase) just click on the ‘Add to My Suitcase’ button, create a suitcase/select a suitcase, tag the item (optional), and add notes to the article.
Finding your Suitcase once it has been created proved to be a bit difficult, but a user can just go to Suitcase.concierege.com. Overall, a smooth integration and very useful feature for trip planners.
