Archive for July, 2008



Amazon launches self-cloning experiment - Register

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 9:07 am

BetaNews
Amazon launches self-cloning experiment
Register, UK -18 hours ago
for instance, or even up-sell you just like Amazon does. So, the world's largest online retailer is hoping to clone itself - over and over again.
Amazon Offers Other Sites Use of Its Payment ServiceNew York Times
Amazon takes on PayPal and Google Checkout with new payment serviceInternetRetailer.com
Amazon launches competitor to PayPalTECH.BLORGE.com
TameBay - Seeking Alpha
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'Yellow Bull' Scalpers Have Field Day Selling Olympic Tickets for … - FOXNews

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 9:07 am

Washington Post
'Yellow Bull' Scalpers Have Field Day Selling Olympic Tickets for
FOXNews -22 hours ago
niu" or yellow bulls, from selling thousands of tickets online, despite threats of fines and possible detentions of up to 15 days, Reuters reported.
"Yellow bull" scalpers run with Olympics ticketsguardian.co.uk
Mile-long queues and scuffles as Olympics fever hits ChinaMetro
Olympic ticket sale in Beijing starts stampedeThe Associated Press
Macon Telegraph
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A whole world of opportunity on the web - Norwich Evening News

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 9:07 am
A whole world of opportunity on the web
Norwich Evening News, UK -Jul 30, 2008
“Putting it online enables you to analyse the traffic using free web tools and capitalise on it. “It also enables you to do online selling 24 hours a day,

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Irish Consumers Getting In Line To Go Online This Christmas - The Open Press (press release)

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 8:07 am
Irish Consumers Getting In Line To Go Online This Christmas
The Open Press (press release) -Jul 29, 2008
Research shows that increasing numbers of people spend more time researching and buying online in the run-up to Christmas in comparison to those who do the

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Save on Gas, Skip the Mall, Shop Online: eBags.com Offers Largest … - MarketWatch

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 8:07 am
Save on Gas, Skip the Mall, Shop Online: eBags.com Offers Largest
MarketWatch -10 hours ago
Top backpacks for fall: JanSport SuperBreak (the world's number one selling backpack, available in 40 colors), the North Face Surge, DaKine Campus,

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Amazon takes on eBay with PayPal rival - Times Online

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 8:07 am

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Amazon takes on eBay with PayPal rival
Times Online, UK -Jul 30, 2008
Online retailers using the system will typically display a 'buy now' button which, when clicked, takes the customer to a PayPal site where he or she has to
Amazon Takes On eBay’s PayPal With New ServiceSeeking Alpha
Amazon Offers Other Sites Use of Its Payment ServiceNew York Times
In The Papers 30 JulyElectricNews.net
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Local online boutiques let your fingers do the shopping - Seattle Times

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 8:07 am

Seattle Times
Local online boutiques let your fingers do the shopping
Seattle Times, United States -22 hours ago
Owner Amanda Rosenthal says customers outside of Seattle have been asking for online shopping ever since her store opened. "It makes the buying more fun as

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Interpublic to buy stake in online business agency - CNNMoney.com

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 8:07 am
Interpublic to buy stake in online business agency
CNNMoney.com -22 hours ago
Inc. said Wednesday it is buying a stake in HUGE, a company that designs and develops online businesses. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Money Matters: Saving On College Textbooks - KELOLAND TV

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 7:07 am

KELOLAND TV
Money Matters: Saving On College Textbooks
KELOLAND TV, SD -Jul 30, 2008
At first she was hesitant about buying online, fearing she'd get the wrong edition or a book in bad shape. But for the last three years, Kaffar's online

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BIG…and getting bigger - InternetRetailer.com

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 7:07 am
BIG…and getting bigger
InternetRetailer.com, IL -21 hours ago
Some online retailers reported going through multiple site redesigns as they learned more about selling online. Action Envelope, for instance, has designed

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Volusia debuts online prepayment for school lunches - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 7:07 am
Volusia debuts online prepayment for school lunches
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL -7 hours ago
and cookies instead of buying nutritionally balanced meals at school will soon have a new online tool to pay for and check up on their food choices.

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HighEndCrazy.com, the Free Online Auction Site, Becomes Free for Life - PR Web (press release)

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 6:07 am
HighEndCrazy.com, the Free Online Auction Site, Becomes Free for Life
PR Web (press release), WA -6 hours ago
It's easy to set up an account, you can be selling in minutes, and it's completely free." The original emphasis of the site was on high end and collectible

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CBS: Moonves: CNET On Target; Immediately Accretive - Washington Post

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 6:07 am
CBS: Moonves: CNET On Target; Immediately Accretive
Washington Post, United States -36 minutes ago
CBS ( NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves explained that the company is taking key steps to move from slow growth to high-growth areas: Selling radio stations,

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Say Goodbye to Yellow Pages - MarketWatch

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 6:07 am
Say Goodbye to Yellow Pages
MarketWatch -5 hours ago
2.1: Local online sales force empowered to sell online advertising, 2007 Fig. 2.2: The Sacramento Bee's interactive directory offering Fig.

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Click Here for Value - Barron’s

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 6:07 am
Click Here for Value
Barron’s -11 hours ago
where advertisers can basically buy any type of ad inventory on the Web across any sort of site." ValueClick's global network of 21000 online publishers

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Hispanics to Buy More Electronics than Others, More Influenced by … - Marketing Vox News

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 6:07 am
Hispanics to Buy More Electronics than Others, More Influenced by
Marketing Vox News -1 hour ago
38 percent of online Hispanics say that they research clothes online before buying them, vs. 30 percent of all online US respondents.

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Newspapers Think Locally for Online Ads - Wall Street Journal

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 6:07 am
Newspapers Think Locally for Online Ads
Wall Street Journal -8 hours ago
Some papers, like the Scripps chain, are starting to give sales people more motivation to sell online ads. At Scripps's Corpus Christi Caller-Times paper in

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Bonds: Pros and cons of buying them directly - USA Today

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 6:07 am
Bonds: Pros and cons of buying them directly
USA Today -6 hours ago
Fidelity and Schwab are among the online brokers that offer very reasonable pricing on Treasuries. Buying Treasuries directly has another benefit — control.

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Irish consumers selling goods online to fund purchases, eBay … - Irish Times

Thursday 31 July 2008 @ 5:07 am
Irish consumers selling goods online to fund purchases, eBay
Irish Times, Ireland -Jul 28, 2008
AN INCREASING number of Irish internet users are selling online to support their purchases, a spokesman for the online auctioneer eBay has said.
Carlow buys its way to shopping cupIrish Independent
Carlow has biggest eBay appetiteSiliconrepublic.com
Carlow tops eBay spending leagueIrish Times
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Smash, grab, then sell on Web - Chicago Tribune

Thursday 24 July 2008 @ 2:07 am
Smash, grab, then sell on Web
Chicago Tribune, United States -Jul 21, 2008
Craig Sherman, spokesman for the National Retail Federation, said selling online can boost the thieves' profits. "When a thief sells something on a

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