Why Modoshi will beat DealsPlus
Over the past 2 years I have seen many social bargain hunting sites launch. Most of them had very distinct features and quality design. Yet their flawed marketing strategy made their life very short....
View ArticleSave on college textbooks with Chegg
Comparing book prices may sound like a good idea to save a few dollars on that bestseller you want to have on your shelf. But it may not be enough for the college students who struggle each semester to...
View ArticleDealspl.us — social bargain hunting that works
This post continues my weekly series of website reviews. Next candidate probably gets disproportional amount of attention from my blog. In fact the very first post on ProBargainHunter was about this...
View ArticleSocial price comparison shopping at Hawkee
Scott Aikin is the heart and soul behind Hawkee, a social portal which is steadily making inroads into the busy price comparison niche. Scott frequently comments on ProBargainHunter and I asked him to...
View ArticleTrezr sold on eBay for over $30K
I am back from my trip to Ukraine digging through the news I missed while on the move. This interesting bit has just attracted my attention: Trezr, the deals site I reviewed in the past, has sold on...
View ArticleHas Modoshi social experiment failed?
You might remember Modoshi, the social site for bargain hunters that launched early this year. I wrote about them back in January and my overall impression was that the team has found that key...
View ArticleRetailMeNot launches shopping network
RetailMeNot, an Australian based coupon site that launched in October of 2006 has just officially announced that they are adding a social network portal to support the main site. Adding a full blown...
View ArticleMy little social bargain hunting experiment
Do you remember Modoshi? It is a deal site that launched in November 2006 and implemented a few interesting concepts that turned bargain hunting into a fun contest. The project eventually shut down but...
View ArticleWhy coupon site owners hate RetailMeNot
I received a funny and angry email today from a coupon site owner who didn’t seem to be too happy about me listing RetailMeNot in my Popular Sites monthly list. He then goes ahead and gives me a link...
View ArticleRetailer recruits community to spam deal sites
Many of you know that I run a shopping community site. It is something I love doing. I perfected the idea for many months until after several iterations I came out with something that worked. It is a...
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