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Internet-wide searches on the small screen
Description: Internet-wide searches on the small screen While only 30% of mobile device users access the Internet on their handhelds, 75% of those who do conduct Internet searches, and 50%
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From game shows to spirituality to online video
Description: From game shows to spirituality to online video ExpoTV has appointed David Becker chief marketing officer. Becker will oversee marketing, product management, strategy development
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Dell.com slips to No. 3 among hardware manufacturers
Description: Dell.com slips to No. 3 among hardware manufacturers Reflecting its overall fortunes, Dell Inc.s web site has slipped to No. 3 among online destinations for hardware
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Online customer reviews influencing sales at luxury brands
Description: Online customer reviews influencing sales at luxury brands Word of mouth marketing, already an effective marketing technique, has become brutally efficient thanks to online
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Akamai reports 53% growth in first quarter revenue
Description: Akamai reports 53% growth in first quarter revenue Akamai Technologies, which maintains a network of 20,000 servers around the world to speed delivery of content for online
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Crutchfield uses web site to send message: Please recycle
Description: Crutchfield uses web site to send message: Please recycle Consumer electronics retailer Crutchfield Corp. has joined the Consumer Electronics Associations myGreenElectronics.org
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Baby Universe reaches deal to run PBS series about moms on BabyTV.com
Description: Baby Universe reaches deal to run PBS series about moms on BabyTV.com BabyUniverse Inc., online retailer of baby-oriented merchandise and provider of online content for expectant
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Worldwide Internet access shifts decisively to high speed, new report says
Description: Worldwide Internet access shifts decisively to high speed, new report says A stunning 78% of all online consumers worldwide access the Internet through a broadband connection, a
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Drugstore.com grows sales 5% while narrowing loss
Description: Drugstore.com grows sales 5% while narrowing loss Drugstore.com Inc. reached record quarterly sales of $109.8 million in the first quarter, up 5.4% from $104.1 million a year
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Food and beverage marketers develop a taste for web ads
Description: Food and beverage marketers develop a taste for web ads The Internet is the rising star of food and beverage marketers, who spent $183 million on web advertising last year, up
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GSI reports revenue growth and international expansion plans
Description: GSI reports revenue growth and international expansion plans GSI Commerce Inc., which got its start providing e-commerce services for U.S. sporting goods retailers, has expanded
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FirstStreet spreads its brand and products through marketing partners
Description: FirstStreet spreads its brand and products through marketing partners To expand the reach of its brand and product selection to its targeted audience of Baby Boomers and older
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In online retail, too, perception is reality
Description: In online retail, too, perception is reality With retail sites increasingly made up of content and functionality pulled from multiple sources, the retail adage know your
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Retailers increase use of video and social networking, Cisco Systems says
Description: Retailers increase use of video and social networking, Cisco Systems says Online retailers are beginning to capitalize on alternative marketing strategies such as social
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Mobile phone coupon campaign rings up results for Hollywood Video
Description: Mobile phone coupon campaign rings up results for Hollywood Video As consumers migrate to other new entertainment media choices like video on demand or Internet downloads,
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Customer ratings and reviews go off site and into the marketing mix
Description: Customer ratings and reviews go off site and into the marketing mix Customer ratings and reviews on a marketers site are an asset with marketing utility far beyond the site,
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Ad research group explores value of new advertising media
Description: Ad research group explores value of new advertising media Because new forms of advertising like streaming video present an unclear value proposition to many advertisers, the
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New partnership helps retailers develop innovative marketing
Description: New partnership helps retailers develop innovative marketing Marketing Management Analytics, a marketing analytics company, has formed a strategic partnership with the EMM Group,
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Order tracking alerts sent to pants pockets
Description: Order tracking alerts sent to pants pockets A pioneer in such Internet retailing areas as online communities, m-commerce and social networking, Moosejaw Mountaineering is again
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Two online retailers delay SEC filings to review stock option practices
Description: Two online retailers delay SEC filings to review stock option practices The spreading controversy over improper backdating of stock options has caught up several multichannel
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Annual web sales rise 37% for J.Crew
Description: Annual web sales rise 37% for J.Crew The Internet now is the fastest-growing and biggest direct marketing channel for J. Crew Group Inc. In 2006, e-commerce sales for J. Crew
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Blue Nile CEO Mark Vadon earns $2.1 million in 2006
Description: Blue Nile CEO Mark Vadon earns $2.1 million in 2006 Online jeweler Blue Nile paid CEO Mark Vadon total 2006 compensation of $2.1 million, according to the companys recently
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Blair shareholders approve sale to Appleseeds Topco for $173.6 million
Description: Blair shareholders approve sale to Appleseeds Topco for $173.6 million Blair Corp.s shareholders approved a definitive merger agreement with Appleseeds Topco Inc. at a special
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Harry Potter casts spell on 2007 e-commerce sales at Books-A-Million
Description: Harry Potter casts spell on 2007 e-commerce sales at Books-A-Million Books-A-Million Inc. logged a 5.6% drop in its e-commerce sales for fiscal 2007. For the year ended Feb. 3,
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Office Depot ranks No. 1 in online office supply orders, Nielsen reports
Description: Office Depot ranks No. 1 in online office supply orders, Nielsen reports With nearly 1.4 million purchases in March at OfficeDepot.com, Office Depot easily claimed the top spot
