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4 hrs ago | Reuters

UPDATE 2-ChannelAdvisor soars in debut

ChannelAdvisor Corp shares soared more than 40 percent in their market debut on Thursday as investors bet the e-commerce software company will benefit from the rapid global spread of online buying and selling.

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Related Topix: ChannelAdvisor, Science / Technology, Amazon, Retail, Apparel, Jos A Bank Clothiers, Forrester Research, Advertising, Morrisville, NC

8 hrs ago | New Statesman

Wearable technology could have as big an impact on business as the internet

As the hype around wearable technology gathers momentum, and the first working examples of such devices are released to the world, business leaders are beginning to consider the impact that they might have on the enterprise.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Science, Computer Science

11 hrs ago | Search Engine Watch

The Myth of Content Marketing, the New SEO & Penguin 2.0

"What Should Lead Your Online Marketing Strategy: SEO or Content". "Why Content Marketing is the New SEO". "Is Google's love affair with content marketing usurping SEO?" "Content Marketing is the New SEO " In fact, it's so awesome you don't need anything else! Just produce awesome content and you will be in SEO nirvana! It's like double rainbows ... (more)

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Search Engine Optimization, Science / Technology

13 hrs ago | BetaNews

Amazon hunts more market share, takes its Appstore and Kindle Fire tablets global

On Thursday, Amazon announces that the Kindle Fire HD tablets, in 7-inch and 8.9-inch trim, are now available for pre-order through its website in more than 170 countries and regions worldwide.

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Related Topix: Amazon, Science / Technology, Wireless, Emerging Technology

14 hrs ago | Silicon Alley Insider

Google's Homepage Features The Most Touching Logo Ever

The "Doodle" featured on the masthead of the Google homepage Thursday is probably one of the most powerful logo designs we've ever seen.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Sparta, WI, Science / Technology

18 hrs ago | Eugene Weekly

Web 2.0 Manifesto Author At LCC

Jaron Lanier is known as "the father of virtual reality." Smithsonian Magazine calls him "the spy who came in from the cold 2.0" for his criticisms of the digital world that he helped create.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Wed May 22, 2013

4 Hoteliers

A Restaurateur's Guide to Successful Digital Marketing.

Restaurant industry sales in 2013 will total more than $660 billion, a close to 4 percent increase from 2012 and as restaurant-industry sales continue to climb yearly, it is crucial that a restaurant maintain an online presence in order to communicate with current diners, attract new customers, and build loyalty among patrons.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Marketing, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Search Engine Optimization, Science / Technology

CBC News

Internet bill would unlock personal details, says watchdog

A study by Canada's privacy watchdog says that the Harper government's recent bid to give police more information about Internet users would have unlocked numerous revealing personal details - from web-surfing habits to names of friends.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Canada

ComputerWorld

Wal-Mart to send automated shopping lists to its mobile app

By crunching data about a customer's buying habits, the store thinks it can pop up the things they'll need to buy Gibu Thomas, global head of mobile at Wal-Mart Stores, gave a keynote address on Wednesday at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas.

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Related Topix: Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Science / Technology

National Public Radio

The First Web Page, Amazingly, Is Lost

This is a 1993 screenshot from Tim Berners-Lee's Nexus browser, which was used to view and edit content on the World Wide Web.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computers

Bleed Cubbie Blue

7 Steps to SEO at Scale: How to Ramp Up Your Search Engine Optimization Strategy

Each of those attempts represents buyers looking for solutions at the moment of need.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Search Engine Optimization, Science / Technology, Marketing, Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs

PC World

Chinese search engine wars heat up

China's Baidu has long dominated China's search market. But a local rival to the company--Qihoo 360--is bolstering its own search services with the help of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Baidu, Alibaba, Pop/Rock, 360'S

Global Voices Online

How Social Commerce Tightens China's Grip on the Internet

China's biggest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group announced on April 29, 2013 that it would acquire an 18 percent stake in Sina Weibo for 586 million US dollars, a deal that could reshape the country's Internet landscape.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alibaba

WWAY-TV Wilmington

Berger erased from county website

A WWAY viewer noticed that at least as early as yesterday afternoon Berger's picture and biography had been removed from the county's website.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Search Engine Journal

Why You Should Not Ignore Pinterest in Your Social Media Strategy

Social media is has become an integral part of Internet marketing. However, most businesses are not using social media to its full potential.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Science / Technology, Social Software, Startups, Facebook

Tue May 21, 2013

GantDaily.com

Ex-Clearfield Man/Local Concessionaire Arrested in Online Sex Ring in Florida

A former Clearfield man and a local food concessionaire was arrested along with 91 other suspects after a four-day investigation into an online sex ring in Florida, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Orlando, FL, Science / Technology

Digital Post Production

Crunchyroll Launches E-Commerce Platform for Simultaneous "Video Streaming and Shopping" Experience

Crunchyroll seeks to combine streaming and shopping to create a new model for both e-commerce and streaming video content.

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Related Topix: Crunchyroll, Science / Technology, Life, Hobbies, Anime and Manga, CyberConnect2, Namco Bandai Games, Naruto Shippuden, Video Games, SCEI, NIS America, Bleach

I programmer

Gmail Adds Actions - Do You Want to Use Them?

The idea of including standard actions within emails might be a good one - but whose standard? Actions turn email into powerful interactive mini-apps and a source of valuable information for Google.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Science / Technology

The Beaumont Enterprise

Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs

Best Buy Co. on Tuesday reported a loss in its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake in Best Buy Europe and works on a turnaround plan that includes cutting costs and closing some stores.

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Related Topix: Best Buy, Retail, Startups, Napster, Science / Technology

OnMilwaukee

Tumblr sold to Yahoo for $1.1 billion

When you search across digital media to see who the power players are, there are a very few that make it to the top.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Science / Technology, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Blog News, Menomonee Falls, WI, Movies, Entertainment

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