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How The Craft Beer Movement Is Taking Over The US
A version of this post originally appeared at American Express Open Forum: The popularity of craft beer is undeniably on the rise. Breweries have continued to crop up across the country in recent...
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Local Marketplace And Minion-Finder Zaarly Raises $14.1 Million
Zaarly, a local marketplace for real-time requests, has raised $14.1 million so it can increase its presence in more markets. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman joined its board of directors too. The Series...
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Want To Help Your Local Economy Without Spending Any Money?
We’ve all heard that volunteering is good for your community, but is it good for economy too? Volunteering at your local homeless shelter may not promote job growth, but it just might prevent job...
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Why It Pays To Be An 'Indie' Shopper
Four blocks from my house on the north side of Chicago is an independent toy store that has bailed me out with a last-minute birthday gift more than a few times. The knowledgeable proprietors peddle...
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Why Blue Hill Is One Of The Most Expensive Restaurants On The East Coast
It seems that everyone is finally catching on to what Dan and David Barber, co-owners of Blue Hill, have known for over a decade. Chefs said that locally-sourced ingredients would be the...
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Why You Should Skip Black Friday And Shop On Small Business Saturday
This article originally appeared at American Express OpenForum If you're not one to brave the crowds on Black Friday, you might consider shopping on Small Business Saturday. In its second year, the...
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#SmallBusinessSaturday Blew Up On Social Media, But Did It Actually Get...
In its second go-around, American Express went all out to hype up its nationwide Small Business Saturday campaign, which encouraged shoppers to spend cash at locally-owned stores during one of...
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Here's How Successful Small Business Saturday Actually Was
More than 100 million shoppers turned out to support Small Business Saturday, according to numbers released this week. That's significantly more than the 83 million that organizers had expected. An...
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Google Snaps Up Clever Sense To Help Predict What You Want To Search For (GOOG)
Google has bought startup Clever Sense, which will help the search giant actually recommend stuff to you before you search for it.Clever Sense was designed to recommend restaurants, coffee shops, and...
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See Why Shoppers Are Mobbing Local Businesses From Coast To Coast
On Saturday, shoppers came out in droves for the first ever International Cash Mob day—a social media-driven movement that has rallied consumers to give local businesses a boost. The concept is...
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Environmentalists Need To Give Up On Big Solutions And Focus On Localization
Ilargi: The following is a guest post by friend of TAE (and our kind present host) John Isaacs-Young, who is active in Transition Sunshine Coast, a region located about halfway up the eastern coast of...
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Here's Why Facebook Is Suddenly Pushing Local Brand Pages (FB)
Facebook wants you to check out your local 7-Eleven. Or Dunkin Donuts. Or Starbucks. Pages for specific locations have seen a major pickup in activity on the social network in recent months. That's...
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eBay Is Testing A Same-Day Delivery Service, Beating Amazon To The Punch...
eBay has quietly launched a test of eBay Now, a same-day shipping service which delivers goods from local stores to consumers. It's only available in San Francisco. Rocky Agrawal, a product strategist...
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We Just Tried eBay Now And It Rocks — Here's How It Works (EBAY)
Welcome to the future of local shopping—delivered by eBay. eBay Now, an on-demand delivery service, picks up goods from local stores. Its couriers—they call themselves "shoppers"—deliver your...
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Here Are The 10 Cities Where Amazon Offers Same-Day Delivery (And Why We'll...
eBay has launched eBay Now, a local delivery service that lets you order from physical stores for a $5 delivery fee. It's only available in San Francisco. Amazon.com has no real equivalent, in terms...
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We Just Heard A Rumor About A New Business For Google That Sounds Insane ......
We just heard from a plugged-in industry source that Google is eyeing a new project: same-day delivery. At first blush, this struck us as a ridiculous idea. After we stopped snickering, we stopped and...
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BII MOBILE INSIGHTS: One Billion Smartphones Shipped By 2016
Mobile Insights is the new daily newsletter from BI Intelligence that collects and delivers the top mobile strategy news. It is delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence...
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Google Is Erasing One Of Marissa Mayer's Last Big Moves (GOOG, YELP)
Google is downplaying a confusing 30-point scale it's given local businesses in search results. It inherited the system from Zagat, the local guide business it bought last year to bolster its search...
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BII MOBILE INSIGHTS: Introducing Next Generation Mobile Experiences
Mobile Insights is a new daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today. Next...
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Airbnb Announces Neighborhoods, A Local Guide (YELP, GOOG)
Airbnb has gathered a bunch of tech reporters to Dogpatch Studios, an arts space in a postindustrial part of San Francisco, to unveil a new product: Airbnb Neighborhoods."We have a challenge," says...
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