Wall Street Journal:
Depending on whom you ask, U.S. online shopping is either in unprecedented decline – or one of the only bright spots in American retail.On Thursday, comScore reported that U.S. online spending in the third quarter slipped 2% to $29.6 billion versus last year. That represents the first time since comScore began tracking the (Read More)
mashable:
To many, it’s becoming increasingly clear that mobile is the next big platform. First, the iPhone revolutionized browsing the web. A year later, the iPhone app store launched, bringing a new platform and new possibilities to developers and smartphone owners everywhere. Now with growing app ecosystems on Google Android, S (Read More)
Webware.com:
Commerce Search tool is designed to make the online shopping experience easier for consumers and, thus, more profitable for retailers as the holidays approach.
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Official Google Blog:
The holiday season is right around the corner, so online retailers are gearing up for spikes in traffic. When people go to shop online, search is big part of finding the right product, whether they're looking for a gift or just something for themselves. Today we're aiming to make e-commerce searching as easy as using Googl (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Google is taking the next step in offering its search technology to businesses with a new product called Google Commerce Search. It’s basically Google search for web retailers.In the same way that Google is taking on traditional enterprise search companies with the Google Search Appliance (for searching within your company’ (Read More)
VentureBeat:
The FTC may sue Intel, too – FTC Chairman Jon Liebowitz and Commissioners Pamela Jones Harbour and Thomas Rosch are, according to Reuters, in favor of filing a complaint. “The basic allegation is that Intel entered into relationships with IBM and Dell and H-P designed to stop AMD’s growth,” antitrust lawyer John Harkrider t (Read More)
Styledash:
Filed under: Style in the NewsGAP KIDSHot mama Angelina Jolie took daughter Shiloh along for a shopping trip to a Santa Monica, Calif. Gap. A gawking patron at the store said that the movie star mom had two mannequins stripped of their entire Stella McCartney for Gap Kids ensembles. Jolie made sure to cover other members of (Read More)
Styledash:
Filed under: Beauty, News, Skin & Body, ShoppingSneak peek at a sale on The Skinny. Photo: shoptheskinny.comWe love how beauty brands are getting into the online discount club game (e.g. The Fairest). Today marks the launch of another destination for beauty steals: The Skinny is a members-only sample sale for prestige skinc (Read More)
Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing:
A new survey indicates online holiday shopping could jump 8% this year ... Paypal woos developers as it tries to protect its turf ... and the next version of Microsoft's Office could face some bumps. Jim Chesko has those stories and more.
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VentureBeat:
Intuit completes buyout of Mint.com – CEO Alan Patzer will suck it up and shift from CEO to vice president and general manager of Intuit’s personal finance group, which also includes Quicken products.Yes, Disney’s new film is a hand-drawn musical – “I’ve never understood why the studios were saying people don’t want to see (Read More)
Styledash:
Filed under: Stores We Love, Style in the NewsFrom online to on 57th: A storefront view of eBay's upcoming holiday pop-up shop in NYC. Photo courtesy of eBayOnline mega merchant eBay is going the retail route du jour and opening a brick-and-mortar pop-up shop in New York City just in time for the holidays.From Nov. 20 to No (Read More)
Mashable!:
The instantaneous and shareable nature of the Internet is one of the things that separates it from other mediums. Viral videos and Internet memes can take hold and spread quickly. Thanks to social networking, the speed in which the latest phenomena can spread is lightning fast. More and more frequently, Internet memes are m (Read More)
Styledash:
Filed under: Style in the News, Steals and DealsOne of DailyCandy's perpetually adorable illustrated muses. Image courtesy of DailyCandy Attention, sample sale addicts! On the heels of Saks Fifth Avenue's announcement yesterday to hold private online sales, DailyCandy is also going the Gilt Groupe route and introducing Swir (Read More)
Styledash:
Filed under: Style in the News, Celebrity Fashion MistakesElen Rives gets "cat-ty." Photo: Splash NewsDoes anyone know if PETA has a branch devoted to the protection of cuddly stuffed animals? Because we'd like to tip them off to the red card-worthy fashion exploits of one Ms. Elen Rives, former WAG (that's wife and girlfri (Read More)