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"School Bus Yellow" Dell netbook leaked

"School Bus Yellow" Dell netbook leakedStool Brown would be a good color...for a Dell notebook. Do we really want this crap in our schools?The Key is pricingWhy spend $600 for a netbook? That makes no sense to me. Being a HS library teacher, I want these for the kids...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, School Bus Yellow, School Bus, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-27

Amazon invests in user-generated shopping channel Talk Market

Amazon said Monday that it has invested in The Talk Market, a user generated TV shopping channel. Terms of the investment, which closed in May, weren't disclosed, but the move does make you go hmm. In the case of Talk...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., QVC, Talk Market, Corporate Communications, Operational Accounting, Investment, Marketing, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-09

A logistics and shipping carol: How online retailers Alibris and QVC ramp up for holiday peak delivery

Read a full transcript. Sponsor: UPS. Santa used to get months to check his list and prepare for peak season, but for online and television retailers such as Alibris and QVC they need to take orders the make deliveries in a matter of days. The volume and...

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Logistics, QVC, Integration, Alibris, Supply Chain, TVs, Transportation, Retail, Business Structures, Tv & Home Theater, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Finance, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2007-12-19

Sites with highest customer satisfaction - Netflix, Amazon, QVC, Newegg

ForeSee Results asked online shoppers to evaluate the sites on price, selection of merchandise, and overall experience, which included look and feel, navigation, function, performance, and site capabilities. Netflix.com, Amazon.com, QVC.com, Newegg.com, and LLBean.com ranked the highest, and had conversion rates 36% higher than those retailers at the bottom of...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., QVC, NetFlix Inc., customer satisfaction

Blog posts 2005-06-18

Conversion rates for online retailers: QVC - 16.3%, Lands End - 14.8%, Sportsmans Guide - 13.5%

Nielsen//NetRatings released the first Internet retail report card from its MegaView Online Retail service. The report card highlights the top 10 online retailers ranked by sales conversion rates, and top 15 product categories ranked by average order size during February 2005. Among the top 10 online retailers ranked by conversion...

Tags: online retail company, retail company

Blog posts 2005-04-11

Conversion rates for online retailers: QVC - 16.3%, Lands End - 14.8%, Sportsmans Guide - 13.5%

Nielsen//NetRatings released the first Internet retail report card from its MegaView Online Retail service. The report card highlights the top 10 online retailers ranked by sales conversion rates, and top 15 product categories ranked by average order size during February 2005. Among the top 10 online retailers ranked by conversion...

Tags: online retail company, retail company

Blog posts 2005-04-11

Additional Resources

Is Barry Diller delusional?

Here's chapter 120 of Barry Diller's "people will and should pay for online content" tour. But I have a nagging question: Why exactly are we still listening to Diller? First, here's the video of Diller rapping with Katie Couric. The refrain sounds familiar: Pay for online content...

Tags: IAC/InterActive Corp., Channel Management, Corporate Communications, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Olympus reveals E-450 entry-level dSLR camera for $699

Olympus today announced its new entry-level digital single lens reflex camera, the successor to its E-420, what the company called the "world's smallest" digital SLR camera. The new, 10 megapixel E-450 comes in a small and portable design, and comes with three Art...

Tags: Olympus Corp., DSLR, SLR, Camera, E-450 dSLR, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-31

HP dismisses cloud 'hype'

HP dismisses cloud 'hype'HP is a Smart CompanyI don't mean that sarcastically either. Finally a company that seems to be smart about the cloud. The cloud is not yet ready for prime time and if it does get read for prime time it will have a niche but not be...

Tags: Strategy, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

Are you being gouged on your cable bill?

Are you being gouged on your cable bill?cableI was receiving the standard package about 50 channels, costing about 29.99 - in 8 months with no changes the cost escallated to 80.00, they lost a customer, there is no explaination for the cost increase, there is no one checking them either.COX...

Tags: Network technology, DirectTV, cable, cable company, Cox Cable

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

Sleazy sales and the Rockwell Retro Encabulator

Sleazy sales and the Rockwell Retro EncabulatorI no longer......have an a$$, because I just laughed it off.Some of that sounded very familiar - I think some of the language has been used before.That guy was a great pitchman - he needs to get immediately over to QVC, he'll make millions....

