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		<title>The Real Eduardo Saverin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Eduardo Saverin, the other Facebook co-founder, invested in ShopSavvy reporters have been calling non-stop. Every week one or more reporters will call or email trying to get an interview with him. While I can&#8217;t confirm or deny the reports you may have read about the elusive entrepreneurs and investor, I can tell you having [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/05/04/the-real-eduardo-saverin/</link>
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		<title>The Future of Retail: Showrooming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a student of retail you are well aware of the phenomenon called &#8216;showrooming&#8217;. According to a study by Pew 52% of shoppers used their smartphone to perform research while standing in retail stores &#8211; more than 19% convert their offline/in-store purchase to an online retailer. We believe retailers should not fear showrooming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/04/30/the-future-of-retail-showrooming/</link>
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		<title>The Future of Retail: The Grand Bazaar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Grand Bazaar is located deep inside of the walled city of Istanbul. Founded in 1455, it is the largest and oldest covered markets in the world with more than 61 covered streets and 3,000 shops attracting more than 250,000 visitors each day. It might seem strange to look back to a 15th century shopping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/04/30/the-future-of-retail-the-grand-bazaar/</link>
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		<title>ShopSavvy Talking the Future of Shopping, Payments and Local Retail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ShopSavvy in Austin talking mobile payments, NFC, mobile advertising, and the war between Amazon and local retail. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/04/15/shopsavvy-talking-the-future-of-shopping-payments-and-local-retail/</link>
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		<title>ShopSavvy User Account Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two months ago we updated the iOS version of ShopSavvy with a mandatory user account. We explained the thinking behind the account in a post here. Most users simply updated and created an account (millions of them), but a very small and vocal minority (hundreds of them) complained that forcing users to create an account [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/04/13/shopsavvy-user-account-update/</link>
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		<title>NFC, Payments and Local Retail Fighting Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; One of the most common questions I’ve been getting at conferences and panels lately is around NFC and “is it a bubble” or where is it headed?  I thought it might be good to note some quick thoughts on the topic. The last few years many large players in banking, technology and related industries [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/04/10/nfc-payments-and-local-retail-fighting-back/</link>
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		<title>Roundup for Startups &#8211; We&#8217;re Hiring!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first annual RoundUp for Startups recruiting event is April 21, 2012. More than 40 companies (including ShopSavvy) will be recruiting more than 100 salaried employees at the event! Details: April 21, 2012 4-8PM Deep Ellum Brewing Co. 2821 St. Louis Street Dallas, TX FYI &#8211; you will need to RSVP&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/04/05/roundup-for-startups-were-hiring/</link>
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		<title>ShopSavvy at Mobile World Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ShopSavvy team was in Spain this year at the Mobile World Conference. Check out John speaking at the Bubble over Barcelona panel, &#8216;Beyond Digital Goods&#8217;:]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/03/06/shopsavvy-at-mobile-world-conference/</link>
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		<title>ShopSavvy User Account for the 99%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you part of the 99%? Our latest update is just for you. Last year we introduced the ShopSavvy User Account as an option for users. In our latest update we are requiring users to create a user account in exchange for using our free app. We knew this decision would be controversial, but given [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/02/23/shopsavvy-user-account-for-the-99/</link>
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		<title>Big Data, Meet ShopSavvy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Millions of Shoppers + Scanning Millions of Product Barcodes + Millions of Retail Store Locations + More than 40,000 Retailers Delivering Inventory and Price Information = BIG DATA. ShopSavvy is now three years old and during that time has become the largest mobile shopping community in the world. Delivering real-time pricing, inventory, reviews and product [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shopsavvy.mobi/2012/02/18/big-data-meet-shopsavvy/</link>
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