{"id":345,"date":"2011-02-09T15:47:15","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T22:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybuyingbuddy.bluefireblogs.com\/?p=345"},"modified":"2021-11-09T18:40:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T01:40:05","slug":"new-feature-my-account-panel-for-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buyingbuddy.com\/blog\/new-feature-my-account-panel-for-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW FEATURE: New My Account Control Panel for Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new MY ACCOUNT panel for consumers is now live in Buying Buddy (v2). 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