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Google v Uber: The engineer that triggered colossal legal fight
In 2013, Anthony Levandowski was the star of Google’s self-driving car project. The tall, swaggering engineer was featured in a long New Yorker story about the search engine willing the impossible technology into reality.
Logistics costs hinder omnichannel services
Retailers have been struggling to implement omnichannel strategies, with only 10% of retail CEOs saying they are able to make a profit while fulfilling omnichannel demand, according to a recent PwC and JDA Software survey. Despite delivering important benefits, like higher sales, omnichannel services are proving challenging for retailers because of costs related to logistics and returns.
Uber, 1Password, Fitbit and OKCupid user data exposed by massive security flaw
The good news is that hackers do not appear to have taken advantage of a severe Cloudflare security bug that would have given them access to sensitive customer data including passwords and authentication tokens. The bad news is that the bug was only recently discovered, which means it went undetected for nearly five months.
Email Design Podcast #51: How Under Armour Personalizes Email with Meg Tiffany
In the 51st episode of The Email Design Podcast, hosts Kevin Mandeville and Jason Rodriguez sit down with interactive designer Meg Tiffany to talk about retail in email and the challenges along with it – including corporate brand requirements, segmentation, and list fatigue – and how Under Armour manages its email marketing process. Be sure to follow along and join in the discussion on Twitter using #EmailDesignPodcast .
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Protective Packaging Revenues to Exceed US $40 Billion Through 2016 to 2026
Future Market Insights’ research on the global protective packaging market predicts promising growth for flexible protective packaging In 2015, the global sales of protective packaging products exceeded 14 million tons in volume, with flexible products accounting for two-third of these revenues. The demand for flexible protective packaging products is expected to dominate the global market throughout the forecast period.
Cloudflare bug exposed passwords, other sensitive data from websites
For months, a bug in Cloudflare’s content optimization systems exposed sensitive information sent by users to websites that use the company’s content delivery network. The data included passwords, session cookies, authentication tokens and even private messages.
cliquery 1.8.10
An interactive prompt allows users to easily make successive queries and enter program flags dynamically; simply typing help will list all possible flags to enter. Opening a link will invoke a browser supplied by the user or detected automatically across Windows, OSX, and Linux platforms.
cliquery 1.8.10
An interactive prompt allows users to easily make successive queries and enter program flags dynamically; simply typing help will list all possible flags to enter. Opening a link will invoke a browser supplied by the user or detected automatically across Windows, OSX, and Linux platforms.
Go Mini’s Named a 2017 Top 50 Franchise by Franchise Business Review
This is our third time being named a top franchise by Franchise Business Review. It is a testament to the integrity and high quality of Go Mini’s business model and the work of our corporate team supporting franchise owners every step of the way.
Aurora fourth-grader is “Doodle 4 Google” finalist, so…
Aurora fourth-grader Madison J. Lee has some big news that she’s looking forward to sharing with her pet fish. The Black Forest Hills Elementary School student has been named one of 53 U.S. state and territories finalists for the annual “Doodle 4 Google” competition, meaning her work could be featured on the global search engine’s website and seen by hundreds of millions of people.
Aurora fourth-grader is “Doodle 4 Google” finalist, so…
Aurora fourth-grader Madison J. Lee has some big news that she’s looking forward to sharing with her pet fish. The Black Forest Hills Elementary School student has been named one of 53 U.S. state and territories finalists for the annual “Doodle 4 Google” competition, meaning her work could be featured on the global search engine’s website and seen by hundreds of millions of people.
Case Study: Bonobos Integrates In-Store Tech for Seamless Shopping Experience
Merchant: Bonobos Location: Nationwide Size: 30+ Guideshop locations Platforms: Tulip Retail Bottom Line: In-store mobile technology can help associates forge deeper relationships with retail shoppers. In many ways, Bonobos has become a model for e-commerce startups.
Case Study: Bonobos Integrates In-Store Tech for Seamless Shopping Experience
Merchant: Bonobos Location: Nationwide Size: 30+ Guideshop locations Platforms: Tulip Retail Bottom Line: In-store mobile technology can help associates forge deeper relationships with retail shoppers. In many ways, Bonobos has become a model for e-commerce startups.
