Buddy Shopping: new Social Networking Shopping site

[mandy]

A new e-commerce site called Buddy Shopping that lets consumers peruse products online simultaneously with friends launched today with the promise to offer a viable new channel for Web shop owners.

Though there are features specific to the site that e-tailers can take advantage of — which we'll cover after we explain how the site works — most online shop owners won't have to do a thing to be included in the Buddy Shopping service. That's because consumers are searching online the way they regularly do, so any marketing efforts, such as organic or paid search, will still lead them to you. The difference is that they are able to do so with others in real-time.

The site, dubbed a "social netshopping" service by CEO Todd Kelly, combines e-commerce, social networking, instant messaging and the sharing of merchandise...

full article: http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/news/news...hp/3648641
the web site: http://www.buddyshopping.com/cgi-bin/Web...hpSite.woa

[amy]

If I want social shopping I'll call a friend, walk out my front door, go to real stores, and stop somewhere for real coffee/tea (as opposed to a cutesy coffee cup smiley).  Hope this helps.  :imptongue: