Online retail spending in October grew by only 1 percent compared to October 2007, representing the lowest monthly growth rate since 2001, according to a report from comScore who began tracking ecommerce seven years ago.The report said that the softness in online retail spending was due in part by negative spending growth in households earning less than $50,000 a year.
Google Takes LIFE Photo Archive Online
Google said today it is partnering with LIFE magazine to make more than 10 million images available online from the magazine’s photo archive.One of the most interesting things about the project is 97 percent of the photographs have never been seen by the public. The collection contains iconic images from the 20th century with works from LIFE photographers Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, Gordon Parks, and W.Eugene Smith.
Motrin’s Ad Causes Online Backfire
Four years ago, an online storm erupted over the best-selling bicycle lock brand in the USA and how anyone could open the lock with a simple ball-point pen.
Obama Gets Online Video
Well, we know it’s important for businesses to be transparent online. This is one of the reasons often cited for running a corporate blog.
UK Consumers Spend More Online Than U.S. Shoppers
Online shopping is expected to increase globally this year, but there is a difference between the purchasing habits of U.S. consumers compared to those in the UK.The average UK consumer will spend 40 percent more online than the average U.S. consumer and make 24 percent more purchases online, according to a new study from JupiterResearch, commissioned by LinkShare.
NYT Online Leader is the Next NPR CEO
Vivian Schiller, the head of the New York Times’ online division has left her job to become the new President and CEO of NPR (National Public Radio). She replaces Dennis Haarsager, who’s been the interim CEO since former CEO Ken Stern left.
U.S. Asked To Halt Online Gambling Rules
The Bush Administration is working to finalize regulations to enforce a ban on Internet gambling despite concerns raised by banks calling the regulations ambiguous, burdensome and unlikely to stop Americans from gambling online.
Women’s Online Habits Study
Want to know how to reach female shoppers online? Well a recent study might just give you a bit more of an insight into how.A study by Microsoft with Ogilvy Chicago and Mindshare has given us some insight into the behavior of women online.Beth Uyenco, Global Research Director of Microsoft’s Advertisers and Publisher Solutions explains more:
The Difference in Holiday Growth: Online and Off
As the holidays approach, are people going to do their shopping online or off? Well, both of course, but Hitwise shares some data that sees online shopping growth at 4.19% over the past four weeks, and that is up from 1.94% growth from the same period last year.
Should Online Newspaper Content Be Free?
Shane Richmond writing at Telegraph.co.uk has an interesting piece up about whether or not online newspaper content should be free.