not a regular shopper, so I don't join such groups. I see others get very excited about new releases though.

use some alternative.

most of my groups are Japanese which often aren't fashcon members or blogged frequently...groups keep me in touch

So alternates seem to be the way, given that my company has a blog, is a fashcon member, theoretically will be on various fashion feeds...

SOM I am in two minds about.. if I were to go that route I would use the system I made but hey.

I join only if there are regular freebies

Hmm wasn't too hard to make.. used php/mysql as a back end. Mine did quite a few things SOM didn't too.. no web interface on mine though.

well if you have loads of cash and buy all the new stuff that comes out at a place then its good but other then that BLA on them

there is a new sorta twitter like in world service called "Ping" that might help it can give updates, LM's and such to folks wearing the hud

I'll be inworld later on can drop one on you to try or contact Loki Clifton he's who showed me it.