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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | SMTHREE JANUARY 24, 2011  Is Google out to kill Groupon? Social Media Google Groupon post postaweek2011 retail social mediaFirst, Google tries to buy Groupon for the tidy sum of 6 billion dollars. Groupon says no because all the buzz they are getting is driving up their eventual IPO value to the 15 billion dollar range. The explosiveness of services like Groupon, Living Social and their ilk are really no surprise. There are two challenges looming. | SMTHREE MAY 15, 2012  Will the IPO kill Facebook? This was not a retail decision – it was one forced upon them by Wall Street analysts. Facebook goes public this Friday. That has put us on full irony alert. The company that has been pilloried by privacy wonks will be forced to shred its veil of secrecy. That is the least of Facebook’s concerns as they move forward in the public eye. Wall Street is a harsh mistress. Again. | | | | | |
| SMTHREE SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 Social Media and Customer Service We understand occasionally you may have questions regarding warranty, product specifications and retail locations carrying our products. I have an issue with Firestone tires. So, I figured I’d go on-line to get some information. you know – like everyone else does. You would think that in today’s instant access/instant feedback world a company the size of Firestone would be savvy enough to use this to their advantage. You would be wrong. went to their website and found that the only way I could contact them was via snail mail or telephone. was wrong. Off Topic. . | SMTHREE NOVEMBER 9, 2010  Social Media: You can check in but you can never leave It would help if retailers provided in-store reminders. So, Pew Research comes out with a study that says only 4% of us use geo-location, or as they call them – geosocial services like Foursquare, Gowilla and Facebook places. What’s more – at any given time only 1% of ALL Internet users are participating in these services! regression trend in social media? How can that be? | SMTHREE MAY 15, 2012  Will the IPO kill Facebook? This was not a retail decision – it was one forced upon them by Wall Street analysts. Facebook goes public this Friday. That has put us on full irony alert. The company that has been pilloried by privacy wonks will be forced to shred its veil of secrecy. That is the least of Facebook’s concerns as they move forward in the public eye. Wall Street is a harsh mistress. Again. | |
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