BizReport : E-commerce

E-commerce

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Friday, April 04, 2008

Fewer complaints of fraud, but losses up

Fewer Americans fell victim to Internet fraud in 2007, compared to 2006, but the total dollar loss increased, according to a recently released report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. >>

Friday, April 04, 2008

Survey: Half of US companies could go virtual

Thanks to the Internet many US businesses are considering going completely virtual in the near future. The biggest reason seems to be the incredible growth of ecommerce over the past few years. >>

Friday, April 04, 2008

MerchantCircle launches "Verified" program

Local search has been a booming category for online marketers for several months but many consumers still have questions about just who is behind those online businesses they click to from a search engine. A new platform from MerchantCircle could help consumers feel more at home with local businesses because it verifies the businesses found through a search query. >>

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Amazon launches buy-by-text option

Amazon has taken its consumer’s buying capabilities a step further with the introduction of a buy-by-text service. >>

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Recession prompts increase in coupon use

According to a new survey from Harris Interactive, over half of Americans will tighten up on their spending if a recession were to set in. >>

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Savvy execs want virtual business by 2012

Major advances in technology, and being comfortable with that technology, have both been big factors in the desire for an increasing number of American companies to go totally virtual in the near future. >>

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

API's are becoming important for publishers, too

Once thought to be only in the realm of the geek squadrons, it seems that API's (Application Programming Interfaces) are now moving into the publishing realms and helping to increase their traffic numbers. A recent report from Outsell Insights indicates that API's are increasingly helping to drive growth for online publishers. >>

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Consumer fraud concerns affect sales

Many Internet users are unaware of their liability should their credit or debit card data be stolen, according to new research conducted by JupiterResearch for eBillme. >>

Monday, March 31, 2008

British are Europe's largest online spenders

New research from Mintel shows that the United Kingdom is leading the way in online shopping. >>

Thursday, March 27, 2008

TrialPay offers another solution for advertisers, etailers

According to research, only about 1% of the online population actually buys products online. Whether turning to the Internet solely for research or enjoying cyber window shopping is unclear. What is clear is that if etailers could engage the other 99%, online shopping revenues would go through the roof. >>

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Autobytel pimps MyRide.com

Spending on traditional classified ads is dropping and car dealers are looking for more cost-effective ways to generate traffic to their local dealerships. >>

Monday, March 24, 2008

Media Audit: Minorities are shopping more online

Minority groups in America are increasingly turning to the online realm for their shopping. According to a recent report from The Media Audit of the 145 million (surveyed) online shoppers, 58 million are from a minority group. >>

Friday, March 21, 2008

Magnify360 allows on-site behavioral targeting

Targeting consumers based on past behaviors is nothing new. Differentiating between two behaviors from the same consumer is, but that is exactly what is offered through the Magnify360 platform. In most cases behavioral targeting is used only on advertising but the Magnify360 platform targets within marketers' websites. >>

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Local search the next trend for ecommerce

In the beginning days of ecommerce offering free shipping or online coupons was enough of an incentive to draw online shoppers. Research shows, however, that now consumers expect free shipping. That isn't the only change: consumers want products instantly but do not want to drive all over their city looking for a specific item. >>

Monday, March 17, 2008

Security concerns hamper m-banking, m-commerce

Security and scam concerns are just a couple of the reasons that consumers aren’t embracing mobile banking and shopping, finds an Harris Interactive survey. >>

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