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Watch: Motion Infographic Explores The Future Of Shopping

Megan O'Neill — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:07:56 +0000

Shopping isn’t what it used to be. We used to clip coupons, plan day-long trips to the mall and keep our fingers crossed that we’d find something worthwhile at our favorite stores. Today 71 percent of us buy products online, we follow our favorite brands on Facebook and Twitter, buy group deals, and even pay for items using our smartphones. There’s no denying that the way we shop is changing drastically and a fun motion infographic from Resource Interactive is exploring these changes.
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Mapping Black Friday on Twitter [Infographic]

Kenna McHugh — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:00:36 +0000

Black Friday is an experience to discover the type of person who chooses to stand outside a Best Buy or Target parking lot at midnight for a great deal on a Panasonic TH – 50PH30U – 50″ Class plasma panel or Xbox 360 Kinect game pack. Social media analysis firm MashWork designed a study based on Black Friday-related conversations on Twitter.
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3 Reasons Email Marketing Is The Most Effective at Reaching College Kids

Azam Khan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:55:18 +0000

If you listen to today’s social media pundits, it would be easy to believe that email marketing is neither effective nor relevant in today’s digital environment. The logic goes that email has lost its luster to ‘sexier’ marketing channels like Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare, especially when the target audience is tech-savvy college students. Contrary to popular belief, email is the best engager of college kids as Boris Revsin, CEO of CampusLive, explains after the jump. continued…

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Walmart Nabs OneRiot to Bolster Walmartlabs

Kenna McHugh — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:15:22 +0000

Walmart just nabbed OneRiot for its technology unit called Walmartlabs. Walmart labs is the Silicon Valley unit established after the retailers’s acquisition of Kosmix.
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Social Shopping App Lets You Ask Your Smartest Friends for Gift Advice

Kenna McHugh — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:15:06 +0000

Givvy has arrived as a shopping experience that is created by and for the community of Facebook users. The social commerce startup based in San Francisco is touting that Givvy is the first of its kind. With such a bold statement, let’s take a look and see if it is true.
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Daily Deal Site Shares Its Wealth with Non-Profits and Schools

Kenna McHugh — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:40:21 +0000

Sharing Spree is a daily deal site that is set up to donate between 10-15% of every deal sold to a non-profit or school in Portland, Nashville and Birmingham. The site works with well-known causes like American Cancer Society & Meals on Wheels to small, local charities that could really use a boost to donations. What a perfect social media operation for today’s economy.
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Brands Betting on Social Media for the Holidays

Kenna McHugh — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:00:09 +0000

More brands are electing the use of social media for an increase in name recognition this holiday season. In keeping with the Bizo survey, brands are aiming their marketing efforts toward social shopping into the fall season; and then without stopping, they are going all the way to the holiday season.

The increased presence of their brands in social media will raise shoppers’ awareness of the brands, which will lead to more product sold online and offline.

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LivingSocial Buys Ticket Monster Expanding Further into the Asian Market

Kenna McHugh — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:31:55 +0000

LivingSocial is definitely expanding into the lucrative Asian market. The social shopping platform demonstrated its desire by buying Ticket Monster. The purchase is considered one of the biggest acquisitions for LivingSocial so far and is the ninth company it has purchased.
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Facebook Users Link, Like, Love with American Express

Kenna McHugh — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:58:22 +0000

American Express will be making its presence felt in the social media arena even more so by introducing a social shopping platform called Link, Like, Love. The platform will match deals with Facebook users via their social graph. By simply linking their account to the Link, Like, Love application on Facebook, card members will view offers and deals curated based on their activities, likes, interests and check-ins, across Facebook’s social graph.
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BuyWithMe Acquires Edhance for Merchant Cash Back Deals

Kenna McHugh — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:00:32 +0000

BuyWithMe took an interesting approach to the daily deal arena by acquiring Edhance.com, a cash-back rewards program for college students. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Edhance was established in 2009. The loyalty platform allows users to register their debit or credit cards and get cash back when they make purchases at an affiliate retail store.
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3 Insights Into Social Shopping

Kenna McHugh — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:00:36 +0000

The social shopping aspect of the internet is constantly changing as more people join the craze of shopping or retailing as a social media activity. A recent study on social shopping was released by PowerReviews along with the E-tailing Group presenting insight into the how online shoppers research, select and purchase goods. The findings support “retailers in identifying a more positive approach for connecting with potential and current customers.”
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LivingSocial Adventures Launches in 30 Markets Custom-Produced Social Events

Kenna McHugh — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:23:19 +0000

LivingSocial, launched LivingSocial Adventures, a local commerce category that creates and produces fully-curated social events. The events are personally guided by LivingSocial Adventures employees. Members are encouraged to make new friends while taking advantage of what the events have to offer.
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Online Shoppers Like Facebook More Than Blogs, Forums and Review Sites

Kenna McHugh — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:40:13 +0000

Social commerce is probably on the business minds of every retailer who wants to tap into the endless opportunities of social media. According to a recent study, Facebook is not a favorite platform for social commerce, but is a favorite for those who like to shop on the internet.
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Groupon Threatens Legal Action Against DealShelve

Kenna McHugh — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:21:43 +0000

This last week, Dealshelve, the Malaysian based daily deals aggregator, received a letter from Karl Chong, CEO of Groupon Singapore (Beeconomic Singapore) asking Dealshelve to remove all Groupon deals from their site by July 6, 2011 or face legal action.
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Show Me Yours and I’ll Show You Mine.com Collectors’ Site

Kenna McHugh — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:55:07 +0000

Mine.com is calling itself the world’s first social network for collectors of anything and officially launched this week. More than a social networking or selling platform, Mine.com is an interactive environment offering a wide range of tools that recreate the excitement of a collectibles convention or the intimacy of a Saturday afternoon at the neighborhood comic book store.

As long as it isn’t a garage sale full of junk, the site might prove worthwhile to authentic collectors.

Mine.co offers a fully integrated suite of tools and products designed to empower both novice and expert collectors. Users can showcase collections and collectibles using Digital Bookshelves, an interactive way to view, display and share them.

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