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Mobile Commerce: Four Good Examples

Practical eCommerce — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:47:38 GMT

Deciding what to do about the explosive growth of mobile traffic can be difficult. That’s why we’re bringing you some of our picks for the best of the mobile web, with mobile-optimized sites that bring a unique and useful experience for users. Some of these sites are from large retailers, but the sites exhibit features and design structures that could be emulated by smaller merchants. So, before you go off and design your own mobile site, have a look at some good examples of what is already out there...(read more)

Marketing Like Bing: The Farmville Example

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:18 GMT

There are many ways to market your business through Facebook. Some are obvious, and others not so much. One thing you can pretty much count on is that there are incredible masses of people on the social network that you can potentially reach, and in ways that will allow them not only to engage with your brand in a comfortable setting, but with other Facebook ecosystems they are already engaging with. A perfect example of this was recently demonstrated by Microsoft in one of the company's many...(read more)

Report: Google-Backed Cable Almost Complete

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:18:21 GMT

An undersea cable that Google helped finance is almost finished, according to a new report. Indeed, the completion of the Unity fiber optic cable, which will connect the U.S. to Japan, is supposed to be announced next week, and then Google and the company's Asia-based users should start seeing the benefits soon after. Tom Krazit wrote this afternoon, "[T]he Pacific undertaking will allow the company to link its data centers in the U.S. and Japan with one of the fastest pipes on the planet...(read more)

Young People In The U.K. Go Online For Advice

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:14:39 GMT

The majority (86%) of young people in Britain go online to find help with personal problems, instead of seeking advice from a family member or friend. The findings come from a poll of 1,000 people under 25 commissioned by Get Connected, a national helpline line in the UK, and conducted by Maximiles Surveys. Online one third of young people would turn to their mother to discuss a problem and just 5 percent would speak to their father. Fifty percent did say they would be likely to talk to a friend...(read more)

Amazon plays hardball with publishers over e-book pricing - Entertainment Weekly

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:10:53 GMT

UberGizmo (blog) Amazon plays hardball with publishers over e-book pricing Entertainment Weekly According to the New York Times, the online retail powerhouse has threatened to stop selling books from certain publishers if they don't agree to its ... John Doerr to Step Down From Amazon's Board Fast Company all 25 news articles »...(read more)

Use Good Videos to Increase Trust

Practical eCommerce Podcasts — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:03:30 GMT

Many experts believe that shopping cart abandonment stems from uncertainty. Shoppers either don't trust the merchant, are unsure of the product's price, or don't understand the product. Good product videos can help make shoppers more certain and increase conversions. But be careful. Product videos that do nothing more than show still images set to music can be off-putting....(read more)

Spotify Talks Future of Music Delivery at SXSW

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:35:19 GMT

I sat in on the Future of Music Delivery Keynote interview with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and author Eliot Van Buskirk on the last day of SXSW Interactive. Buskirk's covered the digital media industry for ten years in various publications. This keynote was not nearly as crowded as the Evan Williams one was at the beginning, but definitely kept a lot more people hanging around through its entirety. The first part of the keynote was essentially a product demo for Spotify, and I can't imagine that...(read more)

Spotify on the Future of Music Delivery

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:35:19 GMT

YouTube, Viacom Fight Gets Fiercer

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:08:39 GMT

Almost exactly three years ago, Viacom sued YouTube for copyright infringement, and since then, neither side has been able to say much in public. But today, 108 pages' worth of court documents were released, and YouTube also issued a more comprehensible, 865-word statement. In the statement (which was posted on the YouTube Blog ), Zahavah Levine, YouTube Chief Counsel, raised several interesting points. One group of claims made Viacom sound like an absolute villain, too. Levine wrote, "For...(read more)

The New Economy: Online Retailers to Charge State Tax? - TMCnet

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:07:09 GMT

The New Economy: Online Retailers to Charge State Tax? TMCnet However, for example, online retail giant Amazon is challenging a New York state law passed in 2008, which, according to the WSJ, “passed a law that counted ......(read more)

