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<title>Sphinn / TheDudeDean / All</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 22:20:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Saturn and the Perils of Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/112115</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/112115</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 22:20:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Just over a year ago, Saturn launched ImSaturn, a social network site for Saturn &quot;drivers, employees, fans and enthusiasts.&quot; Early posts talked of snazzy new models and featured entries from happy Saturn customers. It was a feel good place.But everything changed on February 17, 2009-when, if you're at the controls of the ImSaturn site, a crisis kicks in. That's the day parent company GM announces publicly that the Saturn brand is being discontinued after the 2010 model year.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Wise Marketer: What's the current state of card-based loyalty? | Loyalty Truth Blog]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/112113</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/112113</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 22:17:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Social Media</category>
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<description><![CDATA[According to Jim McCarthy, Head of North American Financial Institution Sales, Visa, payment cards are making inroads into cash and cheque payments which, in the US, have seen their share of annual Personal Consumption Expenditure fall from 61% to 47% over a few years. Consumers increasingly shop on value, are in control of their commercial relationships, and are tending toward more judicious use of credit cards.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cost of Winning A Macbook Air - The Whuffie Factor]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69858</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69858</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:07:45 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A break down on the time costs, whuffie, social capital and social momentum it took me to win the Macbook Air Contest on Second|Brain<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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