Tags: Sleazy sale, Rockwell Retro Encabulator, Rockwell

Discussion threads 2008-05-02

The new, improved AMD Phenom

As expected, AMD announced its updated quad-core Phenom processor lineup, and made the new triple-core version official. The expanded Phenom X4 line includes four chips: the 2.2GHz 9550, 2.3GHz 9650, 2.4GHz 9750, and 2.5GHz 9850 Black Edition. AMD also released a low-power version of the quad-core, the...

Tags: AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Link, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Phenom X4 Line, 95W, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-03-28

AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors

[UPDATE: Are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units?  I've been asked this question several times today and to get a definitive answer I approached Scott Carroll, AMD Public Relations, for an official response.  Me:  "Scott, are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units?" Scott: "No...

Tags: AMD Phenom, Performance, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-26

Fastest growing US Web categories in December 2007

The consumer goods category once again saw significant growth gaining 23% to nearly 36 mln visitors, according to comScore. OfficeMax led the category with 15.3 mln visitors, up 170%. Other consumer goods sites achieving growth included QVC Sites, up 3% to 6.1 mln visitors, and Hammacher Schlemmer’s site Hammacher.com, up...

Tags: Web, Visitor, Internet, Food & Beverage, Channel Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-01-31

News to know: IE 8; 50W dual-core PC; Oracle; NetSuite; Dell snafu

Notable headlines: George Ou: Hitting 50W peak on a dual-core desktop computer Mary Jo Foley: Internal Microsoft IE 8 build passes the Acid standards test. MSDN blog. Opera: Acid or no, its Microsoft antitrust complaint goes forward Adrian Kingsley Hughes: First...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Dual-core, Oracle Corp., PC, NetSuite Inc., Health Care, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, Keyboards, E-health, Business Structures, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Processors, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Finance, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Semiconductors, Components

Blog posts 2007-12-20

What are the best interests of advertisers on Facebook?

Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk, who has spent 15 years as a creative director crafting messages for advertisers, explains what advertisers really want in the age of Facebook. I wonder if Mark Zuckerberg took this weekend off. You know, hung out at Starbucks,...

Tags: Facebook, Brand, Advertiser, Branding, Marketing, Chris Matyszczyk

Blog posts 2007-12-03

Amazon's e-book coming Monday?

Amazon reps have been making the rounds calling the press about an event Monday in New York City. The press conference, which will feature CEO Jeff Bezos, is allegedly a big announcement held at the Union Square W. Hmm. Let's put the following pieces together. ...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Backend Inventory Management, E-books, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-11-15

Screen resolutions - is 800x600 dead?

Screen resolutions - is 800x600 dead?The ability to adjust font size independent ....... of screen size is a feature of Windows. Come on back from the dark side Michail. :)The reason people stick with lower resolutionsis because the OS people don't get it right. People equate higher resolutions with...

Tags: Monitors & displays, PRODUCTIVITY, font, X-1, LCD

Discussion threads 2007-07-18

CKDS Web TV 1 (Mobile)

CKDS Web TV offers more than 1,000 channels like 10tv Newsbreak, BBC Liquid News, BBC News 24, Solent TV, Solent TV Extra Extra, TTV, ABC Alaska, CCTV Chinese News, BidUP-TV 80k, Gems TV Gold, Gems TV Silver, Ideal Vitality, Ideal World, Nation 217, Price Drop TV, QVC, Thane Live 24/7,...

Tags: Mobile, British Broadcasting Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-03-20

Least pleasant shopping sites to browse: Kmart.com, Costco.com, CompUSA.com

ForeSee Results and FGI Research asked online shoppers about their user experiences at popular online shopping locations. Most satisfying sites to browse Web site Browser satisfaction score Netflix.com 85 Amazon.com 84 QVC.com 84 Newegg.com 82 LLBean.com 82 OldNavy.com 81 TigerDirect.com 81 Apple.com 80 Avon.com 80 BN.com 80 Williams-Sonoma.com 80 HarryandDavid.com 80 HSN.com...

Tags: ForeSee Results, FGI Research

Blog posts 2005-06-30