Social Marketplace
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A term derived from the combination of social networking and marketplaces, such that a social marketplace acts like an online community harnessing the power of one's social networks for the introduction, buying and selling of products, services, and resources. A social marketplace can also be referred to as a structure that resembles a social network but has a focus on its individual members.[1] 'Social marketplace' use a collective target : people reputation.
Examples
| Name | Detail | Number of Users |
|---|---|---|
| MyStore.com | The original "social marketplace" MyStore.com is where social networking and e-commerce meet. The site provides free online stores and no fee transactions. All transactions have a 100% satisfaction guarantee and both buyers and sellers are protected against fraud. | |
| yourStore.com | A "social marketplace" where buyers and sellers deal directly with each other. The site provides free web stores and does not charge fees. You can customize your store and use yourStore widgets to promote and syndicate your store all over the Internet. | |
| Windows Live Expo | One of the first Windows Live services to leave beta, Windows Live Expo is described by Microsoft as an "online social marketplace." It is similar to Craiglist in that it provides online classifieds. A major focus of the site is that users can choose whose listings they want to search, sorted either by friends and contacts or by geographical proximity.[2] | |
| Pedlr [3] | Pedlr is a social marketplace that officially launched on February 26th. It is designed to let Musicians, and eventually artists, photographers, and filmmakers sell their content directly through their profiles. It has a drag-and-drop designer and color choosers for profiles and was created by the same team as LyricWiki and it now sponsors LyricWiki completely. http://pedlr.com | 400+ |
| Fotolia | Fotolia is a social marketplace for royalty free stock images, a huge community of creative people who enjoy sharing, learning, and expressing themselves through forums and blogs, allowing individuals and professionals to legally buy and share stock images and illustrations.[4] | |
| Flipsy | Flipsy is a social marketplace. Anyone can use it to list, buy, and sell books, music, movies, and games. It was created to fill the need for a free and trustworthy marketplace. Flipsy sells products by identification using barcodes. No commissions are charged in order to foster increased trading, with payment processing being handled by a third party.[5] | |
| Swapedo [6] | Swapedo is a social marketplace that is currently in a beta-launch and is only accessible with invitation. It is designed to let people do commerce, make new friends, upload video commercials, create their mini-stores that can be syndicated to other social networks. http://www.swapedo.com |
