From Apple to Microsoft to Google, there is hot news written. Below are some of the more interesting articles involving eBusiness and search today.
Another obvious patent gets paid off by Apple. Apple has agreed to pay Burst a $10 million payment for infringing on its 1990 streaming video technology patent.
Plaxo’s Pulse To Get Going On Monday
Plaxo is launching a new social network, dubbed “Pulse,” and it should offer a number of interesting features; indeed, a couple of them will address flaws in Facebook’s setup. Yet despite this – and the preliminary support of several notable figures – many onlookers doubt that Pulse can do well.
Cyber Monday Spending Shows Increase
ComScore reports that online retail spending on Cyber Monday shows a 25% increase from 2005. In total, it is estimated that consumers spent nearly $608 million in retail purchases for the year’s most celebrated online shopping holiday.
Cyber Monday An Unexpected Success
When Shop.org coined the phrase “Cyber Monday,” it was more of a whisper among themselves than a true coining. That whisper floated all the way to a teleprompter on the Today Show in November 2005, and the rest is, as they say, history. Cyber Monday is now a firmly established tradition, just one year after it’s naming.
Google To Check Out On Cyber Monday
Now that we’re over last year’s holiday marketing trickeryCyber Monday my big toe!it’s time to accept what the marketing gods have lain before us, and make the most of it. Google is leading the charge this year, aggressively pushing its new Google Checkout product with Cyber Monday special promotions.
Online Retail Soars as Cyber Monday Approaches
The Department of Commerce reports that online retail sales in the third quarter grew at four times the rate of total retail sales. In total, online retail sales in the third quarter reached $27.5 billion, which represents a 20.9% increase over the third quarter in 2005. In comparison, total offline retail sales for the third quarter 2006 are only up 5.1% from a year ago.
Monday, Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is rapidly approaching and the online retailers are preparing themselves for what they hope will be lucrative holiday season.
Its Just Another Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday, I know, it’s all you’ve been hearing about for the last week and a half. It’s like Black Friday for retailers but for online retailers, we get it.