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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
eBay modules are cool.
eBay launched their own Flash widget embed offering, eBay modules. Hereunder, I pasted the code for an auction for a night at the Everland hotel in Paris. Cool features, and great way to promote one's auctions on blogs, social networks & co.
Trendwatching.com: 2008 - ecommerce|the sequel
Posted by Michael S. Levy at 1:47 PM
Labels: 2008, e-commerce, ecommerce, trends
A Gimmick Becomes a Real Trend - New York Times
Two years ago, Cyber Monday was a marketing gimmick in search of shoppers. This year, it seems to be a genuine trend that retailers have embraced.
A Gimmick Becomes a Real Trend - New York Times
Posted by Michael S. Levy at 12:53 PM
Labels: e-commerce, ecommerce, trends, USA
To build, buy or outsource
Neil Kugelman, CEO of US online jeweler Goldspeed.com, is convinced there is no better way to run his business than outsourcing his e-commerce platform.
InternetRetailer.com - To build, buy or outsource
Posted by Michael S. Levy at 12:08 PM
Labels: e-commerce, ecommerce, outsourcing
Ecommerce Trends: Issues in Behavioral Targeting
Even though behavior targeting has been around almost as long as the Internet, it had a resurgence of popularity last year. Many in the ecommerce world became enamored with the idea of being able to offer product recommendations based on immediate behavior.Ecommerce Trends: Issues in Behavioral Targeting :: Varien :: Open Source eCommerce Development and Consulting Firm
Posted by Michael S. Levy at 11:55 AM
Friday, November 9, 2007
eWeek.com: E-Commerce Sites Aren't Too Social...
Opinion: Social networking sites have little influence on e-commerce, says JupiterResearch.
From an article by Evan Schuman, editor of CIOInsight.com's Retail industry center, on eWeek.com: E-Commerce Sites Aren't Too Social
Posted by Michael S. Levy at 3:47 PM
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Ecommerce Facebook Applications: Yes, you do need one!
A large part of Facebook's rise, has been its platform, an 'open source' policy with regard to the creation of Facebook applications. The result has been twofold: A huge demand for fun and informative applications and the corresponding, explosive proliferation of applications created for the site.
From Practical eCommerce:
Posted by Michael S. Levy at 1:10 PM
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Radiohead sells 1.2 million copies of 'In Rainbows' online in 1 week
Here's a little update on my post about the dying music industry business model and Radiohead's offering their new album online for free or for the price YOU wish to pay it.
According to a source close to the band, In Rainbows has “sold” approximately 1.2 million copies as of October 12th.
That’s more albums sold in the first week than Radioheads’ last three releases combined.
According to an Internet poll of 3,000 people, the average price paid for In Rainbows was $8.
If these numbers are accurate, Radiohead has made close to $10 million in one week on this album alone.
So, One Week Later, Is The Album Dead Yet? — The Seminal :: Independent Media and Politics
technorati tags:e-commerce, music, DRM
Posted by Michael S. Levy at 6:39 PM
Labels: e-commerce, music
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Facebook valuation update: $15 billion?
As told by Mark Zuckerberg at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco...
"The Facebook CEO basically just admitted to the much-discussed Facebook $15 billion valuation financing, telling interviewer John Battelle: “It’s going well, we’ve almost wrapped things up.”
From GigaOM: Web 2.0 Summit: Zuckerberg Admits to Deal-Making « GigaOM
Posted by Michael S. Levy at 5:18 PM
Labels: Facebook, funding, social networks