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The reverse check-in trend continues as discount notifier Scoutmob feeds...
The biggest issue facing FourSquare and other check-in services is that users actually have to tell them their location, but now developers are designing apps that will run in the background and...
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Google Zavers aims squarely for mobile coupon, loyalty card startups
Google acquired Zave Networks in fall 2011 and finally using it for an aggressive play for the mobile coupon market, Google Zavers. Announced on Friday, the concept is simple: Brick-and-mortar...
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Mobile loyalty app shopkick profitable with 4 million users
The retail loyalty app shopkick hit four million users, redesigned its interface and, now, announced it is now profitable. We just wrote yesterday how Google Zavers is aiming for the same market, but...
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Flurry Source 13 stats show mobile shopping up 247 percent, retail apps...
It has been a phenomenal year for mobile social commerce, according to Flurry Analytics. CEO Simon Khalaf shared strong stats at the company’s Source 13 conference this past weekend, including nearly...
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New Nielsen map shows desktop, television still dominate American media...
Mobile may be the future, but a new Nielsen infographic shows that television and home computers still rule American consumer attention spans. Pulled from the U.S. Consumer Usage Report 2012, the data...
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OpenTable acquires FoodSpotting for $10 million cash
Restaurant website OpenTable has already launched the definitive mobile reservation app and now it’s acquired the food photography app FoodSpotting. According to AllThingsD, OpenTable paid $10 million...
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Amazon Coins virtual currency coming in May
Amazon is launching Amazon Coins, a virtual currency to purchase apps and buy in-app goods on the Kindle Fire. Announced this morning, Amazon says they will be available in May. According to the Amazon...
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Interview: iFood nets 2.5M from Movile, plans Brazilian food delivery takeover
Brazilian delivery app iFood today announced a $2.5 million investment from Latin American app publisher Movile. It is part of a bigger South America digital boom, as Inside Social Commerce reported...
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Study: Most consumers want SMS and displayable coupons, not scannables
A new RadiumOne study shows that mobile users still prefer displaying coupons and even getting text coupons rather than scanning any device or item for a special. It is interesting data for ecommerce...
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Price alert Clipix adds email clippings
The price alert service Clipix now supports email clippings. If Clipix 2.0 was taking the Kayak approach, the new update allows users to be more proactive in finding deals. Clipix users can forward any...
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Google Field Trip brings location-based push notifications to iPhone
Today Google launched the location-based Field Trip app on the iPhone. Released on Android last year, Field Trip sends push notifications when users are near a particular landmark, person, or, most...
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Study: Crashes, missing features are biggest reasons ecommerce apps fail
Xtreme Labs has a new report putting crashes, missing features and poor design as the top reasons why ecommerce apps fail. The 2013 Xtreme Labs Retail Report focuses on the top 100 well-known retail...
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