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		<title><![CDATA[Google: YAY! Checkout goes mobile]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1475]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Google Engineering team does not seem to have synched its news cycle.At the same time that Google Engineering gives us Developer DayÂ with show-stopper Google Gears, Google Checkout engineers give us "Look, Ma-no wires,"Â to proclaim Google Checkout is now available by mobile phone, sometimes.Google Checkout on the handheld? Where is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 14:54:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google AdSense move over? Ecommerce meets contextual ad network in Tumri Publisher]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1313]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Does integrated online advertising and merchandising bring to mind &ldquo;a romantic song set to light classical music&rdquo;?Tumri Inc, named after the Indian Thumri genre of music, is aiming to build the world&rsquo;s first online merchandising network and hopes its new Tumri Publisher launched today will be music to Web publishers&rsquo;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 03:32:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HP to Google, Intuit: It's OUR small business cloud, too!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1266]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Move over Google and Intuit, make room for HP in the small business cloud!  HP has gained direct access to small businesses that are already doing business in the cloud to help them run their businesses: HP is acquiring Logoworks, a Web-based design service company for small businesses.Intuit and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:45:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0: Is O'Reilly's vision a keeper? Amazon vs. Alexaholic]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1259]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tim O&rsquo;Reilly graciously bestowed a &ldquo;Blogger&rsquo;s Code of Conduct&rdquo; upon the blogosphere earlier this month. In 2004, he christened &ldquo;Web 2.0&rdquo; for the world.  Tim O&rsquo;Reilly has helped publish many a tech how-to manual. But, has he really written the definitive book on Web 2.0?  O&rsquo;Reilly Media touts...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:26:10 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/ecommerce.html"><![CDATA[ecommerce]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intuit: Bad with YouTube, REALLY bad with IRS]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1251]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Can Web 2.0 make taxes sexy?I asked on the 15th, of February, thanks to a Intuit TurboTax contest at YouTube.On tax day this week I got the answer: I heard straight from YouTube, and got the message from the IRS.In February, I chided the Vanilla Ice led, Intuit sponsored make...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:25:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft beats Google in worldwide mission, big time]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1243]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Google has one proud world mission: &ldquo;Organize the world&rsquo;s information and make it universally accessible and useful,&rdquo; for those that can afford a computer, have Internet access and visit Google.com, that is with Google ads an added bonus.  Microsoft has just announced its new world mission: &ldquo;a commitment to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:32:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google DoubleClick: The REAL big time payoff]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1239]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Google wins big in its acquisition of DoubleClick.  Immediate credibility and market share in display advertising market? YESCompetitive posturing to the disadvantage of prime rivals Microsoft and Yahoo. YES  BUT, the two oft cited rationales for Google&rsquo;s $3.1 billion investment are complementary to the core Google mission to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:25:41 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/wall+street.html"><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Checkout poached by Yahoo!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1234]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is not the fast track to competitive advantage.  On the heels of revamping its search advertising model in Google&rsquo;s image, aka Panama, Yahoo now proudly announces it is following in its greatest rival&rsquo;s footsteps with a new &ldquo;Checkout&rdquo; program...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:21:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Google's new ecommerce engine can mislead consumers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1194]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Google is &ldquo;excited&rdquo; about its new Pay Per Action Advertising PPA &ldquo;pricing model.&rdquo;How excited will consumers be, however, if they are unwittingly mislead by the inherent ambiguities of the new Google advertising and ecommerce engine, to be distributed via the ubiquitous Google AdSense network.Google touts the new formula to AdWords...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:56:37 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/advertising.html"><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fox News Digital targets mobile advertising growth]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1093]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fox News Mobile is a key component of the Fox News Digital strategy: &ldquo;Now you can take your Fox News with you wherever you go,&rdquo; Fox proudly offers.  How does Fox News enable a &ldquo;Fox on the go&rdquo; strategy? I spoke with Jeremy Steinberg, VP, Digital Media Sales &...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:33:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mpire online shopping mashup for $144 billion eCommerce opportunity: CEO interview]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1072]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever wish you could visit all the best shopping sites rolled into one? eBay, Amazon, Overstock, Yahoo, Shopping.com, Craigslist&hellip;and more in one place?  