Thursday, 24 November 2011

Thanks Giving and Black Friday Mobile Apps

LeadBolt to Give Away $1000000 for Black Friday
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
... the use of mobile applications and further the cause of mobile
advertising. Timed with the biggest shopping day in the US, the
Thanksgiving weekend has traditionally been one of the biggest days for
online retailers. Referred to as "Black Friday", ...
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Shoppers Need Watch for Scams While Using Mobile Devices on Black Friday
eWeek
Many online retailers plan to offer mobile-only deals on Friday after
Thanksgiving to lure customers away from brick-and-mortar stores.
Amazon.com is offering shoppers the PriceCheck app to compare deals they
are seeing in the store with what is ...
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Black Friday Guide: Shoppers, stores make preparations for frenzy
Statesman Journal
Some of these websites include leaked Black Friday deals, coupons, e-mail
alerts, shopping tips and mobile apps. 3. What will weather and traffic
conditions be like on Thanksgiving and Black Friday? Be prepared for a
chilly and wet Thanksgiving. ...
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Black Friday Survival Guide
Patch.com
Many stores, like Toys 'R Us offer their own apps to help you with
shopping. We can't forget about the online Black Friday deals. Many stores
are offering online sale prices for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
sales. Keep in mind that Cyber Monday is ...
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SlothCam Webcam Browser goes free for Thanksgiving and Black Friday
prMac (press release)
Visit the iTunes App Store on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday November 23rd) or
Black Friday (Friday November 24th) and receive a free download of
SlothCam. SlothCam is an application for viewing live webcams from around
the world on your personal computer ...
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Amazon, EBay Pop Up on Retail's Turf
BusinessWeek
Amazon's Black Friday deals store will offer customers exclusive deals each
day, including Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving. The idea is to
lock in consumers before they make the decision to hit stores. Shoppers are
getting the message. ...
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A Thanksgiving weekend close-up for Call of Duty Elite's second take
Joystiq
Now, two weeks later, Elite is operational and Suarez says Activision is
confident the service can withstand not only the Thanksgiving holiday but a
potential post-Black Friday surge. "It was a lot of hard work from where we
were two weeks ago, ...
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Black Friday: Ready, set, save!
MSN Money
Check out this Roundup of the Best Black Friday Deals to decide where and
how you should spend your money. Those fliers stuffed into your
Thanksgiving Day paper are filled with itsy bitsy print explaining there
are only three doorbuster-priced iPads ...
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In time for Black Friday: A holiday gift guide for gamers
VentureBeat
The holiday season is coming fast. Before you know it, it will be
Thanksgiving. People will be doing their Black Friday shopping early the
next morning, and then it's just a few short weeks until the gift-giving
season arrives. ...
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Black Friday: Central Jersey malls brace for big shopping day
MyCentralJersey.com
The "after Thanksgiving sales" will last through Sunday, to give
shoppers a little more time to cash in on special deals. Shopping with kids
can be especially challenging at this time of year. Temptations for them
are everywhere. ...
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