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It is easy enough to find a good deal on the items you want, whether that means searching through the Sunday paper, clipping coupons, or using websites such as Amazon or eBay. Unfortunately, however, these methods are very often time-consuming and sometimes fruitless. Even with mobile devices, finding a bargain may require you to install several apps, possibly even on a brand-by-brand basis or through many individual companies, and an online retailer may not always have what you are hoping to find. Fortunately, there is Upside, which helps you save money simply by linking an online account with existing social media to let you find all the discounts that once required much more effort or the use of many different mobile apps. Upside is a quick, paperless option that works with a large range of major brands at any store that accepts coupons. Online retailers can be cheap, but Upside can give you discounts in real time while you are out shopping, even on items that are already on sale. Read more »
For every retailer that desires to take advantage of technology to increase sales, optimizing a website for mobile devices is an absolute must. While there are many providers offering this service to businesses, ShopPad is one that offers more than the basis website-to-mobile conversion most offer. It is a well-known fact that mobile devices bring new opportunities and considerations for how businesses and customers interact. Mobile optimization streamlines website performance and interaction, and this is something that ShopPad works to build upon even more efficiently. It does more to improve mobile commerce on the whole in a way than many developers offering a similar service can. It also makes it easier for businesses to implement, allowing them to add logos, fonts, images and colors within a matter of minutes without requiring a single line of code, something very helpful to small retailers that cannot afford to pay a developer to create a website for them. 
Oftentimes, people browsing a company’s website may need help navigating the page or finding the information they need. While many sites offer helpful tools and can be very clear and concise in the information they offer customers, some may still require more assistance. Some businesses and organizations offer help from live customer service representatives in real time rather than making people wait or offering no additional help, and this is a service upon which a startup called LiveNinja builds. It offers a video chat marketplace geared toward customers by which service providers can offer live help via live video. This is not a new technology or a new concept, and even Google has a similar service called Helpouts. LiveNinja offers its services to companies with a few additional benefits, mainly involving aspects of its analytics and the ability to reach customers in various additional ways. 
More people are online, able to watch any video at any time, and connected to each other in ways never before possible. One way companies have utilized technology for consumers is by giving them the ability to view music, photos, and video stored on a mobile device across other computers, mobile devices, gaming systems, and Internet-connected televisions. DLNA, or Digital Living Network Alliance, has existed for years now, but an app called Hurl looks to add some unique elements to it. Unlike services like AirPlay, AppleTV, or Chromecast, users are not limited to particular brands, and it does not limit users to either iOS or Android specifically. Instead, it works from any tablet or smartphone to connect to any other device connected to the Internet across any type of network connection. Aside from these distinctions, Hurl also adds a particular and somewhat unique social aspect to its service. 
Weather prediction and forecasting is something to which people have had access for centuries and news sources have been providing people with for decades. Weather and forecasting apps are nothing new, and many apps exist to keep people informed of particular situations to particular groups of people. It is in this vein that an app called OpenSnow exists as a means of informing skiers, snowboarders, and others of the perfect conditions for snow sports and similar activities. Its creators developed it as the most effective way to plan the ideal ski vacation or winter vacation. It goes beyond mere weather reports to provide a great deal of in-depth information that can help you to understand every aspect involved in planning such a trip. 
Many people have a desire to help others but do not have the money to support many charitable organizations, and many feel they do not have enough to make much of an impact at all. Instead is an app that its developers built upon the premise that you do not need a lot of money to make a difference, allowing people to make a large impact with a little. Its creators claim that you can use the app to give even more to the causes that you already support, and what it essentially does is two things: firstly, it helps you to understand things you can do instead of another thing you commonly do in order to save money that you can then donate. Secondly, it incentivizes and gamifies “micro-philanthropy,” or charitable giving by an individual on a small scale. 
While rent management is not necessarily very difficult, there are times that it can become difficult to manage, particularly for property owners who own several properties. Even for landlords that do not manage more than one property, waiting for a check in the mail is not ideal. For those who own just one property or numerous ones, now there is Rentmonitor, a property management solution that helps landlords manage their rentals easily and quickly.
Many people in the U.S. live in apartment complexes rather than owning their own home, and those who are community-minded see the place they share with dozens or even hundreds of other people as a small community in its own right. This is a mindset shared by many who own and operate these shared spaces, organizing events or gatherings and offering a communal space for all to share. It is not always easy to ensure communication with everyone in an apartment complex, and this is especially true the larger it is and the more people live there. This is a problem a startup called ReTenant looks to fix, offering individual apartment complexes the ability to create their own mobile apps. Typically, property owners or managers of apartment buildings rely on outdated communication methods like flyers or simple word of mouth. ReTenant utilizes technology to ensure that communication among tenants as well as between tenants and property managers is swift, easy, and certain. 
Social media is one of the most prominent uses of the Internet, and almost everyone online connects to friends and family through at least one. Many people have a wide variety of social networks on which they share many different things including personal thoughts, family photos, check-ins to places they visit, and much more. Zalongo is a startup that helps you create your own private social group or family website, and it offers a bit more to help you share everything you want to with specific people. There are limits to social media, and you may find yourself using different apps or networks for different purposes, not to mention keeping different profiles for different groups of people. With Zalongo, that is no longer necessary. 
Team-building exercises are common in today’s workplace as a proven way to reduce employee stress and increase productivity in the office. These can include anything from more involved events such as weekend retreats to simpler exercises meant to build trust and get people to know each other better. For those who do not work in an environment such as an office surrounded by others, work can still be stressful and daily routines can be tedious. Now, there is an app called GooseChase that applies technology to both team building and as a way of keeping things interesting in everyday life. Its creators refer to it as a way to add some entertainment to your life without having to change your entire lifestyle. It can serve to break up a monotonous workday and build comradery amongst employees, while completing just a few challenges can make everyday life that much more fun and interesting.