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Y it Sucks

Y it Sucks is a new consumer-advocate that puts a unique spin on product reviews. Built on the premise that no product is perfect, YitSucks focuses on the negative aspects of consumer merchandise and shares those imperfections with the masses through social networking.

http://yitsucks.com/

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ShoeJitsu

ShoeJitsu is a new way to shop for shoes and many other retail products. By using game mechanics, collective intelligence and social networking we help give people a better retail experience. ShoeJitsu is also a powerful analytics tool which helps businesses make decisions about inventory and advertising.

http://www.shoejitsu.com

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Shopsy

Shopsy is a shopping engine that puts consumer goods in context. We use your Style DNA to deliver head-to-toe outfit recommendations that you can search, filter, lock in items, dynamically REMIX by price or color in seconds, and of course save, buy and share.

http://shopsy.com

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Mobdog.com

Your most convenient and trusted networks for buying, selling and sharing are all around you: your school, company, office building, kids’ school, church or neighborhood. Mobdog is here to help you build them or connect to all in a single cumulative view, with our private and hyper-local classifieds solutions. We help you to be your own “Craig” and build your own “List.”

http://mobdog.com/

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Dibsie

Dibsie is an interactive shopping site that adapts to your taste and feedback as you browse. The more you shop Dibsie, the more personal the recommendations–essentially building a unique boutique for each individual to shop fashion, decor, and gadgets.

http://dibsie.com

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PlayPass

PlayPass is an extension in your web browser. After installation, you can shop on your favorite sites for products you’ve been meaning to buy, but have been waiting for a discount. Instead of adding to your cart, play a quick game. The higher your score, the more you save! Redemption is instant, automatic, and safe. We never have you give your address or credit card to us. Simply shop!

http://www.getplaypass.com

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Skyfer

Skyfer is a real-time mobile marketplace enables you to connect with local professionals and service offerings near you. Send your service requests or offers, ask for help when needed and exchange information with people nearby in real-time.

http://skyfer.com

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ResearchAndCompare

ResearchAndCompare is a Product Comparison Shopping Engine. We enable consumers to compare products from every store on the web in a single search engine and share their comparisons with their friends.

http://researchandcompare.com/

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DealPal

DealPal combines top products with brand-name subscription services to give consumers the guaranteed lowest prices on the web. All of our services enhance the functionality of the products we sell. And because the service providers want you to try their subscriptions, they help us pay for our discounts, making our great deals possible.

http://www.dealpal.com/

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CustomInk

CustomInk.com is where America goes to design and order custom t-shirts for their group, team, company or special event. A 3-time Washingtonian Magazine Great Place to Work and NVTC hottest bootstrap company.

http://www.customink.com

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Deals For Deeds

Deals For Deeds is a pioneer in the social commerce space, infusing a non-profit fundraising platform into the daily deal model. They aim to connect socially conscious businesses and non-profit organizations with like-minded consumers in a fun, meaningful, and productive way. Often described as a “Groupon for good”.

http://dealsfordeeds.com/

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Goozex

Goozex.com offers an award winning peer-to-peer online marketplace for trading media goods. Goozex connects members throughout North America to trade their video games and movies in exchange for Goozex Points, a virtual currency.  The site offers a hassle-free way to get the most value out of your video games and movies and guarantees all trades!

http://www.goozex.com

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Klaggle

Klaggle helps retailers leverage the revenue value of crowd commerce by providing product ratings and review content that is based on the collective wisdom from millions of consumer reviews and interactions. Klaggle organizes and syndicates that knowledge for the benefit of retailers and their customers.

http://www.klaggle.com

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GiftGoRound

GiftGoRound offers a place for family and friends to coordinate gift giving. It’s a gift registry not tied down to any one store.

http://giftgoround.com

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Goodzer

Making it easier for consumers to find every item they want in every brick and mortar store, at the best price, in real-time and importantly, closest to them.

http://goodzer.com

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Nexercise

Nexercise is the free mobile game that makes fitness fun and wellness affordable. You can save big on healthy foods, products, and services and even win free stuff just for exercising.

http://nexercise.com

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buysafe

A buySAFE Seal on a merchant’s Website or marketplace item listing indicates that the merchant has:

  • passed the rigorous buySAFE Certification Process to ensure they are trustworthy and reliable;
  • agreed to allow buySAFE to continuously monitor their performance in every transaction; and
  • qualified to guarantee their transactions with a bond from buySAFE and its surety partners — Liberty Mutual, Travelers, and ACE USA.

http://www.buysafe.com/

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Poshbrood

Poshbrood, a hip upscale family travel website that has researched, identified, visited, and vetted chic and luxurious family travel.

http://poshbrood.com

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MyType

MyType features psychology quizzes to give you rich visual and verbal feedback about your personality and values. Compare your results to friends, family and colleagues. Get to the bottom of that most important question: what type of person are you?  As you learn more about yourself, MyType gets to know you too, and uses that knowledge to help you discover people and things that you enjoy.

http://mytype.com

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Living Social

LivingSocial is the social commerce leader behind LivingSocial Deals, a group buying program that invites people and their friends to save up to 90 percent each day at their favorite restaurants, spas, sporting events, hotels and other local attractions in major cities. LivingSocial has an extensive user base of more than 85 million.

http://livingsocial.com

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