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SYRACUSE - Angie's List, a word-of-mouth online network for consumers, has attracted more than 500,000 customers in 83 markets and is now available in Syracuse.
The Angie's List Web site opened a section for the Syracuse market as a result of an online contest held in the summer of 2006 to determine where consumers wanted to see the list available next.
At a cost of $5.95 a month, consumers will receive unlimited access to reviews of area businesses online or over the phone. Members will also get a free monthly magazine in which local companies on the list advertise. Searching for a specific service on Angie's List will allow the consumer to find highly rated companies and see what other people think about area businesses.
Individuals who have utilized a business's services grade the company and write reviews based on criteria including price, quality, and punctuality. The people writing the reviews are paying customers...