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Virtual worlds an inroad to new generation
News Virtual worlds enjoy a re-awakening as marketers learn to connect them with the real world, so as to attract younger consumers, say observers.
Tags: Web 2.0, Internet advertising, E-business, IBM Corp., social networking, retail company, virtual world, financial, network, Second Life
UK police raid chip and PIN hacking operation
News Fraud police have discovered that criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer card transaction and PIN details.
Tags: Hacking, Network security, Security, Chip, Fraud, Card, Environment, payment, software, Silicon.com
London remains UK's card-fraud capital
News Over the past six months, London saw the most card-not-present fraud in the United Kingdom, with Romford and Manchester close behind.
Tags: Security, Banking, Fraud, Manchester, London, mail-order, Silicon.com, retail company, U.K., HotSpot
Diwali, amid the economic slowdown
Blogs This has been the quietest Diwali that I can recall. Maybe the one in 1929 was equally bad, but then, I don't know anyon...
Credit cards trapped in archaic security era
Blogs Some years back, after finishing a meal and calling for the bill, I handed my credit card to the waiter who returned soo...
eBay lays off 1,000 employees
News Online auctioneer, soon reporting third-quarter results, also announces plans to acquire Danish classifieds specialists Den Bla Avis and BilBasen for approximately US$390 million in cash.
Tags: Layoffs, Acquisitions, eBay Inc., Workforce, non-GAAP, GAAP, earnings per share, temporary worker, online retail company, retail company
Flat holiday sales for e-tailers?
News This holiday shopping season could mark the first time that online retailers fail to outperform the previous year's sales, say market watchers.
Tags: E-business, Forrester Research Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Sales, Computer, Bernardo Huberman, Amazon.com Inc., online retail company, retail company, ComScore Networks Inc.
Online retailers see drop in visitors
News Reflecting consumer pessimism toward the current economic climate, online retailers experienced a decline in visits for the eighth straight week, according to a report by analyst Hitwise.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, Sales, music retailer, online music, online retail company, research director, retail company, News.com, Hitwise
US online spending doubles for pre-Christmas weekend
News Web shoppers last weekend spent almost double what they spent on the corresponding weekend before Christmas last year, ComScore reports.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Sales strategy, Web sites, online retail, Sales, Consumer, online retail company, chairman, recession, retail company
Amazon to acquire retailer Zappos
News The e-commerce giant will be acquiring all Zappos stock and converting it to Amazon stock.
Tags: Web sites, Stock, Amazon.com Inc., retail company, network, shareholder, brand, Las Vegas, Web sites, board
Amazon earnings miss a beat
News Online auction site disappoints Wall Street expectations, blaming a one-time payment to Toys "R" Us for the decline in profits.
Tags: E-commerce, Earning reports/forecasts, Video Game, eBay Inc., Video, Stock, Sales, Stephen Baker, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings
Newegg announces IPO, plans for expansion
News Online electronics retailer Newegg announces an initial public offering worth US$175 million, with plans to use proceeds to, among other things, expand its international operations.
Tags: Web 2.0, E-commerce, Business, Electronics, IPO, Sales, Broadband, retail company, SEC filing, acquisition
AT&T joining cloud computing field
News AT&T is joining the burgeoning field of cloud computing service providers that offer networking and storage services.
Tags: Utility computing, Web services, Servers, Storage, Google Inc., Storage, Cloud Computing, Amazon.com Inc., AT&T Corp., Outage
Private-sale shopping sites are hot
News Saddled with unsold merchandise amid the recession, makers of luxury goods are selling their wares through members-only shopping sites.
Tags: Business, Business plans, Business development/management, E-business, Shopping Site, GSI Commerce Inc., home furnishing, Business, Business plans, Vente-Privee.com
Mystery surrounds wiped Oyster cards
News Transport for London has launched an investigation into how 60,000 smartcards were corrupted when swiped at ticket barriers on the Underground on Saturday morning.
Tags: RFID, Supplier, Chip, Chip Company, Spokesperson, Card, retail company, smart card, Holland, RFID
