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Review of the Online Group Buying Industry

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Group buying is a trend that had incredibly growth throughout 2010. Group buying, which refers to social buying or collective buying as well, is the buying an offer which has been significantly reduced, due to the fact that it is only valid if enough buyers are found. Why would you bother with the little guys? Enter: Google Offers.

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The Perfect Website For Off-Line Marketing

Small Business Mavericks

Meetup allows you to create groups on any topic. You pick a location, start a group, and start congregating. You pick a location, start a group, and start congregating. Just like any group you start in the real world, there’s ongoing work involved. It’s called Meetup. Really simple, right? Yes, sort of.

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Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Monday, March 20, 2006. Bookmarking / Tagging Tool Ive just recently switched to Yahoos MyWeb 2.0 Also, since Yahoo acquired del.icio.us, my guess is that MyWeb is the way Yahoo will be going since it is already integrated with other aspects of their social bookmarking. Probably the nicest feature of Yahoo My Web 2.0

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10 Social Media Tools To Help With Your Crowdsourcing Efforts

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

When you have a group of people submitting their work, there is an awareness that it isn’t just one idea that will work, so the result is a higher quality of work. Crowdsourcing is an useful model because it can be used by any group for any reason. Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg. All rights reserved.

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets. You can search for related groups and Fan Pages through Facebook, start accounts on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, and check on who is linking to your site to find out who’s interested. Answers Yahoo!

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HotPads.com Launches Map-Based Vacation Rental Search Engine

Bill Hartzer

Vacation Rentals often offer a cheaper alternative to hotels for families and group vacationers. This is on top of another $160 MM they raised in 2006. Why I Do Not Use Yahoo Search First off, let me explain that I have always. There is nothing more important to vacation homes than location. Share this on Technorati. Tweet This!

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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site. Answers Yahoo!