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Mobile Commerce: Four Good Examples

2010-03-19T00:47:38Z

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

2010-03-18T22:24:18Z

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

2010-03-18T21:18:21Z

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

2010-03-18T21:14:39Z

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

2010-03-18T21:10:53Z

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

2010-03-18T21:03:30Z

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 on the Future of Music Delivery

2010-03-18T20:35:19Z

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 Talks Future of Music Delivery at SXSW

2010-03-18T20:35:19Z

YouTube, Viacom Fight Gets Fiercer

2010-03-18T20:08:39Z

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

2010-03-18T20:07:09Z

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)

2010-03-18T19:16:14Z

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

2010-03-18T19:03:48Z

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

2010-03-18T19:00:00Z

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

2010-03-18T18:25:15Z

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

2010-03-18T18:19:03Z

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)