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With the chill of winter leaving us and spring in the air, it seems like a good time to update you on some of the great things we’re working on here at CowBoom.

• Combined Shipping Discounts – We’ve just released the capability for you to save on shipping costs when you’re ordering more than one item. While it’s certainly not rocket science, it’s only fair that you save money on shipping when ordering multiple items.
• Deal Talk – Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter! In addition to getting real-time updates on our special deals, you have access to winning great prizes through our giveaways and contests! We love sharing ideas and hearing from you.
• QR Codes – Keep your eyes on CowBoom & CowBoom Mobile for QR codes! What are these codes you ask? Well simply put, they’re bar codes that you can scan with your phone to get more information on something. You’ve probably seen these on the price tags in our Best Buy retail stores.

Here’s an example:

1. You’re at your desk looking at the CowBoom Deal of the Day and it’s a smokin’ deal you want to share with Facebook friends, twitter followers, or someone via text message.
2. Simply grab your phone, start up a bar code reader app such as RedLaser and scan the code shown on the page.
3. Viola! You’ll now have the URL and the title information in your phone for easy sharing.

What’s Next?

A ton of new and exciting products at ridiculously great prices, that’s what! Keep an eye out for great new gaming systems, smart phones, portable computing and more. As always, we are constantly taking your feedback and looking for new and exciting ways to pass on great savings to you. Post a comment below or join us on Facebook and Twitter.

Stop by CowBoom’s twitter page on 12/16 at 7 p.m. EST. We’ll be asking you questions, first person to tweet the correct answer will win a prize!

Are you looking for something new to peak your interest? It’s as easy as answering 20 fun questions to broaden your horizons. Don’t take our word for it, try it yourself. Simply log into Hunch using your existing Facebook or Twitter account or create a new account and be on your way to finding new and interesting ideas and suggestions in everything life has to offer from books, TV, dinner ideas, gadgets, vacations and more!

Do you know of a website that we should highlight here? Nominate them now!

• @KevinRose (Founder of Digg) – “At a bar watching the lakers game, realized I have 3 Internet connected devices on my person” #nerdalert #iPad #iPhone #droid
• @ConanOBrien – “I’m performing tonight at a dinner theater in Reno. Who says my career is in trouble?” http://twitpic.com/1l342b
• @aplusk Ashton Kutcher – “Headed to the TIME 100 most influential dinner meanwhile I can’t even influence houskeeping to restock my mini bar.”
• @zappos Tony Heisch, CEO – “My suspicions have been confirmed. The Statue of Liberty is actually holding in its left hand a fully functional iPad.”
• @JimmyKimmel - “If I was a cow, I would definitely move to India. They treat cows like Oprahs over there.”{

Who do you follow on Twitter that makes you laugh?

The Breakdown:

• Foursquare and Gowalla are two of the most popular geo-tagging sites that have sprung up in the last year. They each allow you to connect with your friends on Facebook and Twitter around town (via 3G or wifi). Simply “check in” to a location (thousands already exist) or create a new one to meet up with your friends or meet new people at the same location.

The Benefits:

• Local businesses are benefiting from increased traffic as more users are sharing their favorite café or art gallery with the world.
• It emphasizes important world causes. For example, the North Pole was recently created as a place to check in with Four Square. Two players are racing to be the first to win a special badge. However, their main reason for the journey is to raise awareness about the Arctic region’s environmental issues.
• Users earn points and badges for visiting places in addition to special prizes and coupons. For example, with Four Square you can actually become the “mayor” of a certain establishment like a restaurant and receive a free drink or food if you have visited  a certain number of times in conjunction with progressing to a designated level.
• It’s an easy way for travelers to find out where the locals go and even meet some new friends in the process as these programs are popular all over the world.

The Cons:

• Privacy is an issue. If you are sharing your location information with random people on Facebook or Twitter you could be inviting someone to burglar your house etc.
• It’s tedious! Most people are using both Foursquare and Gowalla to check into places while others are using one of the many other services like it. There isn’t once concise place (yet) to check in and the places vary depending upon which service you are using.

What’s Next?

• These programs are only the tip of the iceberg! Surely there will be one clear winner in this space as users aren’t going to constantly update several different profiles. There is talk that Facebook will be introducing it’s own platform to integrate data from both Foursquare and Gowalla while twitter already introduced a geo-tagging feature for its users months ago. As time goes by it will not only become more natural to connect with friends through these types of applications but to also have a real-time connection with businesses in this regard. Mobile retailing has already started to take shape and as businesses continue to delve into this new market you can expect to to see text messages from the stores you frequent once you’re in their vicinity which will include a tailored coupon for an item that they know you would like to buy from your purchasing history. It’s all very Minority Report, but it’s definitely the wave of the future!

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It’s about that time CowBoomers!

We’re giving away prizes from the CowBoom store this week (3-22 to 3-28) on Twitter!

Follow @CowBoom and retweet our daily #contest post to enter to win!

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Each day this week we are giving away a prize from the CowBoom store!

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