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Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of December 27th, 2009
As we near the end of the year it is always interesting to make comparisons between technologies, companies and news that have impacted the year. For many years now Microsoft and Google have been two companies that have been on the list of co...
For Some Entrepreneurs Christmas is About Giving
For many people in the workforce Christmas is the time of year when your employer takes you to a decent restaurant, where you hang out with your work buddies, exchange gifts with your "Secret Santa", and proceed to watch Sally in accounting have one ...
The HTC Droid Eris and Business: First Impressions
Being the other Verizon customer in the office I thought I would follow up on Trevor's post about the Motorola Droid. I have been a Verizon customer for quite a while, and didn’t really have any complaints. Their coverage is great, and most of ...
Go, Speed Tracer, Go!
Google released their newest gadget for developers yesterday, called "Speed Tracer". It's a plug-in for Chrome's brand-new extension system that purports to show developers exactly where their pages (or web applications, as Google emphasizes) are slo...
PayPal to Retire Pay Later
For those of you who are using PayPal, and loved that PayPal offered a "Pay Later" service, you'll be sad to hear that PayPal Pay Later is being discontinued. Today, we received a notice from our account rep:...we have just been notified that PayLat...
Google Wave: First Impressions and Future Communications
I was lucky enough to get an early developer invitation to Google Wave. When I saw the email in my Inbox, "Your invitation to preview Google Wave", I was giddy. I wasn't sure if I should try to sell the invite on eBay or crack it open it and try it o...
The Droid and Business: First Impressions
The big new thing in technology right now is the Motorola Droid with Verizon Wireless. With Google's Android 2.0, Verizon's coverage, and some nice hardware, it's set up to rival Apple's eight-hundred-pound gorilla, the iPhone. Ushering in a new set ...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of October 24th, 2009
Optimalogica blog recommends a reconciliation system for making financial decisions and experimental sales decisions. Gross National Happiness has been measured, and Facebook’s Prototype confirms that we are in fact less happy on Monday&rsquo...
How Google Checkout Lost 2/3 of Their Market Share in One Day
At Gordian Project we use Google tools extensively. Adwords, Analytics, Apps, Chrome, Website Optimizer, Webmaster tools, Checkout, YouTube, we use them all. We’ve even got some nice press about our development of Google Checkout pi...
Google Allows Big Box Retailers to Monopolize Google Product Search
With all of the talk regarding the drop in Google Product Search traffic we have been looking for ways to improve and differentiate our products in what has also been known as Google Base, Froogle and Google Shopping. According to Channel Advis...
Gmail Crashes: Users Scramble for Relevant Updates
You may already know that Gordian Project users are in the cloud. Well, on Tuesday, we hit our second bump in the road with Google Apps. An outage. You may say to yourself, "An outage? With Google Apps? Really?" Well. Yes. Really. Totally freak...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of August 28th, 2009
Craig Tomlin offers five usability tips and teases readers with an additional five to follow in an upcoming article. I may not agree with every tip provided in this article but each website designer can evaluate usability for themselves. ...
Microsoft Blows Ad Campaign by Swapping Heads
“They're (Microsoft) not racists at heart - they're just being racist as it makes good business sense. They're business racists.” – Joe McCann 2009 We’ve all submitted projects that weren’t exactly our bes...
Amazon: Dominating eCommerce by Category and Acquisition
Amazon has been in the news quite a bit lately, whether it’s the Kindle, the Zappos acquisition or the creation of their outdoors specialty section.Some topics get more press than others but I find the tactics Amazon is using to bolster their ...
When eCommerce Payment Processor’s Fail: A Shift in Philosophy
On July 2, 2009, at approximately 11:15PM PST, as I was lying snugly in bed, I had nary a clue that Authorize.net was going down. Apparently, there was a fire at the data center. Many of you have probably already read this story; or, perhaps you are...
Friendfeed Acquired by Facebook
Friendfeed was acquired by Facebook earlier today for an undisclosed amount. Details are still trickling in but the relationship seems to be an obvious match for industry insiders. Facebook and Friendfeed share commonalities in features ...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of August 7th, 2009
Multiple sites including Twitter and Facebook were hit by denial-of-service attacks this week. Google Base eliminated the single upload option, merchants using this option will need to switch to a data feed in order to continue inserting their pro...
Merchants Prepare eBay Seller Updates Scheduled
EBay merchants prepare! Several changes to EBay's marketplace will be going live late September and will affect sellers of varying sizes alike. These updates will be taking place during the weeks of September 22, 2009 and October 1, 2009. A full...
Microsoft and Yahoo Strike Ten Year Deal
Early this morning Microsoft and Yahoo made the official announcement of their plans to “join forces” in internet search marketing. The partnership would effectively give the pair a 30 percent market share of U.S. search advertisin...
Microsoft and Yahoo Strike Ten Year Deal
Early this morning Microsoft and Yahoo made the official announcement of their plans to “join forces” in internet search marketing. The partnership would effectively give the pair a 30 percent market share of U.S. search advertisin...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of July 24th, 2009
CIT is looking for investors, and the NRF (National Retail Federation) is feeling the pinch. Without factors like CIT taking on the financial burden between suppliers and retailers supply chain will struggle to continue to produce at a rate t...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of July 24th, 2009
CIT is looking for investors, and the NRF (National Retail Federation) is feeling the pinch. Without factors like CIT taking on the financial burden between suppliers and retailers supply chain will struggle to continue to produce at a rate t...
HELP! SOMEONE REMIND ME HOW TO BE PROFITABLE - ITS ECONOMIC ARMAGEDDON!
I’ve been thinking about something lately and I need your help. Can someone please tell me why every article, blog post, news report, or ANY informational piece in our space has had recession tunnel vision? Entrepreneurs in eCommerce hav...
HELP! SOMEONE REMIND ME HOW TO BE PROFITABLE - ITS ECONOMIC ARMAGEDDON!
I’ve been thinking about something lately and I need your help. Can someone please tell me why every article, blog post, news report, or ANY informational piece in our space has had recession tunnel vision? Entrepreneurs in eCommerce hav...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of July 17th, 2009
Shop.org released their 2009 State of Retailing Merchandising Report this week. “Specifically, retailers this year are setting the following as priorities for their Web sites: Checkout process redesign – 79% Improved content on...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of July 17th, 2009
Shop.org released their 2009 State of Retailing Merchandising Report this week. “Specifically, retailers this year are setting the following as priorities for their Web sites: Checkout process redesign – 79% Improved content on...
Microsoft and Google Go Head to Head
Microsoft and Google seem to be dominating business and web announcements over the last few weeks and the trend doesn’t look like it is going to end any time soon. Google’s big announcement last week was the Chrome operating system...
Microsoft and Google Go Head to Head
Microsoft and Google seem to be dominating business and web announcements over the last few weeks and the trend doesn’t look like it is going to end any time soon. Google’s big announcement last week was the Chrome operating system...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of July 10th, 2009
Analytics Evangelist Avinash Kaushik, wrote this blog recently and I think as far as eCommerce blogs go, this title is the best so far this year “Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian & Telling Stories With Data”. Search Engine Journal shar...
Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of July 10th, 2009
Analytics Evangelist Avinash Kaushik, wrote this blog recently and I think as far as eCommerce blogs go, this title is the best so far this year “Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian & Telling Stories With Data”. Search Engine Journal shar...
