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With the price of gasoline at the pump nearing an average of $4, and with prices expected to soar in the future, shoppers are looking online to make their dog and cat food purchases (or at the very least a gift for Ma on Mothers' Day). While our European friends and customers are already shelling...
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Tax Season is officially over (procrastinators notwithstanding) , but those in the e-business know how complicated tax laws can be and ensuring that your eCommerce platform is tax compliant can be a headache of a task (which I will touch on in a future post.) It gets even more complicated when you're...
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Flash rules the web, with 98 percent desktop penetration in developed markets (apparently desktop users in the heart of the Amazon jungle use SVG or something). In response, as Microsoft almost usually does , they released the Silverlight platform publicly last year to compete with the bevy of other...
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Even with worries of a slowing economy, eCommerce sales are expected to grow this year, according to a piece by internetretailer.com. In other words, online retailers don't have much to worry about, which makes eCommerce the "go-to guy" for robust sales--eating away market share from other...
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With all this talk of social commerce , Twitter , and Web 2.0, online retailers are starting utilize blogs, social marketing, and social networking techniques to sell products, according to a report by internetretailer.com. Retailers are looking to engage customers with greater interactivity, mobile...
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I'm a big fan of Twitter , or an addict in some cases. I like to think of it as the pioneer of the micro-blogging platform. You are imposed a limit of 140 characters or less for each "tweet" or post you make, but that's what makes it a joy to use; it forces you to be brief, concise...
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There are yet untapped markets for eCommerce entrepreneurs to stake their claim and Latin America is no exception. For a region known for its relative technological stagnation, Internet penetration in Latin America has grown from 18.1 million to 122.4 million between 2000 and 2007 , a far higher growth...
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We’ve released our latest maintenance update for ECF 4.1. The 4.1.2 update is free for current users. Here is the laundry list of bugs squashed and improvements made in the latest release since 4.1.1: FIX: Multiple Shipping Options showing up FIX: Category template not displaying products FIX: Context...
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Whether you're a seasoned .NET developer or a layman who couldn't write "Hello World" even if your life depended on it, here are a few blogs and resources related to .NET and eCommerce our own crack team of developers visit, read, and digest. dotnetslackers.com - Aggregated list of...
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Overall eCommerce sales were healthy last quarter , even with speculation of a slowing economy, according to the US Department of Commerce. In the fourth quarter of last year, the total estimate of eCommerce sales in the US was $36.2 billion, up about 4.6 percent from the previous quarter. Even better...
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One of the cores of the Mediachase product line is the eCommerce Framework, or the ECF, built upon a foundation of .NET technologies. ECF G5, currently in development, leverages .NET 3.0/3.5 technologies to get ahead of the game. With the new ECF G5, we've also taken advantage of oh-so-lovely AJAX...
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Expect major growth in the mobile commerce space as Internet-enabled cell phones and cheaper carrier data plans become even more ubiquitous. Apple’s iPhone raised the bar—and damand—for intuitive, desktop-like browsing experiences on a pocket-sized device. The history of mobile web browsing has been...
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For those who find implementing payment gateways intimidating, practicalecommerce.com offers some hints and tips for developers. Just make sure your implementation is PCI compliant and secure, as we've touched on earlier.
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We often hear of Web 2.0 being centered around the idea of social networking among friends, family, co-workers, acquaintances, and some guy you just met on the street five minutes ago. Facebook, MySpace, and the rest of their ilk remain popular for one reason: they make it easy to communicate with a...
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According to a report by searchCRM.com, spending on CRM technologies will remain steady or increase in 2008. Another survey suggests that CRM budgets from various organizations will either remain the same or increase, highlighting the value of CRM software in the enterprise/corporate space. CRM technologies...