Google's Aardvark and Reasons for Social Search (from SXSW)

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:16:14 GMT

As you may know, Google recently acquired social search service Aardvark . I attended a panel on social search at SXSW this week, in which Max Ventilla, the service's "Head Zookeeper" talked about not only the service, but what social search means for the industry in general. First off, here are a few Aardvark stats. Ventilla says 85% of questions are answered, and most in under 5 minutes.70% are rated "good" vs. "ok" or "bad". 45% of answers lead to cross...(read more)

E-strategy: Jewellers slow to embrace online presence - Financial Times

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:03:48 GMT

E-strategy: Jewellers slow to embrace online presence Financial Times For some, including Montblanc, Bokks is the brand's first online retail presence and, even those already trading online, such as Fabergé, are considering ......(read more)

You Don’t Have One? WTH?!? Where to Get A Business Licenses to Operate in Your State

ColderICE eCommerce Video Blog — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT

In my course of advising many small to medium ecommerce business I run across dozens of them that are actually operation "illegally"! I am surprised by the number of them that are in violation of state and local laws by not have a simple $20-$50 license. But worse than that, they limit their access to [...] Post from: ColderICE eCommerce Video Blog You Don’t Have One? WTH?!? Where to Get A Business Licenses to Operate in Your State Related posts: What’s In a Business Name? Should...(read more)

GameStop Plans 400 New Stores

Retailer Daily — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:25:15 GMT

Video game/entertainment software retailer GameStop Corp. intends to spend $75 million on opening 400 new stores this year....(read more)

Three quick eBay items: YAeST (Yet Another Ebay Selling Tool), Paypal split speculation increases and eBay Bucks

eBay Strategies — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:03 GMT

I'm interrupting the current eBay changes series to make sure everyone sees a couple of interesting announcements in the eBay World: YAeST - Yet Another eBay Selling Tool - Earlier this week at Microsoft's developer conference called Mix, we are......(read more)

Geography Lesson: Why Internet Retailers Should Pay Attention to Where ... - Ethiopian Review

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:28:33 GMT

Geography Lesson: Why Internet Retailers Should Pay Attention to Where ... Ethiopian Review This is important because the online retail sales potential of a zip code is determined by the relative proportion of target customers living there, ......(read more)

Online Retail: Blogging For Profits - Investopedia

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:28:32 GMT

Online Retail : Blogging For Profits Investopedia Amazon.com (NYSE:AMZN) is without question the leader in online retail . Over the past 10 years, it has grown revenues from $2.8 billion to $24.5 billion and ......(read more)

Headlines: Amazon launches Mac version of its Kindle e-reader - Associated News Today (blog)

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:12:33 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk Headlines: Amazon launches Mac version of its Kindle e-reader Associated News Today (blog) David Neal, V3.co.uk , Thursday 18 March 2010 at 12:35:00 Online retail giant says iPad version will follow soon Amazon today released Kindle for Mac, ... Amazon releases Kindle for Mac TechFlash (blog) all 138 news articles »...(read more)

Do eBay's 'Glitches' Benefit Its Bottom Line?

AuctionBytes Blog by Ina Steiner — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:50:12 GMT

Talk to an eBay seller, and they would be hard-pressed to give you an example of when an eBay glitch actually put money in the merchant s pocket. Invariably, eBay s screw-ups cost sellers money and ......(read more)

Press Release: Tomorrow Atlanta Will Be Hosting eBay On Location & ProStores’ Aftermath eCommerce Rock Star Party!!!

