Archive for December 1, 2008

Ka Gold Jewelry beefs up affiliate program, offers $80 worth of …

 

Ka Gold Jewelry beefs up affiliate program, offers $80 worth of
1888 Press Release (press release) – Alief,TX,USA
Ka Gold Jewelry, a website that offers a unique set of jewelries which mixes sacred science, art, and spirit, now offers an affiliate program

Alibaba

Alibaba teams with VeriSign
Ecommerce Journal – Boston,MA,USA
Alibaba.com , a leading Chinese e-commerce provider, has created a business alliance with American Internet security firm VeriSign Inc in order to provide a


E-commerce logistics on fast growth track
China Economic Net – Beijing,China
B2B e-business market became a focus in industry with the IPO of Alibaba. In 2006, China’s B2B e-business transaction volume was RMB995.7 billion yuan.

Amazon

Reuters

Black Friday Web sales jump
Reuters – USA
Amazon.com said Apple Inc’s iPod touch was the top-selling electronics item on Friday morning, followed by a Canon Inc PowerShot camera.

Timid Shoppers Hit US Malls
Forbes – NY,USA
Amazon.com also reportedly experienced slow page loads, but has not crashed. The shopping season started well at Macy’s (nyse: M – news – people )
Cruise books let stay-at-homes enjoy high seas
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
One Crazy Year Working on Cruise Ships" by Brian David Bruns (2008, paperback, 384 pages, $15 at Amazon.com): OK, other than having the world’s worst
Cyber Monday kicks off hunt for bargains
San Antonio Express – San Antonio,TX,USA
For the past nine years, she has shopped primarily online at Amazon.com, JCPenney.com and Wine.com. For years, Internet retailers have racked up
Black Friday traffic takes down Sears.com
The Associated Press
Other sites, including Amazon.com Inc., experienced minor slowdowns, according to Shawn White, director of external operations at Keynote Systems Inc.,

eBay

Shopping – How do you do it?
ZDNet – USA
According to online retailers Amazon.com and eBay, online sales surged on Black Friday as consumers looked for good deals on Wii games consoles and the
Online shoppers jump the gun seeking bargains
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
EBay is promoting only bargain items this holiday season, in contrast to last year when it pushed the best holiday gifts, said Jim Griffith, eBay’s
Apple’s Black Friday bestsellers
CNNMoney.com – USA
PayPal, the online payment service owned by eBay, reported nearly 34% more transactions this year compared with Black Friday 2007.
AuctionBytes Blog

eBay Adds "Deal Alert" Feature to Listings
AuctionBytes Blog – Natick,MA,USA
eBay recently added a line on the top section of View Item pages called "Deal Alert." The short promotional text appears at the very top, directly below the

Gift-giving going online
Austin American-Statesman – Austin,TX,USA
Online giant eBay Inc. is pulling out all the stops for bargain-hunters. Last week, it started offering "Holiday Door Busters" where one lucky bidder can
E-Commerce Spending Flat For "Black Friday" (AMZN)(EBAY)(WMT)(TGT)
24/7 Wall St. – New York,NY,USA
But, the stock prices of Amazon (AMZN) and Ebay (EBAY) have both fallen almost 50% for the period. Shopping online may have lost its charm, especially in a
AuctionBytes Blog

Cleaning up a Messy eBay Dispute
AuctionBytes Blog – Natick,MA,USA
Here’s an interesting thread on the eBay discussion boards in which a seller accuses a buyer of fraud. The buyer comes forward and calls the seller’s claims

eBay $1 Doorbuster Deals have daily surprise like a Corvette
I4U – USA
We already reported about the eBay Daily Holiday Deals. Since a couple of days eBay added daily $1 Doorbuster deals that also include real high value items
Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush Sell Their Cars and Clothes on eBay
EcommWire (press release) – Natick,MA,USA
Kardashians star, Kim Kardashian, and her boyfriend, NFL superstar Reggie Bush, have decided to let fans bid on some of their favorite items on eBay.
14 sizzling sales tips from an eBay PowerSeller
TechRadar UK – London,UK
Whether you’re a seasoned PowerSeller or a keen self-starter, selling on eBay can be a gripping, if at times frustrating, pursuit. Making serious profit is

PayPal

Times Online

Networker Reid Hoffman seizes the day
Times Online – UK
He was a key architect in the success of PayPal, the online payments system that was sold to auctioneer eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion.

eBay Companies See Black Friday Shoppers Clicking for Great Deals
WELT ONLINE – Germany
Shoppers can visit eBay and Shopping.com to purchase all of their holiday items at unbeatable prices, and can pay quickly and securely with PayPal.
Lori Drew case raises profile of "terms of service" agreements
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – MO, United States
PayPal users agree that any lawsuit against the Internet-based payment service will be filed in Santa Clara, Calif., or Omaha, Neb.
Cyber Monday deals abound
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
Additionally, customers who pay via Paypal get a 15 percent rebate on all purchases. So, those who spend, say, $200 will get $30 back in their Paypal
Appscout

ClusterShot: Photo Sales Made Easy
Appscout – New York,NY,USA
The majority of the images for sale are royalty-free, and sellers normally accept payment either directly or through PayPal. If you already showcase your

The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO …

 

The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO
MarketWatch – USA
ADVISORY, Nov 28, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — What: Dana Todd, Chairperson of the Board of Directors for The Search Engine Marketing Professional

 

