'Shop with Friends' on Social Networks

Our Shop with Friends button on an e-commerce site enables customers to send an impromptu invitation via chat on Facebook, AIM, Bebo, or ICQ to an online friend to join them on the website. Once the invitation is accepted, a private 'room' is instantly launched on the website in the exact location of the invitor, eliminating any hassle connecting the two shoppers and ensuring precisely the same view. Shoppers communicate in real-time by chatting and marking up pages as they navigate and scroll in sync.

Retailers can utilize the Sesh technology to its fullest by truly leveraging the vast social network population. Social network members are already signed in to catch up with their friends and socialize. Shop with Friends is a natural extension of their original intention, socializing. Our technology enables retailers to monetize this enormous population's intention to be social and check out a retail website together!

Implementing viral campaigns via promotions and contests for Facebook fans will incentivize them to invite friends from Facebook, AIM, Bebo, and ICQ to shop with them, thus increasing brand exposure, traffic and fan base. In addition, while in a Sesh, shoppers have the opportunity to postback to all of their Facebook friends while shopping in sync on a retailer's site, broadening the reach of any marketing campaign exponentially.

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Customers may also invite friends and family who are not social network users. Retailers can link customers to a page that allows them to 'Start a Sesh' or 'Join a Sesh'. Each room is assigned a unique customer room number which is entered to join a friend's existing Sesh. This would be helpful in assisting those who may not be familiar or comfortable shopping online in making a buying decision.

Community

Retailers can opt to offer their loyal community members the ability to make themselves available to other customers that are seeking live advice from someone with product knowledge. With one click customers can participate in a 'Shop Sesh' with devoted patrons willing and eager share their recommendations. These advocates, in effect, act as an emotional sales team, which can ultimately lighten the load of service staff.