ColderICE eCommerce Video Blog — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:10 GMT

eBay On Location Atlanta Aftermath Party hosted by eCommerce Merchants Atlanta Chapter on Friday March 19th to attract many eCommerce rock stars and eBay sellers. New York (PRWEB) March 17, 2010 — eCommerce Merchants Trade Association (Link), the leading trade association for online sellers, recently announces – The Aftermath: eCommerce Merchants Atlanta After eBay Party immediately [...] Post from: ColderICE eCommerce Video Blog Press Release: Tomorrow Atlanta Will Be Hosting eBay On...(read more)

More People Going Online To Watch TV Episodes

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:26:15 GMT

The use of the Internet to watch full television episodes has tripled since 2006 among those aged 13-to-54, according to a new report from Knowledge Networks. Among Internet users 13-to-54 viewing complete TV show episodes via streaming or downloaded video has grown from 8 percent to 22 percent. For Internet users 18-to-34 viewing of complete TV show episodes via streaming or downloading has climbed from 12 percent to 30 percent. "The small but notable level of people watching TV programs via...(read more)

SEO: Grow Multinational Sales With Geo-targeting "Signals"

Practical eCommerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:23:17 GMT

Driving organic search traffic and sales through multinational search engine optimization requires a fusion of keyword relevance and geo-targeting to send location relevance signals. The search engines have to decipher a site’s geo-targeting signals to deliver the right page in the right language with the right SKUs, pricing, currency and availability. Optimizing the geo-targeting signals a site sends is critical to driving organic search traffic and sales in multiple countries. Consider a searcher...(read more)

Amazon plays hardball on Kindle ebook sales - Fiercemobilecontent

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:53:24 GMT

UberGizmo (blog) Amazon plays hardball on Kindle ebook sales Fiercemobilecontent Online retail giant Amazon is reportedly threatening to cease selling some publishers' titles unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions related to ... John Doerr to Step Down from Amazon's Board Fast Company all 16 news articles »...(read more)

1StopCamera.com Implements buySAFE Bonding and Enjoys a 7.3% Jump in Website Conversion and Sales

buySAFE blog — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:30:42 GMT

Arlington, VA and Brooklyn, NY (March 17, 2010) – buySAFE, Inc., the leading provider of consumer confidence and website conversion solutions, and 1StopCamera.com, a leading online provider of cameras, camcorders and other consumer electronics found during a recent A/B test that buySAFE Bonding significantly increased their website conversion rates and sales. 1 Stop Camera conducted an A/B website conversion impact test to measure the conversion, sales and profit impact of using the buySAFE Bonding...(read more)

Is the Content Farm Strategy Just Misunderstood?

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:26:34 GMT

Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt doesn't understand much of the criticism geared toward his company, which Time Magazine columnist Dan Fletcher refers to as "the Web's least understood and most vilified juggernaut." We attended a panel at SXSW this week in which Fletcher and Rosenblatt discussed Demand's content strategy that has become the basis of so much controversy (Read here for more background ). Rosenblatt thinks it's just a case of a new business model getting...(read more)

Zillow Brings Mobile App To Android

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:24:00 GMT

Real estate website Zillow.com told WebProNews today it has launched a free Zillow Android application. The Zillow Android app uses GPS technology to find and follow users on an aerial map, and displays "Zestimate" values, homes for sale, homes for rent and recently-sold data on the homes around them. Users can also search for homes, even they are not in the vicinity, by tapping the Android platform's voice search capabilities. By saying an address, neighborhood, ZIP code or city the...(read more)

John Doerr to Step Down from Amazon's Board - Fast Company

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:21:55 GMT

Fast Company John Doerr to Step Down from Amazon's Board Fast Company The more likely cause, however, is the increasing competition between Google and Jeff Bezos' online retail firm, leading Doerr to pick one or the other. ... and more »...(read more)

Gold Chain Manufacturer Announces Opening of Online Retail Store www.maipogold.com - PR Web (press release)

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:18:22 GMT

Gold Chain Manufacturer Announces Opening of Online Retail Store www.maipogold.com PR Web (press release) Maipo Corporation recently opened it's online retail store, to offer their products to America and the world. Since 1963 MAIPO has been manufacturing for ......(read more)

