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Review of the Online Group Buying Industry

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Here is a short review of these 2 key players in the online group buying industry. LivingSocial first gained notoriety for their Visual Bookshelf application on Facebook, which was the first and largest application allowing users to catalog and share their favorite books with friends. LivingSocial: The Amazon.com-backed Giant from D.C.

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3 Lessons Learned from the Startup World

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To establish the tone of the newsletters and the blog, I reviewed the book “Permission Marketing” by Seth Godin (Simon & Schuster, 1999) and marketing reports from eMarketer and Media Post. It didn’t take long until I found out that what works on academic essays, doesn’t necessarily on the startup world.

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4 iPad Alternatives

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Here is a review of 4 tablet alternatives to the iPad. Online reviews report that it tests well on 2-handed typing. Bad: User reviews have reported that this tablet is a bit clunky to handle when used as an e-reader. Reading e-books and websites vertically is easy. LG G-Slate. inches (1280 x 768 pixels). Thickness: 0.49

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Four Handy Windows Phone Apps

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Which as ‘Wooram’, a user reviewer over at the Windows Phone Store pointed out, is somewhat difficult with the included music app in Windows Phone. Replace that shoebox full of books on tape with its contemporary digital counterpart. With Podcasts! You can add a podcast with an RSS address.

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5 Airport Apps for Android

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They empower you to avoid the many pitfalls that overtook many a traveler back in the days when a tourist book and some maps was the best that you could hope for as far as trying to figure out where the heck you are in the airport was concerned. iFly Pro Airport Guide offers the largest selection of airports reviewed.

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