SEOmoz has 17 New Rules for Successful E-Commerce Websites.

Eric Enge has 7 observations from SES in New York.

I was looking for a basic intro to Search Engine Optimization. NetConcepts has a variety of articles online. SearchEngineWatch.com also has an intro from Danny.

Amazon doubles sales of watches and jewelry in past year. Amazon’s experience also shows consumers are comfortable buying high-priced items online. The company says top sellers include the Chopard Men`s Mille Miglia watch for $8,860, Cartier Men`s Tank Francaise for $17,316, TAG Heuer Men`s Formula One at $1,750, [etc]. I’m sure they do sell some of the high priced items, but I do wonder if those examples are the top sellers among high priced watches, vs. say, a Timex Ironman.

Good article from the Freakonomics folks about the WSJ and the effect of newspapers charging for online subscriptions.

And, of course, if you need a last minute gift for Mom, or are shopping early for Dad, the Discovery Store does have a nice selection of digital picture frames and telescopes