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Google’s New Mobile App Lets Shoppers Peer Into Retailers’ Stockrooms

Saturday, March 13, 2010
By Erika Morphy
Google’s New Mobile App Lets Shoppers Peer Into Retailers’ Stockrooms

Google has introduced a mobile version of its Product Search tool that lets users check on a product's availability in local participating stores. Product Search for mobile with local inventory lets a user see if, say, a Nikon Coolpix camera is in stock at a nearby Best Buy or Sears -- two of the... »

AuctionBytes Newsflash News Roundup 3/12/10

Saturday, March 13, 2010
By AuctionBytes NewsFlash

Ecommerce news stories from around the web. »

Amazon Seller News: No IE6 Support, New Canadian Shipping Option

Saturday, March 13, 2010
By AuctionBytes NewsFlash

Amazon.com announced it would no longer be supporting the Internet Explorer 6 browser when developing Seller Account pages, and said it would introduce a new shipping option in Canada. »

eBay Lifts Ban on Teachers Manuals?

Saturday, March 13, 2010
By Ina Steiner

eBay banned the sale of teachers manuals on its marketplace in 2006, which was a big blow to parents who home-schooled their children. Amazon.com also bans teachers manuals - according to its ... »

PayPal Developers Contest Includes Mobile Apps Marketplace

Friday, March 12, 2010
By AuctionBytes NewsFlash

PayPal announced the eleven finalists in its PayPal X Developer Challenge. The two final winners will be announced at the DEMO Spring 2010 conference later this month. »

How to Handle Old Directory Listings, Links and off Topic Traffic

Friday, March 12, 2010
By Michael Gray
How to Handle Old Directory Listings, Links and off Topic Traffic

Today’s post is another answer to a question–this time from Nathan Schubert, who wants to know what you should do with old links from directories and websites that still drive traffic if you’ve changed the content on your website. OK. First off, you never want to have links to your site removed, even if it’s... »

The SaaSification of IT Management

Friday, March 12, 2010
By Jeffrey M. Kaplan
The SaaSification of IT Management

IT professionals should embrace SaaS and cloud computing because they deliver tangible, measurable business benefits to organizations of all sizes. IT departments are relieved of many of the hassles associated with implementing and administering traditional, on-premise software and supporting the application end-users. »

Customer Data Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Friday, March 12, 2010
By Ian Michiels
Customer Data Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Few marketers would argue against the importance of relevant, timely, personalized marketing communications. In fact, research has consistently proven the value of personalizing marketing messages by segmentation, targeting, or one-to-one messaging. Personalized email campaigns generate two to three times higher click-through rates than mass email campaigns and twice the conversion rates. »

The added value of corporate blogs (2)

Friday, March 12, 2010
By Stijn Driessen
The added value of corporate blogs (2)

In my previous blog ‘The added value of corporate blogs (1)’ I described the main advantages of a corporate blog. In short: Personal touch, explanation possibility, generating trust, being authentic, and internal collaboration. In the second part I want to elaborate on the advantages a corporate blog can have as a SEO tool. Advantage... »

First Thoughts on the New Yahoo Shopping, Powered by PriceGrabber

Friday, March 12, 2010
By Mark Vandegrift

My first thought is that it looks an awful lot like the old Yahoo Shopping. The look and feel of Yahoo Shopping hasn't changed a bit, just the results and the URLs. Even the Yahoo rating system was retained. The... »

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