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gracesotomayor: Delicious chocolate tasting courtesy of...

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:36:52 -0400

gracesotomayor:

Delicious chocolate tasting courtesy of @scoopst [Mariebelle Fine Chocolates, SoHo, NYC] #foodie

Nice to see this in my dashboard after a great weekend. :)

gracesotomayor: Wooooo! We got free iPads for doing a kickass...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:10:26 -0400

gracesotomayor:

Wooooo! We got free iPads for doing a kickass job! #lifeisgood

Huge job by the entire Scoop St. team in August!

alla1: Need a useless idea for a business? There’s an app for...

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:51:27 -0400

alla1:

Need a useless idea for a business? There’s an app for that. (via soupsoup)

"First impressions are important. But keep in mind…everyone knows that. Everyone dresses nice on the..."

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:10:03 -0400

“First impressions are important. But keep in mind…everyone knows that. Everyone dresses nice on the first day. But what are they wearing on the second day? If you ask me, that’s much more telling.”

- Second impressions (via hiten)

dpstyles: gamefreaksnz: lucyphermann: deanminifie: 1990 vs...

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:12:56 -0400

dpstyles:

gamefreaksnz:

lucyphermann:

deanminifie:

1990 vs 2010 | MakeUseOf.com

Print baby, print! Scoop St. in today’s Wall Street...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:51:27 -0400

Print baby, print! Scoop St. in today’s Wall Street Journal w. great quote from a merchant:

She worked with smaller deal site, ScoopSt.com, to put together a food event with a few local businesses to target local customers. Ms. London said it helped establish her business with local customers. “It got my name out there and people have come back to spend,” she said. “It was a different experience for sure, and it had a lasting impact.”

alexandergordon: Get it while it’s hot and unpriced!

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:17:44 -0400

alexandergordon:

Get it while it’s hot and unpriced!

"A key reason these businesses got their start in 2007 and 2008 is that they were able to take..."

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:10:39 -0400

““A key reason these businesses got their start in 2007 and 2008 is that they were able to take advantage of manufacturers who were left with a lot of inventory on their hands during the recession,’’ Mulpuru says. “But the flash sale business is getting so crowded now, and there are so many salespeople chasing the leads that are out there that it is becoming more difficult to source good deals on good terms.’’”

- Rue La La fashions a niche in tough online sales market - The Boston Globe

Summer’s-end #15!

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:00:04 -0400

Summer’s-end #15!

"With respect to this year’s U.S. Open, he says he has a feeling about Rafael Nadal, but that he’s..."

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:44:19 -0400

“With respect to this year’s U.S. Open, he says he has a feeling about Rafael Nadal, but that he’s not counting out Roger Federer, who is now working with Pete Sampras’s old coach, Paul Annacone. “Roger could show up with a chimpanzee,” McEnroe says, “and he’d be a factor.””

- How John McEnroe Plans to Save Tennis by Opening a Tennis Academy on Randall’s Island — New York Magazine

Fine Ticketmaster, You Win [PIC]

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:33:48 -0400

Fine Ticketmaster, You Win [PIC]:

via popurls.com

"[“The Social Network” is] social commentary so perceptive that it may be regarded by future..."

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:40:18 -0400

“[“The Social Network” is] social commentary so perceptive that it may be regarded by future generations the way we now look to Gatsby for its acute distillation of Jazz Age decadence. There is, in all of Fincher’s work, an outsider’s restlessness that chafes at the intractable rules of “polite” society…”The Social Network” offers a despairing snapshot of society at the dawn of the 21st century, so advanced, so “connected,” yet so closed and constrained by all the centuries-old prejudices and preconceptions about how our heroes and villains are supposed to look, sound, and act. For Mark Zuckerberg has arrived, and yet still seems unsettled and out of place…And now here is a movie made to remind us that nothing in this life can turn a Zuckerberg into a Winklevoss.”

- Film Comment has the first review of “The Social Network.”

