PayPal puts a new spin on social commerce with Shoptimist

PayPal has announced a new service they are calling Shoptimist.  Essentially it sounds like Groupon meets social, an opportunity that frankly has been sitting there waiting for someone to take hold of it. The gig is you decided to participate in a deal and you try to get your friends to join in, and when…

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My visit to Facebook HQ

A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough (thanks PZig!) to get to tour and have lunch at the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, CA. Having seen Twitter’s HQ a few months back, it was cool to see Facebook up-close and personal. A few things really struck me about the place. First, Zuckerburg doesn’t have…

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