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How IP geolocation can improve your website experience and marketing activity

With geolocation technology, you can know a web user's real world whereabouts. This report examines the benefits from the fictional retailer's point of view. Things-4-You- a thriving online business, which had a poor record in converting online visitors into buying customers. Things-4-You demonstrates the potential of IP geolocation online. retailers.

Tags: Quova Inc., Retail Company, IP, Web Site, Things-4-You, Retail, Channel Management, Network Technology, Networking, Marketing

White papers 2009-11-24

Online retailers, marketing firms scam consumers for $1.4 billion

A U.S. government investigation has prompted several well-known online retailers to sever ties with marketing firms after both were accused of working together to deceive customers out of $1.4 billion. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Online Retail Company, Retail Company, Marketing Research, E-business/E-Commerce, Retail, Marketing, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Is the Printed Page Dead (or Just a Little Sick)?

Doc is a big believer in the power of print, but I do have to admit some print products are moving in new directions. That's why a recent article at the printing Website, What They Think, caught my eye. It's an interview with entrepreneur and writer Paul Hawken, best known...

Tags: Doc, Entrepreneurship, Document Management, Web Site Development, Retail, Web Technology, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Internet

Sponsored content 2009-11-21

Lauding, lamenting Hello Kitty at 35 (photos)

Global fat cat Hello Kitty is turning 35, so we fete her by rounding up some of her most brazen assaults on the consumer electronics industry. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-11-20

Grocery Quiz for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

Grocery Quiz for iPhone helps you build an accurate shopping list, fast, by helping you remember and track what you need to buy. Grocery Quiz for iPhone has two sections: step through the checklist quiz to remind yourself of what you need, and save the results to the grocery list...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Grocery, Niftybrick Software, Food & Beverage, Retail, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2009-11-20

Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless

I have a problem with things like Google Image Swirl. Not the offering itself, just the strange notion that somehow cool design equals usefulness. There are tons of examples floating around that have the exact same problem -- things like Bing's "Visual Search". I'm the...

Tags: Software, Google Inc., Grid, Wireless, Tools & Techniques, Retail, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Management, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-11-17

Apple's big box store debuts in NYC

Apple's new retail store on New York's upper west side looks more like a Best Buy or a Lowe's than an Apple Store â€" which is a shame. by Jason D. O'Grady

Tags: Apple Inc., Retail, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-12

Nokia N900 Maemo device now shipping to retailers

I have been using a pre-production Nokia N900 for about a month and created the Definitive Nokia N900 Guide as I answer questions and put the device to the test. We finally received word from Nokia that the Nokia N900 is now shipping to retailers in Europe, Middle-East, Russia and...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Retail, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-10

'Tis the season for ID fraud: Retailers face $100 billion in losses

As retailers enter the key holiday shopping season they're about to get pummeled by identification fraud losses. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Identity Fraud, Loss, Retail Company, Retail, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Wal-mart preempts Black Friday with HDTV specials this Saturday

Every year, retailers' ads for Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving and the unofficial starting of the holiday shopping season—manage to leak out a few weeks beforehand this year being no exception. And every year, said retailers freak out when the ads appear online, perhaps fearing that competitors could...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Retail Company, HDTV, 1080p, Retail, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Check Off 4.0.3 (Mac)

Check Off is just a mouse click away no matter where you are on your Mac. Whether you are making a grocery list, tracking your school assignments by class or just jotting down what you need to do for the day, Check Off can adapt to your workflow. Check...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Item, Second Gear, Food & Beverage, Mice, Desktops, Process Improvement, Retail, Manufacturing, Hardware, Peripherals, Quality, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Gallery: A visit to Microsoft's first store

The first Windows retail store is an impressive effort. Sure, they stole freely from Apple, but why not? Few civilians will notice or care about the similarities - unless the stores are in close proximity. by Robin Harris

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Apple, store, retail, Robin Harris, news

Image galleries 2009-11-02

Corrispettivi Grande Distribuzione 1.0.2 (Mac)

Permits electronic communication of daily cash by Italian retailers. Questa applicazione consente la creazione dei files per la trasmissione telematica dei corrispettivi giornalieri da parte delle imprese della Grande Distribuzione (art.1, comma 429, della legge 30 dicembre 2004, n. 311), secondo le specifiche tecniche di cui al Provvedimento Agenzia delle...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Electronic Communication, Comma, VinBoiSoft, Online Communications, Retail

Software downloads 2009-10-24

Microsoft starts selling PC hardware, third-party software via its online store

The first brick-and-mortar Microsoft retail store is opening in Scottsdale, Ariz., today, October 22. But Microsoft has opened its revamped virtual store today, as well, and has added PC hardware and third-party software titles to its mix. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Software, PC, Online Store, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Tools & Techniques, Retail, Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-10-22

10 questions on customer service and 'delivering happiness': An interview with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Online retailer Zappos has grown astronomically since launching 10 years ago. CEO Tony Hsieh talks about superior service, corporate culture, and the science of happiness. This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.

Tags: Customer Service, CEO, Jeff Cerny, Retail, Leadership, E-business/E-Commerce, Product Marketing, Blogging, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Management, Internet, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software

Download resources 2009-10-01

Click-to-List Grocery Shopping List 2.01 (Windows)

This software has no frills. It is designed to do the job in the easiest and quickest way possible, and needs minimum computer skills. A list of checklist grocery items are provided, which are arranged by category. The list can be customized to meet your own needs using 'add','edit', and...

Tags: Item, Microsoft Windows, Grocery, List, Freelance Software, Food & Beverage, Retail, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2009-10-01

BestBuy partners with Google in mobile

Google and BestBuy are working together in plans to entice users to purchase cellphones from their store store rather than from other wireless retailers. Google is developing applications that will be pre-installed on devices purchased at BestBuy. The first mobile application that Google will be...

Tags: Google Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Mobile, Business Structures, Retail, Advertising & Promotion, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Marketing, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Newegg announces IPO, plans for expansion

Online electronics retailer Newegg is going public, launching an IPO estimated at $175 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. The retailer has largely been focused on IT products such as hardware, software and peripherals since its launch in 2001 but recently...

Tags: Information Technology, Retail Company, Newegg.com, Retail, IPO, Sales Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Windows 7 OEM pricing emerges ... some serious discounts available

Online retailer Newegg.com has listed various editions of Windows 7 OEM, and there are some deep discounts on offer. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: OEM, Discount, Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Retail, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Scientific Conservation adds another high-profile retailer for building systems watchdog app

It always figures that the second I write about some cool new technology and post, the company involved issues some sort of additional news. So, consider this a minor addendum to the item I wrote last week about Scientic Conservation, which sells software an...

Tags: Retail Company, Retail, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-14