Friends & Favorites is a service that puts you in touch with opinions and information from people who matter to you. Just add your friends and favorite reviewers to your Favorite People list. We'll gather up reviews, recommendations, and opinions from your Favorite People and put it all right in front of you in your very own About You area.

Suggestions Given is a service that allows you to make suggestions that will help us improve our product lists. For example, if you see shoes appearing on a list on a page devoted to pants, you may want to let us know that the shoes do not belong on that page. When you see a link such as, "Are these results helpful to you? Let us know," click on it to indicate whether items in that product list do not suit the page. Clicking on the link will bring up a pop-up window; in the window, select the check boxes next to the products you feel do not belong on the page. We'll look at all the suggestions and modify our product lists to reflect your and other customers' views.

Your Favorite People list is a group of other Amazon.com shoppers, friends, and favorite reviewers that you like and trust. If one of those people has created an About You area, or if you know that person's e-mail address, add him or her to your Favorite People list. Then, whenever one of your Favorite People writes a review, or comes up with an interesting recommendation, we'll put it on your customized Friends & Favorite home page. That way, you can keep track of people and opinions that matter.

An Amazon Friend (formerly Trusted Friend) is a person who has permission to see a private view of your About You area. This private view can include personal information like name or e-mail and items from your list of Shared Purchases. Amazon Friends appear in your Favorite People list with a star icon next to their name.

Purchase sharing is your opportunity to share a list of your purchases (including personal ratings and comments for each) with your group of Amazon Friends. You decide which purchases you want to share with your friends and which ones you'd like to keep private. Each time you buy something new, we'll ask whether you want to add it to your list of Shared Purchases. If you change your mind, you can add and delete purchases, comments, and ratings from your Shared Purchases page at any time. Your Shared Purchases page is the part of your About You area that shows your Amazon.com purchases, comments, and ratings. Unlike the other sections of your About You area, your Shared Purchases page can be accessed only by the Amazon Friends that you invite, or by anyone if you decide to make it public.

Want to access someone else's Shared Purchases page? You'll need an invitation. You could wait to be invited, but we recommend that you take one of these more proactive approaches: Create your own Shared Purchases area, invite your friend, and encourage him or her to return the favor and invite you to his or her Shared Purchases area. Add the person you want to be able to see your page to your group of Amazon Friends. As part of this process, he or she will receive an e-mail on your behalf inviting him or her to visit your Shared Purchases area. Call your friend, tell him or her about purchase sharing, and ask if he or she is interested in sharing information with you.