Social Shopping

Social shopping is the combination of social media and e-commerce. In essence, it is taking all of the key aspects of the social web -- friends, groups, voting, comments, discussions -- and focusing them on the world's favorite activity -- shopping -- to create social shopping.

Want to get involved with social shopping but don't know where to start? These 7 essential sites will get you started.

Social shopping is one of the most recent trends to come from the social explosion of Web 2.0. Social shopping sites are those websites that combine social elements such as a social networking community or the ability to set social bookmarks with aspects of shopping such as product reviews and deal hunting.

Groupon is the most popular online couponing website that offers consumers “deal-of-the-day” discounted gift certificates to purchase specific products or services from local or national businesses. To use Groupon, anyone can sign up for free and be notified by email about local deals. In general, when you decide to purchase the deal and share...

Considering how much we rely on our mobile gadgets and computers these days, it’s no wonder that more people are adding this kind of technology-friendly stuff to their gift wishlists. Things like tablet computers, software packages, computer parts, mobile accessories and even web-based subscriptions or memberships are all growing in popularity....