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  • Local Man Starts Informative Medical Pot Website Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 6:18PMA Rocklin man saw the demand, and started a website called "Itsokaytogrow.com." Right now it's aimed at legal medical marijuana only, but if Prop 19 passes in November, a whole new crowd of growers might see a business boom.
  • Reining in the galloping e-trade Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:27PMWhile the authorities say the new registration requirement for e-commerce is to ensure the safety of online transactions, the virtual shop owners fear it is a prelude to the government collecting taxes from them.
  • The fight club Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:34PMIf whatever doesn't kill you truly makes you stronger, then this year's Eight-Figure Independents , an elite club of independent American jewelers bringing in $10 million or more in annual sales in a single store, have emerged from the Great Recession in fighting form, leaner, meaner and remarkably more resilient than anyone could have predicted two years ago.
  • Ten Things We Learned From Tech Earnings Season Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:27PMThe top 10 tidbits gleaned from earnings reports and conference calls.
  • South Florida hotels fuller in June; Gulf oil spill a likely factor Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:05PMHotels in South Florida say more rooms were filled in June 2010 More rooms were full at South Florida hotels this June compared to last year, with rates about the same.
  • Amazon.com Falls as Spending, Kindle Cuts Trim Profit Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:33PMAmazon.com Inc., the largest Internet retailer, declined after a report showed price cuts on the Kindle and record capital spending are taking a toll on profit.
  • #WinWeekend Sweepstakes: Win One of Two Electric Guitars and More Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 2:16PMMashable is excited to announce the second of the #WinWeekend Weekly Sweepstakes contests in partnership with Live Nation. Last weekend, we gave away a $250 concert cash prize to one lucky winner . This week, we’re upping the…
  • The Internet Is Running Out of Addresses Under IPv4 Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:49PMTo the list of dwindling worldwide resources add Internet addresses. According to experts, the nearly 4.5 billion current addresses aren't enough, only six percent of available addresses are left, and the Internet will run out of addresses by sometime late next year.
  • Live Nation Entertainment Schedules Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Release and Teleconference Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:36PMLive Nation Entertainment , the world's premier live entertainment company, announced today that it will release second quarter 2010 financial results after market hours on Thursday, August 5, 2010.
  • Baidu Forecast Beats Estimates as China Dispute Hurts Google; Shares Rise Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 9:07PMBaidu Inc. , operator of China’s most popular online search engine, forecast sales growth that beat analysts’ estimates after its main rival, Google Inc. , lost market share in a censorship dispute with Chinese regulators.
  • ProFlowers’ parent firm buys online gift customizer Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:43PMSan Diego-based Provide Commerce, the parent company of ProFlowers and other e-commerce websites, said it has acquired Personal Creations of Lemont, Ill., for an undisclosed price.
  • eBay modestly beats Wall Street expectations Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:25PMEarnings were better than expected, and its PayPal business remains strong--but the uncertain economy in Europe may put a damper on some of the eBay auction business' strongest regional growth.
  • Second consecutive month of online sales growth in U.K. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:51PMAccording to the recent IMRG/Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, online sales are expected to reach $85 billion in the U.K. this year, a massive increase compared with the $2.7 billion spent by six million online shoppers back in 2001. The Index also shows YoY sales continue to rise.
  • EBay profit climbs on PayPal popularity Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:04PMSAN FRANCISCO - Online auction star eBay said Wednesday its recent quarter profits soared with a boost from its Internet financial transactions platform PayPal.
  • Economy sways big designers to sell online Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:34PMAmanda Jacobson's 'Fashion House' column discussing online retail sale trends, as related to the current economic downturn.
  • EBay 2Q profit rises 26 pct on PayPal, marketplace Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:22PMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - EBay Inc. reported healthy second-quarter earnings Wednesday as more people transferred money through its PayPal payment service and shopped on its main website. The online auction site operator also gave lower-than-expected guidance for the current quarter, predicting that a strengthening dollar will cut into overseas revenue because ...
  • EBay 2Q profit rises 26 pct on PayPal, marketplace Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 4:59PM(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) EBay Inc. reported healthy second-quarter earnings Wednesday as more people transferred money through its PayPal payment service and shopped on its main website.
  • EBay 2Q profit rise 26 percent on PayPal, marketplace Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 4:54PMSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter income climbed 26 percent as more people transferred money through its PayPal payment service and shopped on its main website.
  • UPDATE: EBay 2Q Profit Rises 26%; 3Q View Below Estimates Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 4:48PMUPDATE: EBay 2Q Profit Rises 26%; 3Q View Below Estimates
  • Select Comfort Announces Second Quarter Results Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:01PMMINNEAPOLIS----Select Comfort Corporation today reported second quarter results for the period ended July 3, 2010. Net sales for the quarter totaled $139 million, an increase of 15 percent on same-store growth of 28 percent, compared to $121 million in the second quarter of 2009.
