Black Friday Deals 2010: 7 Ways To Use Social Media To Score At Sales

Hunting for Black Friday deals used to be a matter of clipping coupons.

Put away the scissors and wipe off the newsprint because those days have come and gone.

With the increasing popularity of sites like Facebook and Twitter, this year's Black Friday is the most social media-savvy to date. Retailers from Toys R Us to Starbucks are taking advantage of new ways to reach out to buyers in real time, help consumers compare prices across sellers both online and off, and harness the excitement of crowds.

We've put together a guide to 7 social media tools you can use to snag great Black Friday deals. Have other suggestions or tips? Let us know in the comments below, or email us at technology [at] huffingtonpost.com.

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Black Friday aggregators like Black-Friday.net or BFAds.net have created Facebook pages that broadcast just-announced deals. A number of large retailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, and Target, leaked their Black Friday offers via the social networking site. Sears is hosting an unusual promotion: "To get in on the specials, just 'like' the latest offering," Mashable explains. "If enough people like a deal, it will go live at Sears.com." Some retailers have partnered with Facebook to offer special discounts and offers (or "Deals") to users who check in to stores using Facebook Places. For example, checking in to JCPenney via Facebook (or Foursqure) will get you "$15 off a $75 purchase or $10 off a $50 purchase," according to NY Daily News. More Facebook Deals are available from Toys R Us, H&M (get 20% off purchases when you check in), The North Face, REI, Old Navy, Starbucks, and 24-Hour Fitness (See them here). In some cases, the companies will donate to a non-profit organization if a user checks in--Starbucks, for example, will donate $1 per check in to Conservation International.

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Black Friday aggregators like Black-Friday.net or BFAds.net have created Facebook pages that broadcast just-announced deals. A number of large retailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, and Target, leaked their Black Friday offers via the social networking site. Sears is hosting an unusual promotion: "To get in on the specials, just 'like' the latest offering," Mashable explains. "If enough people like a deal, it will go live at Sears.com."

Some retailers have partnered with Facebook to offer special discounts and offers (or "Deals") to users who check in to stores using Facebook Places. For example, checking in to JCPenney via Facebook (or Foursqure) will get you "$15 off a $75 purchase or $10 off a $50 purchase," according to NY Daily News. More Facebook Deals are available from Toys R Us, H&M (get 20% off purchases when you check in), The North Face, REI, Old Navy, Starbucks, and 24-Hour Fitness (See them here). In some cases, the companies will donate to a non-profit organization if a user checks in--Starbucks, for example, will donate $1 per check in to Conservation International.

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