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[2005-12-28] Online Holiday Shopping Doesn’t Disappoint
The numbers are in from a variety of metrics firms and it would appear that it was indeed a happy holiday season for online retailers. Online spending increased by 25% over last year as shoppers used their fingers rather than their elbows to secure clothing, electronics, and even a $94,000 pair of diamond earrings.
[2005-12-20] World Of Warcraft Cracks 5 Million
Blizzard Entertainment, creators of some of the most popular games ever to hit the computer, announced on Monday their "World of Warcraft" game hit 5 million players worldwide. The top-selling, subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) took off a year ago and has been incredibly successful.
[2005-12-12] Web Usability: Why Do We Overlook the Obvious?
As the holiday season grows closer, and my shopping intensifies, I can't help but notice how many online retailers don't seem to be paying attention to the usability of their sites.
[2005-12-07] Preparing Your Site for the Holiday Rush
Well, the predictions are in and according to Investor's Business Daily, Forrester Research, Inc. states that despite concerns over consumer confidence and the impact of gas prices, U.S. consumers will spend $18 billion online during this holiday season [2005].
[2005-12-06] Internet Video And New Ad Audiences
Advertisers are always looking for ways to expand their grasp. One venue now coming into its own is Internet video. The content offerings are starting to grow dramatically from a variety of places. Internet video could very well be the place to bring all the ad techniques for the Internet together in one great package.
[2005-12-06] Fewer Page Views Can Be a Good Thing?
Bloggers have been delivered an excellent syndication opportunity through RSS (really simple syndication). But for the blogger that has advertising on his site, the RSS capability that is a blessing by extending the reach of the content, can be a curse too as RSS readers allow subscribers to view content without visiting the site from which it originated.
[2005-12-01] It’s Just Another Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday, I know, it's all you've been hearing about for the last week and a half. It's like Black Friday for retailers but for online retailers, we get it.
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