Google unveils e-commerce search tool in time for holidays
Google introduced a dedicated search engine built specifically for e-commerce sites of all sizes.
Spend $80 on games, get a $40 credit at Amazon 10/26-10/31
The big holiday release season is officially underway, and Amazon is hoping to attract gamer dollars with promotions like the Modern Warfare 2 incentive and a recently-announced consumer credit deal on select current-gen games.
Online car sales: Middlemen continue to call the shots
For 15 years, the Web has presented a huge opportunity to upend the sales of new cars and trucks in the U.S., but the reality is the system remains firmly chained to bricks-and-mortar middlemen -- the local dealerships -- which have dominated retail car sales since the early 20th century.
Top 10 Web 2.0 Activities for Ecommerce
From customer reviews and shopping widgets to Twitter and Facebook pages, retailers often wonder what Web 2.0 / social media activities to be involved with. Here are the top 10 Web 2.0 activities for ecommerce based on their business impact.
Google Analytics Users: We Need New Tools to Turn Website Conversion
Targeted email remarketing helps follow up on abandoned shopping carts and forms, and is set to become a top tactic in website conversion, Google Analytics users poll shows.
Esther Schindler
If the comments are ugly, the code is ugly
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SVG a graphics format for 21st century
pasmith
Take Chrome OS for a test spin
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?
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Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith
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What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive
Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
- Dann
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