My Appearance on Fox 5's "Tech Check" 11/17/13

Thanks to Atlanta Fox 5's weekend anchor Doug Evans for inviting me to come on "Tech Check" this weekend.

We talk two great Black Friday apps and how you can make the most out of them.

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/23994282/tech-check-black-friday-apps-let-you-skip-the-lines?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9539823

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My Appearance on "Linkedin Lady Show" - November 19, 2012

I guested on Carol McManus' LinkedIn Lady Show on Monday Nov. 19.  We talked mobile tech, Black Friday and various aspects of social media.

Find the November 19 show in her list of shows and have a listen, or download the podcast of iTunes.

http://rockstarradionetwork.com/podcasts/thelinkedinladyshow

Conversation Corner No. 17 - Black Friday

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, but after we eat the turkey and dressing, it's time for Black Friday.

This week on Conversation Corner we talk everything Black Friday.

Give it a listen and enjoy...

Walmart Workers May Put a Damper on 'Black Friday'

Upset Walmart workers are planning strikes and protests over poor pay and mistreatment at the world's largest retailer, threatening the coming Black Friday peak shopping day.

Walmart store and warehouse workers began walking off the job Wednesday, in California and Washington state, to protest the company's efforts to silence workers seeking better pay and benefits, a workers group said.

Protests will hit 1,000 Walmart stores leading up to and on Black Friday, November 23, the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) said in a statement Thursday.

Best Buy to do Some 'Price Matching' This Holiday Season

In an email I received from BFads/// heading towards Black Friday.

One story that received significant attention this week was Best Buy's announcement that they will be price-matching online retailers this holiday season while also offering free shipping on items not available in stores. The new policy is said to go into effect starting Sunday, November 4.

Unfortunately, this is not a carte blanche policy as Best Buy will only price-match a limited list of 20 online merchants (Amazon and NewEgg are included on this list), will not price-match the week of Black Friday through Cyber Monday, and most importantly, will allow Best Buy customer service representatives to honor the policy at their discretion.

The new policy appears to be an effort to curtail "show rooming" – the practice of testing out products in-store before purchasing the item online (usually from the lowest priced retailer).