Walgreens Purchases Assets of Memphis Drugstores

Retailer Daily — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:59:42 GMT

Drugstore retailer Walgreens is acquiring the prescription files and certain other assets of 17 Ike’s and Super-D drugstores in the Memphis, TN area from regional chain USA Drug....(read more)

Yahoo Lands Exclusive Mobile Deal With Telefonica

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:41:31 GMT

Here are a few facts about Telefonica: it's a huge telecommunications company. It's based in Spain. And it's a good friend of Yahoo's, considering that Telefonica has named Yahoo the exclusive search and search advertising provider on its mobile portal in Spain. The Telefonica-Yahoo relationship actually goes back a couple of years, since in late 2007, Telefonica made Yahoo oneSearch the main search service on 15 other mobile portals. This is just a big step forward in terms of people...(read more)

Amazon Releases Kindle For Mac App

WebProNews Feed — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:33:36 GMT

Amazon.com has released its free Kindle for Mac application that allows users to read books from the Kindle Store on their Mac computers. Kindle for Mac is Amazon's latest application aimed at expanding Kindle content to a wider range of devices. Kindle books can now be read on the iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, PC and Mac. Amazon said it also plans a Kindle app for Apple's upcoming iPad tablet. Also look for Amazon to possibly release a Kindle app for Droid somewhere down the road. "...(read more)

‘The Daily Wrap:’ Home Depot, Amazon, Starbucks

Retailer Daily — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:31:57 GMT

Home Depot Springs Black Friday Sale Home improvement retailer The Home Depot is running “Spring Black Friday,” a weekend of regional door-buster sales, starting Thursday, March 18, 2010 in southern and western states and at a later date in cooler parts of the country. Sale assortments will vary by local geography and customer preference. Source: The Home Depot...(read more)

Independent Study Shows Majority of Americans Prefer Online Sample Sales to Retail Stores

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study conducted by Kelton Research finds that over three in five Americans prefer to spend their money on discounted items online rather than purchase regular-priced items at retail stores. These findings echo the increasing popularity of "flash sale si...(read more)

Great Online Customer Service is Worth USD $17.3 Billion per Year - PR Web (press release)

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:27:22 GMT

Great Online Customer Service is Worth USD $17.3 Billion per Year PR Web (press release) It was concluded that consumers in the online retail category are willing to pay an even higher premium for great service (10.7%) than they would in most ......(read more)

Level 2 Review Expands with Dallas Office

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT

DALLAS, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 2 Review, one of the country's leading providers of document review and e-discovery services, is pleased to announce the company's continued expansion with the opening of an office in Dallas. The second location doubles the office space of Tyler, Texas-based Le...(read more)

Best Practices for Submitting Item Feeds

Amazon Seller Support — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:05 GMT

If you use feeds to update your product listings, there are a number of things you can do to decrease their processing time. After the initial upload, you do not need to provide all product information in your feed, unless......(read more)

Third Episode of RevenueWire's 'AffiliateWire' Airs 10AM PDT March 18th, 2010, on WebmasterRadio.FM

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:15:00 GMT

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- WebmasterRadio.FM, the world's leading B2B online radio network, welcomes the third episode of AffiliateWire, an industry-leading Think Tank radio show hosted by the team at RevenueWire.com, offering knowledge and analysis on e-commerce conversion strat...(read more)

IBM 90 | Internet Business Success Story with Maren Kate

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:05:32 GMT

Download audio file (IBM090.mp3) In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we have an Internet Business Success Story with Maren Kate. Plus, in the quick tip, we have a video converter that will even convert GoToWebinar recordings. CLICK HERE to get immediate access to your 30 Day, no risk, trial membership to Internet Business Mastery Academy, where [...] Thank you for subscribing to Internet Business Mastery feed. For instant access to your free audio gift and a risk-free trial of our proven...(read more)

