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PickupPal Controversy Highlights Power of Networked Economy (1)
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My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) "picks up" on the debate over PickupPal, a ride sharing service that operates around the world. Trentway-Wagar, a Peterborough-based bus company, has raised questions about the legality of the service in Ontario. PickupPal has about 100,000 registered users worldwide (approximately 10,000 in Ontario alone) who use the Internet service to connect and identify possible ride sharing partners. The result is more carpools, less traffic congestion, ...Shared by Somazx (4)Contribute comment -
Facebook makes as much as $42 million off pointless "Gifts" [Social Networks] (2)
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After too much math, Jeremy Liew of Lightspeed Venture Partners estimates that Facebook earns between $28 million and $42 million allowing its users to buy icons as gifts for each other. Lightspeed came up with the revenue numbers by watching how much users spent on the icons for a week and then multiplying that number by 73.3. Uh, why not 52? Because Facebook Gift sales go up during the holidays, just like real useless merchandise. ...Shared by Mike F (355) Patrick (15)Contribute comment -
Top 10 Online Retailers by Conversion Rate: July 2008 (1)
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Here are the top 10 converting websites for June 2008*. These are based on Nielson Panel data and are calculated by toolbar user to final conversion. 1. Office Depot 26.90% 2. 1800flowers.com 20.90% 3. FTD.com 20.30% 4. J. Jill 19.4% 5. ProFlowers 19.30% 6. QVC 18.20% 7. LL Bean 15.9% 8. Children’s Place 15.2% 9. Blair.com 14.9% 10. Zales 14.6% *Source: Nielsen Online / Marketing Charts New comers to the list include: J.Jill, Children’s Place, ...Shared by noel (16)Contribute comment -
Indemnización de 6 millones de dólares por tener una web no accesible (2)
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El sitio demandado era Target.com, los que demandaban la NFB (Federación Nacional de Ciegos de USA), los dos han llegado al acuerdo de la indemnización de 6 millones de dólares debido a que los invidentes no podían utilizar la web con lectores de pantalla.Además, Target.com se compromete a realizar los cambios necesarios para que su web sea accesible a personas con problemas visuales.Vía: SoftwaiShared by ignace / micronauta (11) Pelao (27)Contribute comment -
Greenfield Ditches Quadrangle, Merges with Microsoft in $468M Deal (1)
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deals, acquisitions, Internet Wade Roush wrote: Wilton, CT-based Greenfield Online (NASDAQ: SRVY), which owns a network of Internet-based consumer survey and comparison shopping sites, announced a complex sequence of changes today. The company is backing out of a previously announced merger with New York-based Quadrangle Group. Simultaneously, it’s selling its Internet survey business to an as-yet-unnamed buyer from the financial services industry. And biggest of all, it has agreed to sell the remaining parts of ...Shared by cbsmith (37)Contribute comment -
The future challenges of online retail - delivery (2)
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Internet business has changed to meet the demands and expectations of the growing numbers of online shoppers, shifting their pounds from the high street to the internet. Initially loved for its price driven advantages, the internet was where you turned to for the £8 CD album and cheaper electronics. But with many high street stores now offering the same prices as their online counterparts, the internet is no longer always cheaper.Online retailers still tick the ...Shared by Mike Ashworth (2) Zoe (9)Contribute comment -
RedTag.com: Low-Balling Shipping Costs to Win Customers (1)
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RedTag.com, a discount online retail site, launches today with a $1.95 shipping charge on all orders, one of the lowest such rates in the industry. RedTag.com joins the likes of discount retail sites such as Overstock.com, which sells retailers' excess inventory at a fraction of the price that other sites do. RedTag.com is not a new brand, however. In 2004, the original RedTag.com site closed down. However, Chicago-based Enable Holdings, which also runs online auction ...Shared by Katie (0)Contribute comment -
Suisse-Emex: Trends im E-Commerce (1)
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Nach Jörg Eugsters Erfolgstrategien im Online-Marketing vom Vortag präsentierte ich heute an der Suisse-Emex aktuelle Entwicklungen im E-Commerce. Das Referat auf der E-Business-Expertenbühne war sehr gut besucht. Gerne stelle ich auch auf diesem Blog die Folien als PDF-Download zur Verfügung: Aktuelle Trends im E-Commerce (2 MB). Wer sich für weitere Informationen rund um E-Shopping und Onlinevertriebskanäle interessiert, findet hier einige Fachartikel zum Thema Onlineshopping (z.B. erfolgreicher Checkout, Online-Zahlungssysteme, ERP-Integrationen u.a.) oder weitere, teilweise ausführlichere Referate ...Shared by anarchist.tv // wortgefecht.net (4)Contribute comment -
Un système d’enchère pour acheter moins cher ? (2)
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En suivant une pub, je suis tombé sur Enchereclic : Le concept m’a interpelé : l’enchère la moins élevée gagne le produit ! Pour être plus précis, l’enchère la plus basse unique gagne le produit. Et on peut voir sur le site la trombine du gars qui a acheté, par exemple, une DS pour quelques euros. Évidement, je me suis posé la question de l’intérêt d’un tel système pour le vendeur (pour l’acheteur, c’est assez ...Shared by Edouard (18) Pierre (6)- Edouard said: Bon concept (et donc il y a des gens qui cliquent sur les PUB)
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The future challenges of online retail - delivery (1)
