If the issue of click fraud is a battlefield with advertisers and tech leaders on one side facing off against cyber criminals on the other, then it could easily be said that Microsoft has fired a very big shot for the good guys. The software king opened a legal assault earlier this week against several [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Operation b49: Microsoft Takes on Botnets In Court
Posted in Click Fraud, tagged bot herders, bot herding, botnets, Click Fraud, cyber crime, cyber fraud, Microsoft, Operation b49 on February 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Study Shows Online Shoppers are Doing Their Homework
Posted in Ecommerce, Merchant Tips, tagged comparison search engines, Compete Online Shopper Intelligence Study, consumer shopping trends, coupon sites, online product research, online retailer tips, Online Shopping, online shopping trends, product reviews on February 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As the world of ecommerce continues to grow and evolve, it’s important for merchants to take note of changing consumer trends and preferences so that they are in the best position to adapt accordingly. There are a bevy of studies and reports that regularly emerge detailing these trends, which we highly recommend retailers keep follow. [...]
VeriSign Targeting Smaller Retailers with New Security Tool
Posted in Merchant Tips, tagged online shopping safety, Secure Socket Layer certifications, ssl, TrustSeal, VeriSign, website safety, website security on February 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Internet infrastructure leader VeriSign, already one of the industry’s most trusted allies in online security, has announced it is unveiling a new security validation tool for smaller and mid-sized businesses to help legitimize their website with consumers. VeriSign is best known for its SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates that it sells to websites to indicate [...]
Amazon’s Ascends to Most Trusted U.S. Brand in New Report
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amazon, brand loyalty, brand recommendations, Millward Brown, top U.S. consumer brands, TrustR scores on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In what we would consider a major indicator of just how much online shopping has permeated the American consumer culture, Amazon.com has become the top U.S. retail brand based on trust and customer recommendation according to a new study from research firm Millward Brown. Amazon was the only online-only outlet to crack the study’s top [...]
Credit Cards Cornering the Market for Online Purchases? Think Again!
Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged credit cards, debit cards, e-commerce, gift cards, Google Checkout, Javelin Strategy and Research, online payment methods, Online Shopping, PayPal on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been tracking a lot of surveys, reports and studies on online shopping trends lately that have been full of data on traffic numbers and money spent. Today, however, we came across some research that caught our eye if for no other reason than it surprised us a bit. Research from Javelin Strategy & Research [...]
Facebook Overtakes Yahoo in Website Rankings, Sets Sights on Google’s Top Perch
Posted in Ecommerce, Facebook Commerce, tagged Compete, comScore, Facebook Commerce, Facebook Merchant Store application, Google, Nielsen, Sortprice.com, U.S. Website Rankings, U.S. website traffic data, Yahoo on February 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It was only a matter of time… Facebook has replaced Yahoo as the United States’ second largest web site and has narrowed the gap on No. 1 Google, according to a report on January traffic from Web analytics firm Compete. Facebook drew nearly 134 million unique visitors last month, compared to Yahoo’s 132 million. Google, [...]
For E-Commerce Professionals: Upcoming Conference
Posted in Ecommerce, tagged IMA 4th annoual conference, Internet Merchants Association on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We got a heads up from the Internet Merchants Association about their upcoming annual conference and wanted to pass along the information to our readers. The conference is taking place March 2-3 of this year at the Sands EXPO Center in Las Vegas (and who doesn’t love spending time in Sin City!) Looking over the [...]
Google Snatches Up eBay Veteran to Head up E-commerce
Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged comparison search engines, e-tailers, eBay, ecommerce trends, Firefly, Google, Google Products, PlanetRX.com, Stephanie Tilenius on February 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It was only about two weeks ago that we covered Bing and Google’s progress in closing the gap on comparison shopping engines and discussed what it would mean to the overall ecommerce industry. Well, in another sign that Google really is setting its sights on becoming a serious player in that industry, the search giant [...]
Netbooks Gaining on Laptops for Consumer Attention & Market Share
Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged computer preferences, computers, consumer sentiment, laptops, Netbooks, Notebooks, pricegrabber on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We love netbooks here at Junkie. We did a piece on them when they first arrived on the scene, outlining their benefits compared to traditional laptops and notebooks. That was almost a year ago and it would appear that since then, more Americans are starting to think netbooks are a viable choice when shopping [...]
NRF Predicting a Solid 2010 for Retailer Sales
Posted in Ecommerce, tagged 2010 economic indicators, National Retail Federation, NRF, online shopping outlets, retail sales projections for 2010 on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re only a few weeks into 2010, but the retail industry’s flag waver in Washington is forecasting that the industry will see a healthy dose of growth this year, an optimistic outlook given that many economic measurements continue to grow at a snail’s pace, at best. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is predicting a 2.5 [...]
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