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Tom George: This concept of helping your friends and social connections book a great deal on a hotel room sounds interesting. From the article. Those are exactly the type of guests Plus-U is geared toward: Facebook users who heavily influence travel-planning decisions can become SocialBooker travel consultants, receiving commissions of 8 percent to [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards A special event? The birthday of a dear friend living abroad? A client to endear? Choosing the right gift is an art that takes time and creativity, especially when it’s for someone who lives far away. This particular need has given birth to ‘ITALIALICIOUS’ …… Top quality Italian food and wines [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Cinderella Wine – Ridiculously low prices for 24 hours only. “80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon , and 5% Cabernet Franc. The aromatics are really full, you’ve got this raspberry/radish thing going on that I think is fascinating. So you get a little hint of vegetal, with a lot of fruit as [...]
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The daily deals site has announced an appointment management feature designed to increase merchant productivity.One of many merchant productivity tools offered by Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]), the new tool – Groupon Scheduler – provides merchants with an “easy way to manage their schedules and accept bookings directly from consumers.” According to the [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Yipit, the site that aggregates and recommends daily deals based on users’ locations and interests (and raised $6 million back in June from a host of VCs), released some interesting trend data today on the daily deals space. Show original Related Reading: Angry Birds Angry Bird 5″ Space Purple Bird Plush [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Amazon is expanding its AmazonLocal daily deals service into New York. AmazonLocal, the online retailer’s daily deals service, is heading to New York City.Amazon will start offering daily deals in coming weeks to customers in four regions — downtown, midtown and uptown Manhattan, as well as Brooklyn. Early deals include 50% [...]
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Via Scoop.it – Contentmarketing Do you know where to find Kefir in your local grocery store? Clue: It’s kind of like yogurt’s cousin. CheckPoints has teamed up with Lifeway Kefir in the dairy section of your local market to help you to learn more about probiotics. Kefir is a cultured drink with a taste and [...]
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Via Scoop.it – Networking Ideas It’s that time of year again… the kids are feeling the sense that summer is beginning to wrap up. Most vacations are over, camps have concluded, and that little sense of dread is gripping the heart of children nation-wide. The hilarious Staples back-to-school commercials are beginning to air, and Mothers [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards “Our special is only for $10.So, you know, we believe that people will spend more than that.”… This week marked the New York launch of Google Offers, the Internet megalith’s contribution to the jam-packed realm of restaurant (and service) deals. “Huzzah!” shouted the coupon-wielding consumers who haven’t paid full price for [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Daily deal sites, by and large, seem like they’re here to stay, much to Rocky Agrawal’s chagrin, surely. Whether or not you agree with Rocky’s flurry of posts last month about Groupon and its claque of clones, the daily deals model is not perfect, and it’s certainly a worthy endeavor to [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards The next phase of growth for local deals will be mobile. Groupon knows this, and so does Yelp, which today is rolling out Yelp Deals to its iPhone and Android apps. An update to its mobile apps that is getting pushed out today will add a new deals icon to the [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Who’s in the mood for some shopping? I most certainly am. This summer, my wishlist is packed with maxi skirts, racerbank tanks, ruffle skirts, and cognac strappy sandals. If only I could just win a gift card for a shopping spree… Well, according to Smarter’s rules, I can’t win any of [...]
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If you’re planning to spend a vacation within the worlds hottest tourist locations, it’s important to begin looking for Priceline coupons. Priceline, one of the leading travel providers within the trade, aims to provide the best journey deals that will suit your budget. Along with their coupons, you can save up to 40% on flights, [...]
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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards Gaming platform SCVNGR has teamed up with American Express and Levi’s to create the first paperless daily deal redemption system. If you’ve ever purchased a Groupon or LivingSocial daily deal, you’ve probably gone through the awkward process of redeeming your coupon. You have to print out the daily deal, remember to [...]
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The daily and social deals space is getting hotter everyday — Google launched Offers just last week — and Facebook showed up early this morning with a serious offering that could shift the tech world’s intense focus away from industry darling Groupon. Facebook Deals is noticeably different from competitors like Gilt, Groupon and LivingSocial, so [...]