How one startup peon had a real-life Slumdog Millionaire moment
The old English proverb came to life for Mumbai-based Shyam Kumar, a peon at mobile wallet firm Citrus Pay. He became a millionaire after his employer was acquired by Naspers-backed online payments company PayU in a $130 million deal last year.
Ambitious Engineer At Center of Colossal Fight Between Google and Uber 2 hours ago
In 2013, Anthony Levandowski was the star of Google’s self-driving car project. The tall, swaggering engineer was featured in a long New Yorker story about the search engine willing the impossible technology into reality.
MercadoLibre (MELI) Q4 2016 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Good day, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the MercadoLibre Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Cloudflare fixes bug from September 2016 that leaked private user…
Cloudflare fixes bug from September 2016 that leaked private user info, says search engine caches have now been cleared of sensitive info – Service used by 5.5 million websites may have leaked passwords and authentication tokens. – Cloudflare, a service that helps optimize the security
Public trust in Google COLLAPSING as millions of natural health…
Google’s insidious censorship of the entire NaturalNews.com website has set off a firestorm of outrage across the independent media, with a wave of readers expressing astonishment and disgust at Google’s indiscriminate banning of the entire NaturalNews.com website for no justifiable reason. NEW: Sign this White House petition to halt Google’s outrageous censorship of Natural News, InfoWars and other independent media publishers.
Amazon and Lianlian Pay power Japanese sellers on the exploration of Chinese market
This Event attracts more than 300 local sellers who are interested in the booming market of cross border e-commerce has grown into an impressive giant market with years of rapid development. As statistics shows, the transaction volume of cross border e-commerce business, is well recognized fr its products by Chinese consumers in recent years.
Wal-Marta s Online Sales Increase 29% in Q4
Comp sales were up at all Wal-Mart’s retail formats though analysts are wondering when sales growth will translate into earnings growth. Wal-Mart Stores reported better-than-expected U.S. sales for the holiday quarter though margins were squeezed by price-cutting efforts and investment spending.
Google, Microsoft Agree To Crack Down On Internet Piracy
“The code will not be a silver bullet fix”, admitted music group the BPI, another signatory. The UK government’s IP Office brokered the deal and it’s expected to come into full effect this summer.
4 Technology Trends to Help You Stay Ahead with Customers in 2017
Long gone are the days when customers would accept sluggish order processing speeds of up to 27 days. With Amazon and other e-commerce giants transforming the B2C customer experience, B2B buyers are also demanding rapid, accurate order cycles, agility and competitive pricing.
3 Ways Payment Providers Can Optimize Your Ecommerce Revenue
Growth in internet and mobile technologies has transformed many industries and economies. The market forces and competitive landscape has completely changed in many sectors.
Signifyd Joins Salesforce Partner Program to Drive Customer Success
Signifyd delivers real-time machine learning to help customers achieve protection from fraud, backed by a 100% financial guarantee by Signifyd for their products Our financial guarantee ensures Commerce Cloud merchants have a fully predictable cost for fraud that declines over time while their order acceptance rates and margins increase. Signifyd today announced that it has joined the Salesforce Partner Program in support of Salesforce Commerce Cloud, the fastest path to unified commerce.
Snapdeal sifts vanity and sanity
Mumbai, Feb. 22: Snapdeal, one of the unicorns that played a role in changing the shopping habits of many Indians, has become the first e-commerce platform to admit mistakes and accept the traditional business maxim that says “turnover is vanity and profit is sanity”. Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal conceded they had erred in seeking to grow the business by “starting new projects while we still hadn’t perfected the first or made it profitable”.
Apple Has Reportedly Acquired iCloud.net domain For unknown Price
Examples include iCloud.us , iCloud.eu and iCloud.tv , and ironically, I found the full list on an iCloud.net blog post – which means that you have until the end of this month to look at it if you’re curious. The owner doesn’t say what will happen to the social network, but he does mention that he’ll be starting up a new site that will provide online coupon codes to Chinese users.
