Wirecutter is a better execution of "product reviews" than anything I ever saw on Referly. I never wanted 15 different opinions of varying quality and unknown provenance about the 5 best headphones; I wanted one great comparison, which Wirecutter consistently is.
Yeah. I would love to read a retrospective about refer.ly if one exists.
Amazon referrals are too good that there is no reason to use referly. If anyone clicks on an Amazon referral link, and ends up buying something else on the site -- not just the item you blogged about -- you still get the money and leave the hard part to what amazon is best at -- suggesting things you might like and getting people to checkout.