e dot dot dot 11 2009

comScore Sees Holiday E-Commerce Uptick

New analysis projects slight rebound for online retailers this holiday season.

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SideJackers Gear Up for Online Shopping Season

Verizon offers security tips as hackers are hoping to take their cut of the nearly $45 billion expected to be spent online this holiday season.

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Google Snaps Up Display Ad Tech Firm Teracent

Latest acquisition aims to bring machine learning to Google's growing display business.

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Nielsen Forecasts Coal in Your Stocking

New survey finds consumer intention to shop online this holiday season onthe decline.

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Senate Panel Blasts E-Commerce 'Scams'

Senators hear horror stories of otherwise reputable e-commerce firms using shifty marketing schemes as they mull legislation to curb the practice.

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Flickr-Snapfish Ties Boost Photo Print Options

Snapfish, a division of HP, will provide printing options for Flickr members worldwide.

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Microsoft Readies Free Ad-supported Office 2010

Microsoft is preparing to beta test a stripped down version of the next Office release.

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Month Page

If you maintain separate pages for each month, this script can redirect the user to the correct page automatically! The script determines the current month and sends them to the correct page. Neat!

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IBM Personalizes Shopping With Commerce 7

WebSphere Commerce 7 adds mobile and social commerce features just in time for the holiday shopping season.

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Google Buys Mobile Ad Firm AdMob for $750M

Search giant continues wireless push with deal to acquire firm specializing in mobile display ads.

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Coupon Site Targets Black Friday, Cyber Monday

RetailMeNot said it's ready to deliver the best "Black Friday" deals to consumers this holiday season.

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Google Brings Enterprise Search to E-Tailers

Commerce Search product aims to improve customer experience, boost sales conversion rates.

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Platform Page

Do you maintain a different version of your site for Windows and another for Mac users? Or, when allowing your visitor to download items from your site, would you like to automatically redirect them to the appropriate software download page for their computer? This script does it all, and it's short too!

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Apple Claims 100,000 Apps, Google Analyzes Them

Apple continues to lead in bragging rights for smartphone apps, while Google expands its free Web analytics for mobile developers.

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PayPal Opens Up Payment Platform to Devs

With PayPal X, the leading online payments company said it's banking on outside developers to lead a new wave of applications.

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