onInternet business has changed to meet the demands and expectations of the growing numbers of online shoppers, shifting their pounds from the high street to the internet. Initially loved for its price driven advantages, the internet was where you turned to for the £8 CD album and cheaper electronics. But with many high street stores now offering the same prices as their online counterparts, the internet is no longer always cheaper.Online retailers still tick the ...Shared by Mike Ashworth (2)Contribute comment
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Tunisia’s Internet users spent over US$ 132.7 million in B2C e-commerce during the past 12 months. (1)
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A new Arab Advisors Group major survey of Internet users in Tunisia revealed that 36.4% of Internet users in Tunisia use e-commerce. Based on the survey results, the Arab Advisors Group estimates that Tunisia’s Internet users spent US$ 132.7 million during the past 12 months in e-commerce transactions. The survey report, Tunisia Internet users and e-commerce Survey 2008 was released on August 20, 2008 and provides the results of a major comprehensive online survey of ...Shared by Hisham (21)Contribute comment -
Die beste Landingpage der Welt (1)
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und was man von ihr lernen kann, nämlich die Top 10 Punkte für eine gute Landigpage Warum ist sie die beste Landing Page? - seit Ende der 90er praktisch unverändert, - dafür von immer mehr Mitarbeitern laufend getestet und optimiert wird - einen Milliarden Unternehmenswert geschaffen hat - in x Ländern und y Sprachen wiedererkannt wird - in Kombination mit den Folge-Seiten den Nutzer so stark bindet, dass sie freiwillig - Startseite, also die “Mutter” ...Shared by ring2 (9)Contribute comment -
Baidu Starts Beta Testing E-commerce Platform (1)
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Early this week, China’s megalithic search player Baidu started closed beta testing for its e-commerce platform, and has pre-approved 10,000 accounts for the beta test. The company said it would be entering the e-commerce space last fall, and CEO Robin Li Yanhong announced earlier this year that it would launch by year’s end. Baidu has been beefing up significantly in recent months: Chinese media reports that the department’s headcount is over 100 now, and all ...Shared by Tangos (6)Contribute comment -
Cory Doctorow: Bills are useless as proof of identity | Technology | guardian.co.uk (2)
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Cory Doctorow: The belief that a gas bill somehow proves who you are and where you live is preposterous and actually heightens the risk of identity theftShared by kirsty (0) Meromo (7)Contribute comment -
Cory Doctorow: Bills are useless as proof of identity (1)
onI've been living here since 2003, but I still can't make any sense of Britain's love affair with the utility bill. Of all the romanticfixations, why something as ridiculous as a gas bill?My first peek into this bizarre romance came on my second day in London. I marched into the Citibank on the Strand, sat down with a banker and said: "Here are a year's worth of Citibank US statements from my bank in San ...Shared by Fr Peter (4)Contribute comment
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Cory Doctorow: Bills are useless as proof of identity (1)
onCory Doctorow: The belief that a gas bill somehow proves who you are and where you live is preposterous and actually heightens the risk of identity theftShared by Alf Kåre (2)Contribute comment
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MercadoLibre adquiere DeRemate por u$s40 millones (1)
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MercadoLibre (MELI) ha adquirido las operaciones de DeRemate en Argentina, Colombia, Chile y México por us$ 40 millones (de los cuales 22 serían en efectivo y los restantes 18 millones a pagar). Con esta operación MercadoLibre seguramente afianzará su liderazgo en Argentina y sobre todo sumará una fuerte presencia que DeRemate tenía hasta ahora en Chile. La otra pregunta es cómo reaccionarán las acciones de MELI en el NASDAQ después de esta adquisición. Fuentes: CNN ...Shared by Javier (19)Contribute comment -
Advertising - is it a waste of money? (1)
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Last two months has been really busy and I haven’t put much attention to advertising. Actually, I haven’t done it at all. Until yesterday. I hate advertising because I always feel like the only one that earns money is the Ad Server. Even if clicks or impressions are not soo expensive it is hard to turn them into profits. Why? Games are either too cheap or too expensive. But I read a book about AdWords ...Shared by Shane_Neville (0)Contribute comment -
Upcoming event. Meet me there. (1)
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My next conference will be in Iasi at “Iashington”. As you can see the list of speakers is impressive. Iashington represents an international conference, organized by AIESEC IASI (Romania), whose purpose is to bring 160 participants from different countries, merging them around the ideea of multiculturalism and professional growth and development. For an unique learning experience, this conference intends to combine themes of present interest with distinguished speakers, keen elements and a friendly format and ...Shared by Andrei (18)Contribute comment -
Product Video Boosts Conversion Dramatically at MyWeddingFavors.com (1)
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Internet Retailer is running a story based upon a case study from our video hosting & creation vendor SilverDock. This result is actually several months old and was included in Marketing "Sherpa's 2008 Wisdom Report": We tested product videos on our top 10 revenue generating products. After several rounds of iteration improving the load experience, we settled on a 3 level test: no video, autoplay, and click to play. Both video conditions resulted in conversion ...Shared by Andre Charland (0)Contribute comment