Google Search and SEO Elite
American Chronicle – Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Search Engine Optimization or SEO, is actually a technique of online marketing to optimize a website, using various search engines.
Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Mita, and more Villa And Condo
BigNews.biz (press release) – Natick,MA,USA
Private Villa Marketing is an internet marketing group whose team led the way in travel related services and internet search engine marketing and

adCenter

SEMPO Has Been Invited to Ring NASDAQ’s Bell
Search Engine Roundtable – USA
SEMPO has been asked as a result of a big deal with Microsoft where they are working with Microsoft adCenter. Of course, everyone is super excited — this

Google

The iPhone Google Voice Search Dialect Dilemma
MacNewsWorld – Encino,CA,USA
The smartphone’s Google search application, now with voice recognition, often comes up with peculiar results when someone speaking with a non-American
Google’s Gatekeepers
The Ledger – Lakeland,FL,USA
In 2006, Thailand announced it was blocking access to YouTube for anyone with a Thai IP address, and then identified 20 offensive videos for Google to
Google’s gatekeepers
International Herald Tribune – France
By Jeffrey Rosen NEW YORK: In March 2007, Nicole Wong, the deputy general counsel of Google, was notified that there had been a precipitous drop in activity
Xperia X1 phone: pricey and overloaded with options
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
Panels were used for conducting Google searches, listening to the built-in FM radio and checking out the songs and videos that were stored on the X1.
How to Publish Without Perishing
New York Times – United States
And now comes the news, as book sales plummet amid the onslaught of digital media, that authors, publishers and Google have reached a historic agreement to
New York Times

You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?
New York Times – United States
GOOGLE and its vast farm of more than a million search engine servers spread around the globe remain the best example of the power and wealth-building

You’re leaving a digital trail — do you care?
Houston Chronicle – United States
This is a drop in the bucket in terms of privacy,” Google and its vast farm of more than a million search engine servers around the globe remain the best
Is It Time to Buy Google Shares?
GigaOm – San Francisco,CA,USA
Eric Schmidt is fond of saying it would take Google 300 years to achieve its goals. I always thought he must have been at least partly joking.
Icahn: ‘I like Jerry’; Yahoo needs Microsoft search deal
ZDNet – USA
Microsoft can afford to fight Google better than Yahoo! can. That is, Microsoft has the resources to put in the billions of dollars on the technology for
Forecast: Travelers Give Thanks for Good Weather
Washington Post – United States
Map by Google. Hover over and click icons for more info. Click and hold on map to pan. Refresh page to update. See map bigger on our Weather Wall.

MSN

Music service will help fight Aids
The Press Association
RED WIRE has joined up with internet giant MSN to reach millions of people through today’s launch. Throughout the day, music lovers will be able to view
World’s Greatest Artists Help Launch (RED)WIRE, (RED)’s New Music
ITNews – Roma,Italy
MSN will also be the premier portal destination for people to learn more about (RED)WIRE artists and hear exclusive music from (RED)WIRE.
Selecting a gift card
Springfield News Sun – Springfield,OH,USA
According to MSN Money, consumers may lose around $75 million in gift cards this year due to bankruptcies. Fees and expiration dates, some shared openly by

Yahoo

Yahoo In Search Deal With MSFT? Apparently Not.
Barron’s Blogs – USA
The UK based Times reported on Sunday that Microsoft (MSFT) is in talks to acquire Yahoo’s (YHOO) search business. Kara, of AllThingsD.com, wrote a post in
Ballmer rebuffs talks of revisiting Yahoo acquisition
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
By Heather Havenstein and Nancy Gohring December 1, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. has no interest in reopening negotiations to buy Yahoo Inc.,
Death toll more than 300 in Nigeria violence
Akron Farm Report – Akron,NE,USA
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Yahoo Reportedly Denies Reports of $20 Bln Bid by Microsoft for
RTT News – Williamsville,NY,USA
(MSFT: News ) and search engine Yahoo Inc. (YHOO: News ). While a London Times report said Microsoft is negotiating a deal to buy the search business of
Sought: Wal-Mart shoppers who trampled NY worker
The Kindred Times – UT,USA
Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down – Yahoo! News document.body.className = ‘js-enabled‘; Skip to navigation » Skip to content » US US Video
Reuters

Yahoo and Virgin agree British mobile search deal
Reuters – USA
LONDON (Reuters) – Yahoo and Virgin Mobile have agreed a deal making Yahoo search the exclusive pre-installed search service for Virgin’s 4 million mobile

Yahoo enters into mobile search deal with Virgin Media – Quick Facts
RTT News – Williamsville,NY,USA
(RTTNews) – Yahoo Inc. (YHOO: News ) said that it entered into a deal with Virgin Media Inc. (VMED: News ) under which Yahoo!
ALLTHINGSD BLOG: No Microsoft-Yahoo Deal (At Least Not Yet)
CNNMoney.com – USA
A report in the Times of London in which Microsoft would buy Yahoo’s search business in a convoluted $20 billion deal that would include well-known Internet
Yahoo! oneSearch™ Named as the Exclusive Search Service on Virgin
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
Yahoo! Further Strengthens Mobile Presence in the United Kingdom by Providing Millions of Virgin Media Users with an Industry Leading Mobile Search
Reported Microsoft-Yahoo deal has ‘no basis in fact’
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
An article that appeared today in the Times of London averring that Microsoft has restarted talks to buy Yahoo’s search business for $20 billion "has no