USA Marketing Associates and Grillo Projects Launches New Business Unit PeakWerks
Marketing Associates and Grillo Projects, Essen Germany announced today the launch of a new business called PeakWerks . PeakWerks is a new marketing unit that will focus on Search Experience Optimization services for business websites to produce more relevant content, greater traffic and more sales conversions.
FAST: ‘More to do’ on anti-piracy initiative
A new development on pirated films and music online comes as a step forward on the road to reducing mass copyright infringement. However, for the UK’s Federation Against Software Theft , as intellectual property plays an important role in supporting the UK’s economy, the Government must take a keener interest in enforcement measures to protect it.
Citcon Introduces WeChat Pay to North America
In addition to the convenient payment solutions, merchants will also be able to manage business performance and customer insights, run marketing campaigns, guides users to merchants’ e-commerce stores while saving their shopping preferences for future visits and manage lifetime customer loyalty programs. . It touches everything in millions of consumers’ daily life to introduce a cash-free society.
Walmart keeps working to make inroads against Amazon
Wal-Mart drew more shoppers to its namesake stores in the United States and its online sales soared 29 percent in the fourth quarter, which covers the critical holiday shopping season. That’s an indication that its efforts to lower prices and improve web services are helping it compete better against Amazon, which has built fierce loyalty with its Prime two-day shipping program.
Australia’s highest-paid public servant quits $4.3M job
Australia’s highest-paid public servant announced his resignation on Thursday, two weeks after a revelation that he made 5.6 million Australian last year sparked a public furor. Australia Post managing director Ahmed Fahour said he was quitting the national mail service on the same day the government-owned corporation posted a profit of AU$131 million for the six months through December.
SaleBhai Offers Mahashivratri Prasad Straight From Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Bookings for prasad from 237-year-old Kashi Vishwanath Temple Offered to Lord Shiva on Mahashivratri night; 106-year-old famous Lal Peda of Varanasi to be offered as online prasad AHMEDABAD, India – Feb. 22, 2017 – PRLog — E-commerce brand SaleBhai.com, which focuses on catering to the needs of migrant populations as well as being a portal for discovery of different cultures and cuisines of India, has come up with a special service this Mahashivratri to be observed on February 24. SaleBhai has tied up with the ancient and probably the most famous temple dedicated to Lord Shiva – Kashi Vishwanath of Varanasi – to procure the ‘prasad chadava’ on the auspicious occasion and ship it to customers across India.
Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce Attributes Stores Closing to Increase in E-Commerce
WAND News reported early this week that MC Sports is filing for bankruptcy and will begin liquidating stores, including the store at Hickory Point Mall. According to the Greater Decatur Area Chamber of Commerce’s President, Mirinda Rothrock, more people are shopping on websites like Amazon instead of physically shopping.
Amazon lowers free shipping minimum to match Walmart 0:0
Amazon’s decision to discount a key fee to match Walmart has CEO Jeff Bezos sweating bullets over an online rival. But over Presidents Day weekend, the founder and chief executive of Amazon quietly lowered to $35 from $49 the minimum spend required to get free shipping.
joint ARPA Institute and UCLA Naregatsi Chair presentations
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The skinny on Atkins’ digital coupons
I would recommend that you have one description which you use on your own site and offer e-retailers an alternate description. E-commerce sales by region, sales by product category, holiday data, online spending by shopper and as percentage of household income, and more.
Why Walmart is soaring while Macy’s flounders
Why Walmart is soaring while Macy’s flounders Earnings show Walmart finding its way amid changing landscape while Macy’s struggles Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m5IHRR The latest financial results from chain-store giants Walmart and Macy’s painted a stark picture Tuesday of how one retailer is finding its way through a retail landscape increasingly dominated by e-commerce giant Amazon, while the other struggles to regain its footing. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, saw rising sales during the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 27 reflecting its focus on a more efficient in-store experience, deep discounts offered over the holidays, and better options for those choosing to shop online.
Business Highlights
Wal-Mart says its fourth-quarter results show it’s making headway in its efforts to better compete against online leader Amazon. It has bought smaller online companies, lowered prices, expanded its offerings and improved online services.