Granted, Film Comment is operated by the New York Film Festival, which is hosting the film’s premiere, so take that into consideration. But — whoa. Apparently this movie is as good as its trailer, and Jesse Eisenberg’s Zuck is the new James Gatz.

(via caro)

Marco.org: This is what high-end smartphones looked like in 2007: Smartphones...

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:38:54 -0400

Marco.org: This is what high-end smartphones looked like in 2007: Smartphones...:

This is what high-end smartphones looked like in 2007:

Smartphones were an established consumer-electronics market with devices that people thought were pretty cool, but often frustrating and with serious shortcomings and design flaws.

Then this happened:

Other manufacturers had…

Create a Go Home Shortcut for Your Android Phones Google Maps Navigation [Android]

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:37:38 -0400

Create a Go Home Shortcut for Your Android Phones Google Maps Navigation [Android]:

via popurls.com

Bits of Genius: Feedbakr: Leave Feedback on Anything

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:26:50 -0400

Bits of Genius: Feedbakr: Leave Feedback on Anything:

I’m a huge believer in feedback. Products, companies, and people don’t get better unless they know how to. Subjecting what we’ve made to the perspectives of the masses lets the best, wildest ideas bubble up. It’s simply impossible for any one person or company to anticipate the opinions of…

Spoken Genius: Dave Ambrose of Scoop St.

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:46:06 -0400

bitsofgenius:

Last week, I was lucky enough to sit down with Dave Ambrose, co-founder of local deal site Scoop St. We kicked off a new interview series I’m calling Spoken Genius. I’ll be interviewing people who have extensive expertise in a given area. Dave started working on his group-buying platform before Groupon existed. He’s done a lot since then and has a lot of insight to share. Following are his thoughts on the exploding e-commerce model, starting a business, and the art of selling.

Scoop St. is pretty similar to Groupon. Local “experiences” are sold for about 50-75% off retail price — restaurants, wine tastings, bars, etc. The space is rapidly crowding. Groupon is right now the biggest player in the market, but smaller guys are springing up everyday.

I asked Dave how he competes, and he made it clear that there’s one main thing that differentiates these businesses: their deals. Securing those deals from small businesses requires a strong sell. And that’s what David consider’s himself an expert on. From selling customers, small businesses, employees, and friends, he’s learned how to win people over. Selling in this context is a lot more than trading product for money. It’s the idea of getting someone to act or think how you want them to.

“Think about willingness on 0-100% scale,” he says (paraphrased). “If someone’s even 1% willing to do something, I can win him over. If there at 0%, there’s no shot I could convince them. We’re wolverines.”

While it’s pretty clear why consumers shop on daily deal sites — high quality experiences, heavily discounted — I asked David to break down the sell for small businesses.

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Had fun during this interview, with most of it being recorded. If you’re interested in how we think about running a sales driven organization, take a listen at this recording.

Op-Art - Truth in Taxi TV - Op-Art - NYTimes.com

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:07:46 -0400

Op-Art - Truth in Taxi TV - Op-Art - NYTimes.com

Unpopped Collar: Five Awesome Off-The-Beaten-Path Spots in Washington DC

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:44:56 -0400

Unpopped Collar: Five Awesome Off-The-Beaten-Path Spots in Washington DC:

Thanks for the question, Crazyhazey! I’m nearing my 2nd anniversary of arriving in DC, so I’m happy to provide a couple of recommendations for cool places to check out that are off-the-beaten-tourist-path (afterall, anyone can tell you that the Jefferson is pretty nice). Here are 5 of my…

wireframes: Create the perfect prototype (via .net...

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:00:10 -0400

wireframes:

Create the perfect prototype (via .net magazine)

Master prototyping and your final site build will be a cakewalk. Odette Colyer of user experience design consultancy Super User Studio explains how to go about it.

Is it me, or did Roger Federer start writing books?

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:28 -0400

Is it me, or did Roger Federer start writing books?