More people are paying bills at bank or credit union websites than at individual biller websites, according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research.
"For the first time, more consumers paid bills via bank sites in the past month rather than biller-direct sites," James Van Dyke, President and Founder of Javelin Strategy & Research said.
Microsoft Live Search Cashback Paying Off
Microsoft says that its Live Search cashback program, launched in May to attract more users has done well in three key areas.Its cashback program has had a positive return on investment for advertisers (ROI), percentage of search queries for commercial purposes, and the number of advertising offers on the system.
Paying Writers Based on Traffic
It may be a new year, but we’re still talking (well, some of us are anyway) about an old issue: namely, the idea of paying writers based on the traffic they get. The focus of the debate right now is Gawker, where Nick Denton has apparently started paying his bloggers based in part on how many views their posts get. This one has been around for awhile, but now it’s official thanks to a memo on (Gawker-owned) Valleywag.
Online Banking Paying Off
Financial institutions of all sizes are opening virtual branches that offer higher savings yields and lower interest rates in an effort to lure more customers.
SEs Paying Users – Advertisers Beware
“If at first you do not succeed, try and buy your market share.” Okay, admittedly this is a bad example of the mantra I am trying to get across but it does fairly represent the enticements a couple of search engines are using to attract users; Blingo and AGLOCO.
Paying Attention to Internet Advertising Opportunities
Since I graduated from college in 1999, each of the four companies I’ve worked for has been an online business.
Salesforce.com Paying $15M For Sendia
The CRM company wants to extend its applications to mobile platforms, and the Sendia acquisition will help with Salesforce’s launch of AppExchange Mobile.
Paying Attention to Attention
As the number of inputs we allow into our lives increases, there’s a huge demand for tools that help us manage our attention.
Yahoo Finance Paying Off
Yahoo added several columnists to its Finance site last year to provide content beyond the stock charts and hard news featured on the site, and still holds a firm lead in visitors for its category.
MSN Paying Searchers, Redux
Bill Gates may entice Google searchers to give MSN Search a try by offering the ultimate incentive: cold hard cash from the Microsoft money pile.