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The bottom line on Amazon: Higher first quarter net income
Description: The bottom line on Amazon: Higher first quarter net income The worlds largest online retailer turned in a much-improved bottom line for the first quarter. In previous quarters
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Shop.com targets women with new site design
Description: Shop.com targets women with new site design Shop.com has unveiled a redesigned web site focused on uncluttered design, clean iconography, a soft palette of colors and easier
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Online ad group challenges comScore, Nielsen/NetRatings to justify numbers
Description: Online ad group challenges comScore, Nielsen/NetRatings to justify numbers Charging that Internet audience measurement services comScore Networks Inc. and Nielsen/NetRatings
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First quarter total sales rise faster than web sales at CDW
Description: First quarter total sales rise faster than web sales at CDW E-commerce sales for CDW Corp. rose by 10% in the first quarter while total revenue grew by 17%. In Q1, CDW, No. 8 in
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Apparel retailers provide faster high broadband connectivity
Description: Apparel retailers provide faster high broadband connectivity Apparel and accessories retailers provided customers with high broadband connections the fastest access time in
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Bidz.com withdraws IPO and outlines alternative path to NASDAQ
Description: Bidz.com withdraws IPO and outlines alternative path to NASDAQ Thirteen months after first announcing plans to go public, Bidz.com last week gave up plans for an initial public
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Get ready for e-retailing mash-ups
Description: Get ready for e-retailing mash-ups Using XML to integrate applications, online retailers will be able to provide through application mash-ups a more customized shopping
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RadioShack rolls out ship-to-store program nationwide
Description: RadioShack rolls out ship-to-store program nationwide RadioShack Corp. has announced its free standard ground shipping program for orders placed online and shipped to a
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Genesco rejects Foot Locker`s takeover bid
Description: Genesco rejects Foot Locker`s takeover bid Genesco Inc. has rejected Foot Locker Inc.`s unsolicited proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the company for $46 a
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Google conquers the world in global survey of brand value
Description: Google conquers the world in global survey of brand value The Internet changes everything, including the value of brand names. Thats the message from a global survey that ranks
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QVC converts 17% of visitors to top Nielsen/NetRatings rankings
Description: QVC converts 17% of visitors to top Nielsen/NetRatings rankings QVC, which broadcasts shopping shows nonstop to TVs in 87 million U.S. homes, is having a lot of success
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American Blinds trademark case against Google will head to trial
Description: American Blinds trademark case against Google will head to trial A ruling Friday by a U.S. District Court judge that a trademark infringement suit against Google can go to trial
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LivePerson offers online chats with personal shoppers
Description: LivePerson offers online chats with personal shoppers Cant find the right dress to go with your new handbag? Out of birthday gift ideas for Aunt Sue? LivePerson Inc., which
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Accretive Commerce hires former Redcats exec as head of e-commerce unit
Description: Accretive Commerce hires former Redcats exec as head of e-commerce unit Charlotte, NC-based Accretive Commerce, a vendor of direct-to-customer commerce services, has appointed
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PowerReviews hires retail exec as VP of marketing
Description: PowerReviews hires retail exec as VP of marketing Customer review and merchandising technology vendor PowerReviews has named Jay Shaffer vice president of marketing. Shaffer has
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New course at Ohio State teaches search engine marketing
Description: New course at Ohio State teaches search engine marketing Laura Thieme, president of search engine marketing company Bizresearch, is teaching a course at Ohio State on Electronic
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Former Lillian Vernon president takes over as CEO of MediaWhiz
Description: Former Lillian Vernon president takes over as CEO of MediaWhiz Jonathan Shapiro, former president of housewares and gifts retailer Lillian Vernon Corp., has been appointed CEO of
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Alight minimizes clicks when maximizing product views
Description: Alight minimizes clicks when maximizing product views In redesigning its web site, alight.com wanted to make the shopping experience easy and low-tech. That includes the zoom
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Netflix hires a head of Internet TV development
Description: Netflix hires a head of Internet TV development Netflix Inc. is wasting little time going after the TV Internet business. The company, No. 21 in the Internet Retailer Top 500
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Outsourced fulfillment company AB&C Group hires a new president
Description: Outsourced fulfillment company AB&C Group hires a new president AB&C Group, a vendor of outsourced direct response processing, call center and fulfillment services for
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Amazon takes a shot at hockey with its Unbox TV-download service
Description: Amazon takes a shot at hockey with its Unbox TV-download service Amazon.com announced today it will offer hockey fans downloads of National Hockey League game telecasts for
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Sales on eBay jump 14% in first quarter versus 2006
Description: Sales on eBay jump 14% in first quarter versus 2006 Sales on eBay totaled $14.3 billion in the first three months of 2007, down slightly from holiday-fueled fourth-quarter sales
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Tirerack.com lets shoppers share their virtual tire-kicking
Description: Tirerack.com lets shoppers share their virtual tire-kicking Dont you just hate it when you spend nearly $1,000 on chrome Shelby Torq wheels for your 67 Mustang only to have
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Foot Locker makes a play for Genesco, owner of chains of hat stores
Description: Foot Locker makes a play for Genesco, owner of chains of hat stores Foot Locker Inc., a New York-based specialty athletic retailer, has made a bid to acquire Genesco Inc.,
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Googles Q1 revenue grows by 63%; Yahoo up 7%
Description: Googles Q1 revenue grows by 63%; Yahoo up 7% Google reported revenue of $3.66 billion in the first quarter of 2007, up 63% from the first three months of 2006 and 14% from the
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