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'Cash Mobs' Use Social Media To Splurge In Locally Owned Stores

Reuters | Kim Palmer | Posted 05.24.2012

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By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group of onl...

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Alicia Ciccone

The Cash Mobs Are Coming!

HuffingtonPost.com | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 03.26.2012

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While flash mobs have become a well-known concept, a new kind of mob is trying to break into the mainstream -- Saturday, March 24, marks International...

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Keeping Local Business Afloat

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 04.16.2012

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Lita Smith-Mines

"I came here to spend money!" exclaimed a visitor to the recent Long Island Boat Show. She told me that she received her first raise in three years and she was embarking on a one-woman operation to help our local economy.

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In The Era Of Big Boxes, A Day For The Little Guy

AP | By AMY SANCETTA | Posted 01.27.2012

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CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- It began quietly, as an email to 40 friends. But when a steady stream of customers began coming through the door before the fa...

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