Mpire.com metasearch and pricing analytics engine proclaims wish no more. The shopping &ldquo;mashup&rdquo; which launched last June debuts today an enhanced &ldquo;universal shopping experience&rdquo;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:46:12 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/advertising.html"><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google taps guerrilla marketing for Google Checkout]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1066]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know that Google has a "new service that makes online shopping faster, more convenient and more secure," and it is called Google Checkout?Google is trying its damndest to make sure you do!Readers of this Digital Markets Blog know that I have been chronicling Googles every Checkout move, both...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:31:54 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beer fuels social networking: MingleNow 'Clinks' Anheuser-Busch]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1052]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Blue Lithium ad serving company touts it is &ldquo;reinventing the ad network.&rdquo; Starting now, it also seeks to reenergize the social network, in collaboration with Anheuser-Busch. Blue Lithium Labs spearheaded the launch of  MingleNow, an online/offline social network &ldquo;dedicated to connecting users to their favorite clubs and bars and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:05:34 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/social+software.html"><![CDATA[Social Software]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social money on your cell: Citi mobilizes financial transactions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1040]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to Obopay?  The mobile person-to-person payment service platform is betting you do, touting a &ldquo;fast and easy way to make payments using mobile phones.&rdquo;  Citigroup also believes in the potential of Obopay&rsquo;s &ldquo;Social Money&rdquo; solution. Citi financial services company is gearing up to launch a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/social+software.html"><![CDATA[Social Software]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft trumps Google in Intuit QuickBooks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1037]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost six months ago, Steve Bennett, CEO, Intuit, sang the praises of Google &ldquo;integration&rdquo; into QuickBooks 2007, as of Q3 2006:Intuit is committed to partnering with best-in-class companies to help solve important customer problems. By partnering with a leading company like Google, we bring together Intuits strength in creating easy-to-use...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:20:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google SERP favors Google Checkout]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1036]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Google continues to find new ways to make sure Google searchers cant ignore the Google Checkout merchants Google is subsidizing through 2007 (maybe even 2008!).In "Google Checkout: Where&rsquo;s the love?" and &ldquo;Google Checkout is a loser, really&rdquo; I discuss the difficulties Google is having in gaining significant traction with merchants...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:02:52 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/google.html"><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Local Search: $31 billion risky business]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1018]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month I underscored the local advertising opportunity is currently wide open, putting forth &ldquo;Google: $31 billion local dilemma&rdquo;:  High-profile, venture capital backed, locally-focused, online start-ups that launched with much fanfare and support are in critical condition&mdash;Judy&rsquo;s Book, Backfence, InsiderPages&mdash;, unable to gain sufficient traction within local communities or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:21:54 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/search+advertising.html"><![CDATA[Search Advertising]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[RightNow zaps perpetual licensing, talks up smart client]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=285]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On-demand CRM vendor RightNow Technologies has always insisted on giving its large enterprise customers what they want, even to the extent of offering on-premises installation and perpetual licensing to those customers that insisted &mdash; two options that most on-demand vendors would consider as anathema. But as from this quarter, RightNow...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:25:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google analyzes Dell customers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1003]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In &ldquo;Google dependency is risky business&rdquo; last month I underscored how Google is asserting its influence on the operations of its advertisers, prospective advertisers and publisher &ldquo;partners&rdquo; more and more.Companies expose themselves to prospective competitive and proprietary risks by enabling the number one search engine and third party contextual advertising...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:37:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Online retailers garner high customer satisfaction ratings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1002]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Customer satisfaction with the e-commerce industry improved for the second year in a row, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index ACSI, released today by the University of Michigan with e-commerce partner ForeSee Results.The e-commerce industry overall rose to a score of 80 on ACSI&rsquo;s 100-point scale, nearing its all-time...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:02:44 -0800</pubDate>
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