Category Archives: Ecommerce

Internet Sales Taxes, Version 42

Tax-free Internet shopping jeopardized by bill: The Senate voted 74 to 20 Monday to take up the bill. If that level of support continues, the Senate could pass the bill as early as this week. Supporters say the bill is … Continue reading

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Study: Real Photos Better Than Stock Photos

Marketing Experiments Blog – This Just Tested: Stock images or real people? So what were the results? Well, Mrs. Generic finally met her match. It appears that an attractive smile is not a match for a good name. Overall, the … Continue reading

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Amazon Reviews You Can Use

Playmobil Security Check Point at Mike’s.

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Amazon Reviews You Can Use

How to Avoid Huge Ships: This book really is one of the best huge ship avoidance references I’ve come across, not just for the effective methods it teaches as to avoiding huge ships, but also for exploding some of the … Continue reading

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It’s 2013. Do you know what your copyright statement says?

Time to update the copyright notice on your Web site and documents.

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Test your site for mobile phone friendliness

I’m tuning up our Web sites at work and I’m finding some useful tools. I’m sharing them and bookmarking them for myself so I can find them again. Akimai Mobitest. It’s mainly for speed testing. Check the option for video … Continue reading

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Sales Taxes on Out-of-state Sales

There has been some discussion of sales tax issues, particularly as it relates to online sales as it relates to the 500 pound python of Amazon. Online sales are what I do, so I couldn’t help but weigh in here. … Continue reading

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Google to Start Charging (Merchants) for Google Shopping

Search Engine Land – Google Product Search To Become Google Shopping, Use Pay-To-Play Model I’m not thrilled, but I’m not surprised or outraged, either. Google’s in the business to make money and their comparison shopping service is a good one. … Continue reading

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Target Dropping Kindles

New York Times – Target, Unhappy With Being an Amazon Showroom, Will Stop Selling Kindles (old news, actually, since the story is from May) Target’s online presence is through Amazon, which makes it a little ticklish. The Kindles are just … Continue reading

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Amazon Reviews You Can Use: Elizabeth Warren’s “Pow Wow Chow”

So, yeah, little controversy over Elizabeth Warren’s claims to be Native American. And now it turns out she plagiarized her contributions to a book of Native American recipes: The recipes from “Elizabeth Warren – Cherokee” include a crab dish with … Continue reading

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Yesterday’s Villains, Today’s Heroes

Rex Hammock notes an irony in the e-book/bookstore opera: Second, let’s address the assumption that Amazon is the reason independent bookstores are hurting. Am I the only person around here who watched the movie, You’ve Got Mail? The movie came out … Continue reading

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Amazon Reviews You Can Use

8 Impressively Sarcastic Amazon Product Reviews (Part 3) | Cracked.com.  This review is from: Officially Licensed Star Wars Luke Skywalker Ceremonial Jacket with Medal Of Yavin (M) (Toy) I used to be an unemployed movie theater usher, but that all … Continue reading

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Word of the Day – Showrooming

From Wordspy – To use a retail store to view and research a product and then purchase the product for less money online Hat tip to Megan McArdle. Previous WOTD – Rabbit Starvation

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Facebook expected to account for 5% of all online advertising in 2012

Ad spending on Facebook will nearly double this year.

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Amazon Loses $11/Year per Amazon Prime Membership

but more than makes it up in increased sales.

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