Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

Aug 13
2010

GroupTabs: Check-ins = Group Buying

Some people (like me) don’t like games. Game mechanics-driven “check in” media like FourSquare, GoWalla, Loopt and BrightKite mostly leaves them cold. But what if check-ins triggered group buying discounts? That’s the concept behind GroupTabs, a new service launching in New York City next week. The idea is that offers could be floated on smart …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, HyperLocal, Mobile, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media

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Mar 11
2010

MerchantCircle Index: Mixed Awareness Levels for Local Players

MerchantCircle’s Merchant Index tracks merchant confidence in the economy (low). But it also yields some unexpected “real world” insight into merchant awareness and use of their local online marketing options. The Index is based on 11,000+ email respondents , so there is likely to be an online bias in the results. Of its 1.1 million …continue reading »

Categories: Research

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