/ Marketing

Pot, kettle, black: Google violates its paid link policy for search results

The search engine punishes itself for a paid link promoting its Chrome browser.

Posted 01/04/2012Thad RueterPost a comment

/ Technology

Online shoppers step up purchasing as holiday nears

This week started strongly as consumers raced to beat shipping deadlines.

Posted 12/22/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment

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/ E-Retailers

Overstock gets (e) book smart with Barnes & Noble

The online marketplace offers its shoppers links to digital Nook books.

Posted 12/06/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment

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Top 500 e-retailers launch a preemptive strike on holiday sales

Many web merchants won’t wait until Thursday—they want the transaction now.

Posted 11/21/2011Mark BrohanPost a comment

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/ Technology

E-commerce patent suits nearly double in 2011

However, the number of e-commerce defendants per infringement case drops, RPX says.

Posted 11/01/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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/ E-Retailers

Black Friday comes early for e-commerce

Amazon and Overstock launch programs designed to get a jump on day-after-Thanksgiving sales.

Posted 11/01/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

E-commerce stocks advance for the week, though some earnings reports fall flat

The Internet Retailer Online Retail Index advanced 3.61% last week.

Posted 10/31/2011Don DavisPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Sales drop and the net loss widens for Overstock in Q3

Lower conversion rates and the company’s rebranding as O.co contributed to slumping revenue.

Posted 10/27/2011Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ Technology

Dell and Apple top consistency ratings for September

The retailers led consistency tests for Internet Explorer and Firefox, respectively.

Posted 10/19/2011Jon LovePost a comment

/ Technology

Newegg and Overstock win a patent-infringement case in federal court

The victory could make it easier for online retailers to defend themselves against other claims.

Posted 10/19/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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