Nov

30

Is e-tail really that hard to figure out?

November 30, 2005 | Comments Off

It’s been almost five years since I published E-Commerce For the Unfunded, and it’s so seriously out of date that I really ought to pull the thing out of print at least long enough to update it.
The book is a compilation of articles originally written as features for a much earlier incarnation of this publication. […]

Nov

28

Internet Toy Drive (if you missed it the first time)

November 28, 2005 | Comments Off

Yes, I am going to bug you about this at least once a week from now until the toy drive is over. Deal with it.
-ahem-
Help Yourself By Helping Children . . .
The 5th Annual Internet Toy Drive!!
We are proud to be a partner with the official U.S. Marines “Toys for Tots” program in The 5th […]

Nov

28

Last week’s leftover goofiness

November 28, 2005 | 1 Comment

Take a look at this thing.
There are already people arguing about whether it is as useless as Seth seems to think. For my part, I think it depends on who is buying it.
A woman will look at it and think (as Seth predicted), “Holy cow! It’s cute but it’s gotta be a pain in the […]

Nov

28

Holiday shopping season is now officially on

November 28, 2005 | 1 Comment

Batten down the hatches.
Well, the usual jump-start to the holiday shopping season isn’t even really over yet and the analysts are already arguing about how we did, with some saying it was a record-setting weekend and others saying sales actually dropped.
Meanwhile, it’s Cyber Monday — the e-commerce edition of Black Friday.
That’s right. Today is supposed […]

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