Facebook Aiming to be the Central Hub for Social Shopping?
I read that Facebook just started testing a new feature called “Buy With Friends”. It seems that the feature, which only works today with virtual goods inside games, let’s users get discounts on items that their friends buy. When a user makes an in-app purchase of a virtual product using Facebook Credits they are offer […]
The New Face of Commerce; Local, Social and With a Unified Experience
Twice this year Google has attempted to buy a leg up in the local commerce arena and twice they have failed. Last January they made a run at Yelp and last week the target was Groupon. Google, it would seem,…
Customer Life, Not Just Lifecycle Were all Human and That Makes It Tough To Figure
I didn’t think that my 60th birthday would affect me much, but it did. Know why? Because I realized that I was actually over halfway through my life and that it was a finite life. It also hit me very hard that there are things I needed to do for my own sake and hopefully […]
Safeway Bushwhacks Its Customers, Laughs It Off
Beware if you’re shopping at a Safeway and attempt to exit with a shopping cart – you may get a severely bruised shin. Or worse, if you’re older with fragile bones. Most likely you can avoid the problem if you don’t patronize the Starbucks counter. (I’m sure Starbucks will be happy to hear that.) Expect […]
