E-Commerce: Selling on Related but Non-Complementary Websites
From: www.wilsonweb.com

"Different classes of products should be sold on different websites. But to save money use similar domain names. Ideally, all sites could use the same merchant account, ordering system, and fullfillment system. Date: Nov 16, 2005, 17:21 PST"


CMP Media Buys Black Hat
From: www.webpronews.com

"The cutting edge of network security gets a new corporate sheen as CMP Media acquires Black Hat, and bolsters its security portfolio in doing so."

Google Share Price Tops $400
From: www.webpronews.com

"The search engine company has went from being an exercise in delivering relevant results for web queries to a global corporation with a market capitalization of $110 billion dollars."

eBay Wants To Be The Yellow Pages
From: www.webpronews.com

"They have the phone component in place from their purchase of Skype, and now eBay wants all the listings it can get to be the online resource for local search."

Travelocity Joins RSS Game
From: www.webpronews.com

"Travelocity is making customized RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds available to subscribers to notify them when lower destination fares are found. Travelocity developed the RSS offering with the help of Internet marketing company, E-site Marketing."

Microsoft Strikes Cable Agreement
From: www.webpronews.com

"In conjunction with the hotly anticipated holiday release Xbox 360, Microsoft announced an agreement with Cable Television Labratories, Inc. (CableLabs) that will pipe high definition digital cable programming through Windows Media Center-based PC's without the need for a set-top box add-on."


P2P Ring Continues to Crumble
From: www.wired.com

"Kazaa owners brought to task for questionable dealings. Also: Wi-Fi cellular-phone hybrids on the way.... Blu-ray pushes HP into arms of HD-DVD.... and more."

Googleslist? GoogleBay?
From: www.wired.com

"Google Base could give online classifieds and auctions a new name. Also: The RIAA throws some litigious tear gas on the student download revolution…. Yahoo and AOL offer consumers a hand after Sony's DRM abuse…. and more."

Microsoft Cleans Up Sony's Mess
From: www.wired.com

"Microsoft to remove Sony's invasive DRM software. Also: Cingular puts the power of radio in the palm of your hand…. Rent-by-mail DVDs are the way of the future…. and more."

Profits May Rock Podcasting World
From: www.wired.com

"Business services dominate the displays at the Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Conference, as conventioneers ponder the implications for their beloved, home-grown medium. Steve Friess reports from Ontario, California."

Way Too In2TV
From: www.wired.com

"Classic TV shows like Growing Pains may pop up for free online. Also: Sun introduces a new eight-core, low-power chip.... Google offers free web-analyzing tools.... and more."


Disabled web users rank their usability priorities
From: www.webword.com

" “Effective in-site search, good navigation, and clear, well-constructed content are the most important usability issues for disabled internet users, according to new research which also found many visually impaired users rejecting the importance of ALT tags.” Learn how disabled users ranked the factors which aid their ease of use when online… "

Nine In Ten Online Shoppers Frustrated: Survey
From: www.webword.com

" Information Week — “About 90 percent of online users have problems completing Internet business transactions, according to a survey released Monday by TeaLeaf Technology. TeaLeaf commissioned a study of online shopping, banking, travel and insurance Web site transactions. The study, by Harris Interactive, found that one in three consumers would go to a competitor [...]"

Choosing the Right Channel for Communicating with Customers
From: www.webword.com

" Apogee (Szuc and Quesenbery) — “Technology continues to change the customer service equation. Making the right decisions about which channels to use for marketing, communications and customer service requires an understanding of tasks, users and optimizing the use of each channel. Comparing user needs and channel strengths will help you make the right decision for [...]"

Bulletproof Logos
From: www.webword.com

" Simple Bits — “There are a few browsers (Firefox, Opera) that treat image alt text as if it were normal text on the page, when the image isn’t present. If the reader turns images off to save bandwidth, we can still visually treat the images by styling the alt text, and this could be especially [...]"

Design Choices Can Cripple a Website
From: www.webword.com

" A List Apart (Nick Usborne) — “Testing like that is a beautiful thing. There is no space for fancy arguments. An expert’s credentials and opinions mean squat. When you serve alternative versions, one after the other, and measure reader actions, you get the real deal.” Why usability testing is a Good Thing TM "


This Is Your Blog
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"As you can tell, I haven't been posting to this blog very much. I've been too busy running my own Internet businesses, but also, it's hard to just write for the sake of writing. Especially when I really don't know..."

'Uh Oh' Here It Comes Again!
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"Another Internet Marketing shockwave will hit in the next few days... ...Are You Ready For It?..."

Thank You, Microsoft
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"I recently reported that Yahoo was in the process of launching its own AdSense type program (which is great news for web publishers). Well, it appears as if Microsoft won't be far behind... There's no news yet about Microsoft creating..."

More Yahoo 'AdSense Clone' News
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"News.com recently reported more information about Yahoo entering Google's AdSense territory. Check out the story here. Yahoo is already building an opt-in notification list for publishers that are interested in their "upcoming programs." Get on the list NOW to be..."

Good News For Us!
From: www.marketingsecrets.com

"Well, it appears as if my speculation is finally coming true... Over a year ago, I predicted that Yahoo would follow Google's AdSense lead and release a similar program of their own. They'd have to in order to keep up..."