Open Source and the ERP Market
Open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) company Openbravo indicated that its software has been downloaded over two million times – making it one of the most (if not the most) ERP solutions on the market today. The milestone comes just a few months after the release of Openbravo 3. The professional and community versions of […]
Google's Blogger "20.5" Hour Meltdown
Millions of blog publishers using Google's Blogger.com service were unable to use the service mid-afternoon Thursday, although service has since been restored after 20.5 hours of issues. According to Google, during scheduled maintenance work Wednesday night, the service experienced some "data corruption" that impacted its behavior…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my […]
One in Five Shoppers Prefer Live Chat
Bold Software released its annual research on the effectiveness of live chat technology today, collaborating with the e-tailing group on a blind survey of 1,000 regular Internet shoppers. The 2011 findings include several interesting insights for internet retailers. One in five shoppers, for example, prefers live chat more than any other… [[ This is a […]
Joomla Mailer from MailChimp
Email service provider MailChimp today announced the launch of Joomailer, a new integration for the popular Joomla! platform. Joomla! users are able to manage MailChimp lists, create campaigns and manage reports from their Joomla! dashboard, essentially replicating most of the MailChimp web-based features in a 3rd party site. This is the… [[ This is a […]
Adobe Photoshop Touch Apps for iPad
Several Adobe Photoshop Touch apps were released today including Adobe Color Lava, Adobe Eazel and Adobe Nav for Apple iPad. The apps were developed using the Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit (SDK) and demonstrate the potential for new interaction between Photoshop and tablet devices. Using the suite of Photoshop Touch apps, Adobe is… [[ This […]
Maponics Offers Shopping Boundaries
Location based data provider Maponics rolled out a new offering that includes the geographic boundaries of more than 3,000 shopping malls, districts, centers and outlets across 100 metro areas in the United States. Maponics Shopping Boundaries includes the boundary outlining shopping areas and adjacent parking, along with the name, address and… [[ This is a […]
Elastic Path Launches in Google’s Cloud
Ecommerce platform and service provider Elastic Path is migrating to the cloud, announcing today that a version of its platform is now running on the Google App Engine. Elastic-Path’s Java-based platform has been powering a few of Google’s online storefronts and commerce managers for Google Earth Pro and Sketchup Pro for several years… [[ This […]
The Impact of Cookie Deletion – Inflated Audience Reports
Comscore today released a study which address the key sources of discrepancy between server-based and panel-baed data and reveals that cookie deletion can lead to large overstatements in server logs measurement of the size of online audiences. According to Comscore, “Without appropriate adjustments, server-based audience reports can be… [[ This is a content summary only. […]
New Mobile Merchant App Keeps Retailers Connected
MerchantCircle has released a new iPhone application that it’s calling the first mobile app designed specifically for local merchants. The new Merchant Mobile App enables local merchants to create, upload and manage content such as daily deals, photos and status updates across multiple social networks. Users can also use the app to respond… [[ This […]
Increasing Time on Site – 3 Simple Steps
The Time Has Come to Increase Your Time on Site Most online marketers and website owners tend to measure the success of their online business by the amount of traffic they are able to generate (and, of course, revenue). While increasing the number of unique visitors is most definitely important (and something that everyone should […]
Is Click-through Rate a Meaningless Metric?
How do you measure online advertising success? Chances are good that click-through rate (CTR) is a key component. But should it be? This week, we talked with Jeremy Stanley of Collective, who shares some fascinating research that just might kick CTR to the curb. Listen now, and subcribe to Website Magazine Radio in iTunes! LISTEN… […]
Listen Up, Folks: Google Finally Talks Panda
We've written a lot about Google's recent algorithm update nicknamed Panda and how it might affect businesses on the Web. On Friday, Google officially wrote about the changes for the first time, at least in terms of what it hopes to achieve and how websites can better align themselves with the search engine's goals. The […]
Professional-grade WordPress Themes for Business
For many online businesses, WordPress offers an excellent framework from which to build fully-functional websites. The first question that arises is, which WordPress theme is right for my business? Many businesses are allured by WordPress' no-cost or low-cost option. To be sure, many good WordPress themes can be had for free. However, just… [[ This […]
Beat Competitors with an Amazon Repricing Engine
E-commerce software provider Zoovy has announced a pilot of its Amazon Repricing Engine, which is designed to automatically adjust product pricing on Amazon to match or beat similar products offered by competitors. The new Amazon Repricing Engine will monitor competitors’ stock-keeping units (SKUs) to maximize time for Zoovy’s… [[ This is a content summary only. […]
"Smart" Web Consumers Have Higher Expectations
On-demand e-commerce platform provider Demandware has released the results of a survey examining the shopping behaviors and preferences of online consumers. Conducted in early 2011, the survey focused on consumers who are innately drawn to the Web, accessing it several times per day for information, from multiple touch points and locations. Of… [[ This is […]