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As an investor, I see dozens of e-commerce companies each week. These four qualities separate the great ones from the flops
Read More »PayPal to Offer Location-Based Deals
The company will start offering deals tailored to users' buying history and cell phone location in the first quarter of 2012. PayPal is diving into the daily deals business
Read More »What You Need to Know about Online Affiliate Marketing
The founder of FamiliesGo!, a travel website, describes the ins and outs of choosing the right affiliate marketing partners. I've been exploring affiliate programs this week, to compare the Amazon and Eversave programs I've been using with other affiliate programs from Google, LivingSocial, and other "daily deal" providers
Read More »Scientific American ‘s Annual Gadget Guide: 10 Reasons to Fondly Remember 2011
In a year that saw a few highly proclaimed gadget introductions (the Amazon Kindle Fire , in particular) and some updates to high-profile staples such as Apple's iPhone and iPad , Scientific American takes a look at 10 gizmos that, if they did not land on your radar screen in 2011, deserve a look in the coming year. [More]
Read More »Amazon’s Kindle Fire Blazed Through An Army Of Androids
The new tablet from Amazon is selling like crazy, and plenty of people are calling it a threat to the iPad. But the real story is how it flipped the script on the many makers of tablets running Google's operating system.
Read More »Microsoft’s Windows Tablets Of Next Year…Or Never
Yesterday it emerged that Microsoft's Windows 8 tablets, running on ARM chips (less power consuming than Intel's offerings), are finally due in mid-2013. It's exciting news for Windows fans, and probably something that enterprise IT professionals will make a mental note to be pre-prepared for
Read More »Record-Setting Retail Weekend
Retailers cashed in on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, but experts caution against any premature victory dances. In the aftermath of the nation's biggest shopping weekend, storeowners and retailers have plenty to be thankful for: voracious consumers blasted through modest sales projections this past weekend, spending some $52 billion from Thursday to Sunday, and about a billion more on Cyber Monday. Though the numbers certainly seem to indicate a strong holiday sales season, experts suggest that with nearly four weeks left until Christmas, it's hardly time to celebrate.
Read More »Cyber Monday: 10 Sweet Tech Deals
Forget holiday shopping; the online version of Black Friday is a great opportunity to score great deals on wares for your business. The online equivalent of Black Friday —minus the crowds, early morning hours, and badly behaving people—is here. What started as a made-up holiday several years ago has turned into a real event
Read More »Why Facebook Is Winning The Great Tech War In India
On the next important front of The Great Tech War, 2012.
Read More »Amazon’s Fire Kindles A Phone Rumor, Shoots A Missile Into The Smartphone Cold War
According to industry blog Digitimes , Eastern partner manufacturers are expecting an inventory glut in Android-powered tablets after the holiday--exacerbating what may already be an oversupply problem. Insiders are blaming the iPad and the Kindle Fire, and high consumer expectations for Windows 8 tablets arriving in 2012.
Read More »Citigroup: Expect Amazon Smartphone By End Of 2012, Call Facebook Friends With Skype, PayPal Launches Facebook App
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. New Nokia Phone Stars In Leaked YouTube Video .
Read More »Google Music: Late But Useful
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Read More »Amazon’s Kindle Fire: A Mega, Meta Mash-Up Of Reviews
You could wade through dozens of reviews of the new Amazon Kindle Fire--or let us extract the best bits for you. Here's the most meta version of the story you will read online, offline, and everywhere else, each line taken from professional reviewers, tech bloggers, Tweeters, and Amazon customers. It seems like ages since Amazon introduced us to the $199 Fire at a hectic New York City event, but in truth that was only about six weeks ago
Read More »Me Versus Amazon. Guess Who’s Winning?
I thought Amazon's affiliate program could give my site a boost. Instead, it's my temper that's rising
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