Cool New Facebook e-Commerce Platform, Now in Beta.


	Cool New Facebook e-Commerce Platform, Now in Beta.

iCoastal Net Designs

6-8-2009 4:11 PM

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facebook, social media, web apps

iCoastal Net Designs says:

Good for Facebook. They need to generate some profit so they can stay free.

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