Groupon sees email subscribers top out. If you've ever subscribed to their email deals newsletters you know that the inundation of facial deals gets old after about 20. This video highlights the challenges Groupon is having with maintaining competitiveness.
Almost a year after Facebook debuted its "Like" buttons, Google is announcing the search engine equivalent - the "+1" button. Launching today as part of the Google search engine the "+1" button allows you to show your approval of the ads and search results you find interesting. The button is part of the search engine for now but API functionality is in the works for websites everywhere.
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Group buying site Groupon hit the consumer mainstream in the last year offering out of sight deals of up to 50% off for everything from restaurant deals to diving certifications. As the emails keep flying into your inbox you might be wondering if Groupon might be right for your business. Before you get too excited here are a few things to know before jumping to the conclusion that Groupon, or any other group buying site, is a slam dunk.
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We are now officially living in a technology driven world. We have smart phones, tablets, and pdas giving us instant access to the internet, local shopping, games, and more. With new technology comes new lessons to be learned, goals to achieve, and practices. Something new you may have heard of are QR codes. These "Quick Response" codes are essentially "barcodes without the restriction of barcodes." QR codes can take you to a website, a product page, a game, movie and more with just the click of a button, or touch of a screen if you're using a touch screen device.
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10 years ago when Internet Explorer 6 was first released it was a major milestone for Microsoft in the maturation of their browser which was competing with Netscape as their primary competition. A lot of things have changed on the Internet in last 10 years but IE 6 continues to hold it worldwide market share of roughly 12%. The results vary from country to country with the United States making up 7% market share for IE 6.
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