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Going, Going, Gone - Online Auction Sites Catching Fire Worldwide

BY Rob Salkowitz
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eBay has long been the leader in online auctions, but the venerable giant is facing rising competition in emerging economies from indigenous companies on a mission.READ»

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Branded Virtual Goods and What Good They Can Do

BY Simon Mainwaring
Relevancy Score: 34

Brands hope to use virtual goods to soak up any discretionary spending especially among the Web-savvy under-40 crowd. Analysts agree that the virtual goods market will be worth over $2 billion this year. This is just one way that brands are responding to a very real challenge--how to make themselves relevant, sharable, and likable within the social ecosystem.READ»

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Your Smartphone Will Soon Double as Your Wallet

BY Dan Macsai
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The race is on to transform your smartphone into your wallet.READ»

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Apple Hires Wireless Payment Guru, Prepare for iPhone Credit Cards

BY Kit Eaton
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Apple's new executive team hire means one thing: How you pay for things is going to change forever. READ»

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Square Planning Big Mobile Payment Rollout, Could Be Bumped by Newer Tech

BY Kit Eaton
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A stutter in the rollout of Jack Dorsey's novel Square cellphone credit card system may mean it'll get swallowed soon by emerging tech.READ»

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E-Commerce Security Is Broken, Vulnerable, Says Hacker Conference Founder

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100

One big controversy is already brewing at the Black Hat security conference this week: SSL, the security system that makes e-shopping safe, is broken, says the conference founder.READ»

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iFive: Weather Crucial for BP, Google Mobile Payment System, Venrock Raises $350M, Anna Chapman on Film, Bieber to N. Korea?

BY Addy Dugdale
Relevancy Score: 43

While you were setting off fireworks, throwing a coyote on the barbecue, and squeezing on your Stars and Stripes Speedo, innovation was releasing mobile payment systems, scraping together $350 million, and wearing 3-D specs. But not ...READ»

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6 Reasons Small Businesses Need Wordpress

BY Francine Hardaway
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I have been thinking quite a bit about WordPress lately, because I'm preparing a speech about "The Business of Wordpress" to give at a conference by the same name in Atlanta next week. And in looking through my own blog and ...READ»

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How to be a superhero in a business suit

BY Bobby Brannigan
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Many of us grew up idolizing Spiderman, Wonder Woman and Batman, fantasizing about swooping in and saving the day. Science Fiction becomes more of a reality in a tough economy filled with corporate evils and hefty competition - or ...READ»

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Mobile Marketing Trends

BY David Nies
Relevancy Score: 50

Mobile Marketing is growing quickly; Mobile Marketer just released a story on five trends feeding this growth. I like the article and wanted to share some highlights with all of you. Trend #1: Apple. Period. They are not ...READ»

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Why a Flash Website Capacity is Not Amazing Everyone

BY Mark Spenser
Relevancy Score: 54

Whenever you visit any Flash based website, you will find that the Flash website do have animated elements, perhaps music and sound effects. Flash permits for the creation of websites with video, graphics, sound, music and much ...READ»

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Encore Payment Systems - Choose a partner not a provider

BY Encore Payment Systems
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Encore Payment Systems, Prodigy Payment Systems, Momemtum Payment SystemsREAD»

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Blockbuster CEO's Netflix Knocks Bounce Back

BY Austin Carr
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We've already told you how to survive the contract war between Blockbuster and Netflix--now Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes (who since joining the struggling company in 2007 has seen its stock plunging to around 30 cents a share and ...READ»

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Is Online Banking Safe? Pros and Cons of Internet Banking

BY John Collins
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One of the biggest advantages of Internet is that it considerably simplifies many routine operations, making it possible to access a variety of banking services online.READ»

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Internet Advertising - Keeping the Cost Down

BY Ilya Bodner
Relevancy Score: 36

In the past 5 years, we have seen a dramatic shift in the American media from print to online programming. With print ad sales shrinking dramatically in the last decade, the internet has seen a surge of new marketing money from all sectors of the economy. For example, in 1996, real estate agents, brokers and developers spent $755 on newspaper advertising for every home sold. This year, they are spending $605 per home. For the same period, online ad spending per home went from $14 to $148.READ»

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Experiential Marketing Digital Word of Mouth Advertising

BY Mr Rickman
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The breakthrough findings by SustainableVirtualBiz.com defines companies are shifting budgets to gain superior return on investments from experiential Internet marketing that breaks down the barriers to powerful consumer ...READ»

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Luxury Goes Digital: Fashion House Richemont Embraces E-Commerce

BY Anne C. Lee
Relevancy Score: 74

Luxury brands have been historically slow to embrace e-commerce. But in recent years, high-end retail sites like Net-a-Porter and Yoox and discount luxury flash sales like those on Gilt Groupe and Rue La La are forcing execs to ...READ»

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Could Mobile Shopping Cross the Chasm?

BY David Capece
Relevancy Score: 100

Since the dawn of the internet, the brand and consumer dynamic has changed drastically. No longer are brands the primary or even secondary resource for product information. With e-marketplaces like Amazon, consumers...READ»

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Kindle App for the iPad: Amazon Shooting Itself in the Foot?

BY David Capece
Relevancy Score: 83

Amazon recently announced its new Kindle app for the iPad. Many critics are asking, could Amazon’s shift to a robust e-reader, such as the iPad, make the Kindle obsolete? Wired notes, the iPad “makes the Kindle itself look...READ»

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Google's Blue Dot Alerts Shoppers to the Last Tickle Me Elmo on Earth

BY Addy Dugdale
Relevancy Score: 31

Google has just added a nifty little 'blue dot' feature to its mobile Shopping search engine. Anyone with either an iPhone, Palm WebOS phone, or any Android-powered device will be able to discover immediately if the item they're ...READ»

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Mobile Banking is Booming!

BY David Nies
Relevancy Score: 95

According to ABI Research, the number of mobile banking subscribers in the US is doubling every year! Very few industries are seeing their customers change their habits at this pace. Once a customer has interest in mobile banking, ...READ»

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Surfing Through to Success with a Professional Ecommerce Website Design

BY Internet Brandind
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A professional ecommerce website design is an investment that may most likely boost your profitability . It may not go at once to purchasing products that you'll be selling online, but it will actually go a good way in realizing ...READ»

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How To Have Secure Data Transfer For E-Commerce Websites

BY Mark Spenser
Relevancy Score: 100

If you are an e-commerce website owner or planning to build an online store then there is nothing to worry now. SSL certificates are specially introduced to help secure any personal details of the user such as passwords, PIN number, and credit card number and so on. SSL is an acronym of Secure Socket Layer.READ»

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How To Have Secure Data Transfer For E-Commerce Websites

BY Mark Spenser
Relevancy Score: 100

If you are an e-commerce website owner or planning to build an online store then there is nothing to worry now. SSL certificates are specially introduced to help secure any personal details of the user such as passwords, PIN number, and credit card number and so on. SSL is an acronym of Secure Socket Layer.READ»

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Financial Issues on Focus

BY sarah james
Relevancy Score: 56

People are always rushing off somewhere. They always have something important to do and they no longer have the time to do certain errands such as banking transactions. This is the reason why an online banking account is the most ...READ»

Topic: Electronic Commerce