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CBS and the NCAA said Friday their March Madness on Demand (MMOD) live-streaming video player attracted record traffic for the first day of the men's basketball tournament. In total, there were 3.4 million hours of live streaming video and audio consumed, over 20 percent growth compared to 2009, with 3 million more unique visitors to the MMOD video player. Both figures represent the largest single day of traffic for a live sporting event on the Internet. The MMOD "Boss Button" was clicked...
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As the title sponsor for the eCommerce Aftermath Event in Atlanta, I was fortunate enough to get an interview with the leadership at ProStores.com. ProStores is an eBay Company, they enable small- and medium-sized businesses to sell products and services online. Prostores provides merchants everything they need to set up, design, and manage a [...] Post from: ColderICE eCommerce Video Blog Everything You Need For Your Webstore: The ProStores Interview Related posts: Press Release: Tomorrow Atlanta...
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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...
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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...
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Ebay's online payment service PayPal said today it would double the number of employees in Asia Pacific from 1,000 currently to more than 2,000 by the end of the year. PayPal said it plans to add more than 100 new jobs at its international headquarters in Singapore. New jobs will be located at all seven offices including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan. For its Singapore business headquarters, PayPal will be seeking Singapore-based people with background in technology...
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The worldwide mobile applications market is on track to be worth $17.5 by 2012, according to a new report commissioned by GetJar, the globe's second largest app store. Mobile app downloads across all handsets are estimated to climb from over 7 billion downloads in 2009 to almost 50 billion in 2012, a year-over- year growth rate of 92 percent. GetJar commissioned consulting firm Chetan Sharma Consulting to examine the rapidly expanding global apps market. The goal of the study was to look at the...
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An upcoming German "Video Shopping Guide" by Exciting Commerce might become standard reading before year's end. Blogger and expert Stephan Randler gives an nummber of recommendations, analyses and outlooks useful to e-retailers using videos. Related news Best practice guide for m-commerce takes retailers beyond having just an ‘app for that’ German E-Commerce’s Latest Trend: Online Shopping Clubs E-consultancy publishes e-commerce platforms buyer’s guide
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Popular UK motoring website Auto Trader is hoping to make car buying easier by allowing car buyers to see a car they like and find similar models for sale nearby with an iPhone app that ... Related news Piece of piste: Alpine ski pass iPhone app makes skiing easier Fact-Finder launches iPhone app providing e-retailers with unique mobile solution Oasis launches iPhone shopping app
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Network operator Orange and card company Barclaycard are to roll out an NFC (near field communication) contactless mobile payment solution across the UK “by the end of 2010” say execs at the card company as ... Related news Orange launches targeted mobile advertising service Mobile coupon redemptions to increase 30% by 2010 The show must go on – Vendorcom Cards & Payments Conference to continue as planned
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With the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament starting next week (March 16), it's no surprise the majority (83%) of fans will watch coverage on television, while 44 percent will go online and 10 percent will use a mobile device, according to a new survey by Unicast. Among those planning to follow the tournament online or on a mobile device, a majority will visit ESPN.com (69%). Other branded popular sports sites fans plan to visit include Yahoo Sports (42%), Fox (24%), CBS (29%), and AOL...
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Nearly all consumers (97%) now use online media when researching products or services locally, according to a new report from BIA/Kelsey and ConStat. Among consumers surveyed, 90 percent use search engines, 48 percent use Internet Yellow Pages, 24 percent use vertical sites, and 42 percent use comparison shopping sites. "The Internet has indeed become an integral part of consumers' local commercial activity," said Steve Marshall, director of research, BIA/Kelsey . "The data suggest...
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Bad news for those of you heading off to the slopes to get away from the trials and tribulations of e- and m-commerce for a few days: SKIDATA has launched an iPhone app that allows ... Related news Tesco iPhone app makes it easy to shop for wine Fact-Finder launches iPhone app providing e-retailers with unique mobile solution Gap launches design an iPhone app competition
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In an effort to grow awareness of proximity marketing – where retailers can use Bluetooth or other mobile technologies to send offers and inducements to consumers when they near their premises or pass by an ... Related news Consumers don’t hunt down brands on the web, but stick with what they know, warns CIM Consumers take control of what location-triggered offers retailers send to their mobiles Orange launches targeted mobile advertising service
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WebMD has launched WebMD Health Exchange, a new health social networking platform. WebMD Health exchange allows people to connect with health experts and other WebMD members to share experiences, discuss personal challenges, and receive answers and support. " WebMD Health Exchange is a powerful new way to connect our 60 million monthly users to share their own experiences and personal wisdom across any area of health and wellness," said Wayne Gattinella, President and Chief Executive Officer...
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Warner Music Group has entered into a licensing agreement with online video sharing site Dailymotion. Warner will offer music videos via Dailymotion's website in the U.S., Europe and North Africa. "We are delighted that our large and growing repertoire of quality music videos includes content from Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, EMI and leading independent The Orchard," said Joy Marcus, General Manager of Dailymotion U.S. "This breadth and depth of repertoire is a big...
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