What is "epinions"

Epinions.com was a general consumer review site established in 1999. Epinions was acquired by Shopping.com (known as DealTime at the time of the acquisition) in 2003, which in turn was acquired by eBay in 2005. At Epinions, visitors could read new and old reviews about a variety of items to help them decide on a purchase. As of 25 March 2014, all community features, and features for submitting new reviews, were disabled. This is stated in the site's still-appearing information - FAQs.