The challenge for Groupon, and its competitors, is to keep the businesses happy through the amount of profit it can make from the people it brings in, but also to keep the users of the offers happy by giving them a genuinely discounted product.
Sure, Bluetooth connectivity only allows for connected devices within 100 feet to be manually switched on and off through the app, but it also gives users the option of proximity control.
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This will require more empathy with the users, but also more flexible relationships with the developers who will help users find their own value in all of that content.
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The media spotlight helped that site garner users but also put it into the spotlight for legal attention.
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The Facebook data that created it shows the connections of Facebook users -but it also hints at the torrent of representational data they create.
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But the new RealPlayer also lets users click on and download streaming Flash video from sites like Google 's YouTube, News Corp.
The firm largely severed its close ties with Facebook last December, depriving the games developer of its privileged access to the social network's one billion users, but also freeing it from the obligation to carry Facebook adverts.
Tablet and Ultrabook modes are a given, but users can also flip the tablet 180 degrees and snap it back in to the base, essentially providing a stand for using the device as a slate.
Creative Cloud not only forces users to pay for every month they use the software, but also upgrades are forced on all Creative Cloud users a year after they are release.
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But the rise of Macs has also seen an uptick in the number of Mac users targeted.
Of course, quality means not just lower defects per KLOC ( Kilo Lines of Code), but it is also about features that the end users really care about and use.
This slider-style device has a full QWERTY keyboard, a form factor that appeals to many feature phone and BlackBerry users but also is reminiscent of the EPIC 4G smartphone.
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This not only drives data revenues but also reduces churn, or the migration of smartphone users to competing carriers, as customers cannot change carriers before the expiry of the lock-in period.
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Open source projects require the writing of code, sure, but also developing documentation and training methods, managing and researching communities of users, testing the quality of existing code and designing the interfaces and interactions of user experience.
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But, when it works, the ambitious effort also allows users to dictate entire documents.
The offer of an extra three months of Flickr Pro membership was another indication that Flickr is not only looking to gain new users, but to also build on the existing relationships with current and lapsed members.
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She is single, but of course many of the female website users are also married.
But Xobni also says the No. 1 request it received from users surveyed was for a BlackBerry application.
But they also have a lot to do with the security of Windows users.
Using this paperless geocaching feature, users are not only helping the environment but also improving efficiency.
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But he's also the transport secretary, which, as regular users of the UK's railway system will know, is a job and a half.
At an Acer pre-Computex presentation Monday, group president Jim Wang said the computer vendor has "reinvented" itself over the past two years, engaging in "progressive design" that aims to not only satisfy users' needs but also allow them to enjoy the devices.
There are simple things, like the decision to not hide your password as you type it in (research shows less errors, higher satisfaction and no negative security consequences), but also methods to keep users logged in by default, reducing the need for bothersome logins.
The ear pad fabric has been designed especially for P3 to improve the sound quality, but it is also very comfortable, allowing users to listen for longer.
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But the wireless industry also generates a lot of revenue from lower-income users.
The social network has a split personality when it comes to games, many users love social games on the site, but many also hate them.
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"We're trying to reach out to users - not just from start-ups, but also the corporate types, " says Esther Dyson, interim chairman of the ICANN board.
But it is also one that now serves 500 million users, making it the third largest country if it were one, and deals with governments and regulators around the world.
How do you design a system that not only allows new compute resources to begin to operate as part of your service, but also folds in an up-to-date copy of the data your users and customers depend on?
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But it also looks likely to cause a big cut in jobs amongst the biggest energy users.
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