Monthly Archives: July 2008

Jul30

Keith Benjamin’s passing

By Brett Hurt | Bazaarvoice | Published: July 30, 2008
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I wrote a tribute to Keith Benjamin on Bazaarblog.  The reason I am sharing this with all of you is that some of you may know him.  In my opinion, he was one of the founding members of the eCommerce movement that we all benefit from today.  He was also an amazing friend and mentor.

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Jul22

Online Merchandising Workshop

By Larry Joseloff, VP, Content, Shop.org | Published: July 22, 2008
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Hi  We just wrapped up a very successful Online Merchandising Workshop in beautiful Huntington Beach California.  I wanted to thank all of the speakers for their hard work in making sure their presentations were first rate, our exhibitors and sponsors, and all of the attendees who made the trip.  We really hope that we were [...]

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Jul17

Social Shopping

By Adam Michelson | Published: July 17, 2008
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Most of the current social shopping ideas are lame. They are mostly derivations of either virally allowing users to put links, or very simple widgets, on social sites, or they are copycat social networking sites with some basic ecommerce built in. These ideas are laudable as at least they are attempting new retail concepts, but [...]

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Jul10

Interesting Positions on Internet Privacy

By Scott Silverman | Published: July 10, 2008
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Yesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing about online behavior advertising. In an unusual reversal of typical positions, the witnesses representing Internet firms called for government regulation of online privacy and the witness from the FTC said they are “…cautiously optimistic that the privacy issues raised by online behavioral advertising can be effectively addressed [...]

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Jul08

Is it Time to Connect Gas Prices to Online Shopping?

By Scott Silverman | Published: July 8, 2008
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Like many Americans, I experienced a strong sense of sticker shock last weekend when it cost me $80 to fill up my minivan.  For the last couple of years, I have resisted the idea that consumers, with the exception of people living in rural areas far from the nearest shopping center, would shop online to save [...]

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