Cloud Computing and ROI

Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:04:55 GMT

Most think cloud computing is about the ability to save operational costs. That may or may not be the case, depending upon your enterprise or ecommerce problem domain. Indeed, there are many dimensions to consider here, including: Ongoing operational cost reduction. The value of preserving capital. The value of upsizing on-demand. The value of downsizing on-demand. The value [...]...(read more)

Whitepaper: The affects of weather on Internet retail sales - Netimperative

"online retail" - Google News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:53:05 GMT

Whitepaper: The affects of weather on Internet retail sales Netimperative Given the UK's unseasonably cold winter, just how does the weather affect online retail sales? This whitepaper from search marketing agency Greenlight takes ......(read more)

Online Auction of Government Assets from IT Training Center

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:43:00 GMT

WILMINGTON, N.C., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces the online auction of government assets in Wilmington, NC, according to Jerry Jenkins. "All items will sell to the highest bidders," Jenkins said. "This was the IT training center, so we have lo...(read more)

Online Auction of 56-foot Sea Ray Sedan Bridge Yacht

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:35:00 GMT

ALGONAC, Mich., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces the online auction of 56-foot Sea Ray sedan bridge yacht in Algonac, Mich., according to Jerry Jenkins. "This is a 2002 Sea Ray yacht with over $200,000 in options," Jenkins said. Upgrades includ...(read more)

Bluefin Trading Selects the Execta(TM) Trade Execution Platform from Tethys Technology, Inc.

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:17:00 GMT

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluefin Trading LLC a multi-strategy proprietary trading firm has gone live with the Execta™ Trade Execution Platform from Tethys Technology, Inc. The Execta Platform is the most powerful and flexible broker-neutral electronic trading and portfolio managemen...(read more)

ADP Joins National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) Board of Directors

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:30:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) today announced that Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP) has joined the association's board of directors. Roland Cloutier, vice president and chief security officer, will hold ADP's board of director seat...(read more)

FastPencil Launches New BookBuy Widget and UI Upgrades to Help Authors Sell Books

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:11:00 GMT

CAMPBELL, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- FastPencil (http://www.fastpencil.com) continues to remove inefficiencies in the book authoring, publishing and sales processes by launching the FastPencil BookBuy Widget bringing the bookstore to readers everywhere they hang out on the web. The next genera...(read more)

DrillSpot.com Releases Website Redesign, Sees 37% Increase in Live Chats

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

BOULDER, Colo., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DrillSpot.com announces the release of its newly-redesigned website, featuring a cleaner, sleeker look. The internet retailer, which specializes in home improvement and industrial MRO supplies, released the new site on Tuesday, March 9th. The company built t...(read more)

Wiki-Solutions to Deliver Chaordix(TM) Crowdsourcing to UK

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- With global demand for crowdsourcing in different geographical markets increasing, Chaordix has formed a new partnership with Wiki-Solutions Ltd, a British company that helps organizations gain competitive advantage through collaborative innovation and idea...(read more)

asknet Announces Partnership With Rebate Delivery, Allowing asknet Software Vendors to use Mail-in Rebates as a New Sales Enablement Tool

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:14:00 GMT

KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 18, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Rebates are a Huge Worldwide Business - Rebate Delivery is the First Global Rebate Service for Online Sales, Operating the Consumer Portal GetMyRebate.com asknet AG, recently ranked as one of Germany's fastest-growing...(read more)

links for 2010-03-18

Steve Woda's blog — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:01:03 GMT

U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time (tags: national debt clock visualization) Health-reform vote deserves a reasonable process - washingtonpost.com We understand the administration's sense of urgency on health-care reform. But what is intended as a final sprint threatens to turn into something unseemly and, more important, contrary to Democrats' promises of transparency and time for deliberation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Monday that she is leaning toward a parliamentary...(read more)

eBay and Google Execs Headline ChannelAdvisor Catalyst Conference

Electronic Commerce — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ChannelAdvisor, a solution provider that enables online retailers to improve efficiency and increase revenue, today announced the agenda for its annual Catalyst conference being held May 3-5, 2010, at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club in D...(read more)