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PayPal to launch a new, social, group-buying tool called Shoptimist
With the a groan-worthy name, and equally tired slogan -- "Positively awesome shopping!" -- PayPal looks set to launch a new service called Shoptimist.Details are thin, but it looks like Shoptimist will be a Groupon with emphasis on real-world, physical products. Fellow shoppers will band together to get cheaper deals from suppliers -- and the more people that join in, the better the deal. That's where the social aspect comes in: you'll want to add friends to your 'purchasing group' so that you can open up the cheapest prices. No doubt, all of your recent purchases will be fed through to your Facebook wall, too.
There also seems to be a 'sweepstakes' element to Shoptimist -- like this Facebook page for a chance to win! -- but I suspect that's just to drum up initial interest in the service.
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Subscribe to commentsSunNov 23rd 2010 10:07PM
Do I get windorphins if I'm a shoptimist?
Actually my new job title will be shoptimizer (ecommerce seo)
Sebastian AnthonyNov 23rd 2010 4:34PM
@(Unverified) Oooh, I like the sound of windorphins! I'm gonna use that word now, if you don't mind.
SilverWaveNov 23rd 2010 5:06PM
Score!
Nothing to do with the article (sorry Sebastian ;-) )
Rather I have just got my new greasemonkey script to remove the extraneous stuff and widen the page to 1000 px.
All is now right with the world again :-)
Contented sigh.
Sebastian AnthonyNov 23rd 2010 5:08PM
@(Unverified) Well done!
Isn't the site almost 1000px wide already?
SilverWaveNov 23rd 2010 5:46PM
@(Unverified)
The article width is 660px so I remove the Right hand Bar and extend the article to 1000px.
I pick-up the rss feed and so come direct to site... no need for the bar.
SilverWaveNov 23rd 2010 5:23PM
hmm I get rid of the right bar and extend the main article text further to the right.
Notes (Will probably be stripped out, but will be interesting to see if you do sanitise):
function do_platypus_script() {
smart_remove(window.document,document.getElementById('footer'),null,null,null);
smart_remove(window.document,document.getElementById('grid'),null,null,null);
smart_remove(window.document,document.getElementById('sub-content'),null,null,null);
set_style_script(window.document,document.evaluate('/HTML[1]/BODY[1]/DIV[4]/DIV[1]/DIV[6]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]', document, null, XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE,null).singleNodeValue,"width: 1000px;",null,null);
smart_remove(window.document,document.evaluate('/HTML[1]/BODY[1]/DIV[2]', document, null, XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE,null).singleNodeValue,null,null,null);
}; // Ends do_platypus_script
Joan TNov 29th 2010 8:31AM
This is an amazing post about paypal launching a new group buying site. There are also other similar sites available in one website that has a list of all of them all in one place. Check out www.GroupBuyUnited.com! :-)