  • SKECHERS USA, Inc. to Report Second Quarter Financial Results on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:00PMMANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.----SKECHERS USA, Inc. , a global leader in lifestyle footwear, announced today that the Company's conference call to review its fiscal 2010 second quarter financial results will be broadcast live over the internet on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 1:30 pm Pacific Time/4:30 pm Eastern Time.
  • Report: Email Still Beats Social Networks for E-Commerce Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:36PMA new report from Econsultancy suggests that email still beats social networks when it comes to e-commerce success. The report says that over a third (37%) of consumers don't use a social networking site, and that those who have become a "fan" or "friend" of a company or brand online are still in the minority. The report is based on a survey of over 1,400 U.S. consumers, which the firm calls ...
  • Jon Hamm to lend his voice to 'The Simpsons' Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:32PMHamm will portray an FBI supervisor who works as Homer Simpson's handler when the doughnut-loving patriarch becomes a jailhouse informant in an episode titled "Donnie Fatso" (an ode to the Johnny Depp-starring film "Donnie Brasco").
  • Label's Lafayette Location to Close, But Label Lives On Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:25PMFashion cult-favorite Label will vacate its Lafayette Street location (after a massive sale) this month, but is planning to relocate next year and stay alive online in the interim. Business - Music - Arts and Entertainment - Labels - Specialty
  • Quarterhouse Software Announces Channel and Technology Partnership with Quote & Print Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:24PMBASTROP, Texas, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterhouse Software, leading provider of web-to-print solutions for commercial printers, distributors and specialty graphics organizations, today announced a channel and technology partnership with Quote & Print, Australia's leading Windows-based printing MIS technology provider. The agreement will benefit both companies by offering an end-to-end ...
  • Disney testing store design at Roosevelt Field Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:54AMDisney is hoping to bring some magic back to the mall with a new store design it's debuting on the East Coast on July 29 at the Roosevelt Field shopping center in Garden City. The Roosevelt Field store is only the second example of the redesign that the California-based media and entertainment giant has rolled out [...]
  • The offers stack up for Playboy Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:38AMJust days after Playboy founder Hugh Hefner offered a deal valued at $185 million to buy all of the company, FriendFinder Networks Inc., publisher of Penthouse, has submitted a higher offer of $210 million.
  • Facebook Has Half a Billion Members but Few Real Friends Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:31AMFacebook, one of the most popular sites on the Web -- now claiming 500 million users -- also has the dubious distinction of being one of the lowest-ranked in terms of customer satisfaction. Facebook scored a paltry 64 on the 100-point scale of the 2010 American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Business Report. That puts it in the bottom 5 percent of all measured private sector companies.
  • Variety.com Taps Behavioral Targeting, Predictive Content Recommendation Platform Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:24AMNewstogram creates profiles about users’ interests, based on their engagement.
  • Robert Parisi and Merchant Services Sponsors Child's Wish to Meet Kobe Bryant Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:40AM(1888PressRelease) Before he knew it, the game began. They cheered, laughed, ate junk food, and danced in their seats at half time. At the end of the game he was escorted to a special room where he waited to meet Kobe Bryant.
  • GXS Delivers B2B E-Commerce Analytics Service in the Cloud Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:40AMWASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - July 13, 2010) - WPC2010 -- GXS , a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that its testing of a cloud computing-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) has successfully delivered benefits in application development for the Integration-as-a-Service (IaaS) industry. The announcement was made at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner ...
  • Indian Gems and Jewellery Market Research and Other In-demand Reports Published at MarketPublishers.com Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:39AMLONDON----Market Publishers Ltd informs that in-demand market reports by A & M Mindpower Solutions have been added to its catalogue.
  • Monotype Imaging Schedules Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Release and Conference Call Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:30AMWOBURN, Mass.----Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. , a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, will announce its second quarter 2010 financial results before the U.S. financial markets open on Friday, July 30, 2010, and host a related conference call at 8:30 a.m.
  • Acquia Launches ISV Partner Program Enabling the Social Enterprise Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:30AMWOBURN, Mass.----Acquia, the enterprise guide to social publishing, today announced a new Partner Program for independent software vendors who want to extend their market reach by incorporating Drupal-based solutions into their product offerings.
  • Pipit Joins Demandware LINK and Plans to Deliver Pre-Built Integration Between Its PurchLive Social Commerce Solution ... Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:25AMPipit Interactive today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Demandware, and plans to integrate its PurchLive social commerce solution with the Demandware eCommerce platform.
  • dot.Rory Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:19AMIs David Cameron the first PM who gets the internet?
  • Marchon Eyewear Signs Global Licensing Agreement with RealD Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:15AMMarchon® Eyewear and RealD Inc., a leading provider of 3D technology for cinema, consumer electronics and professional applications, announced today that they have signed a global licensing agreement to use the RealD brand for sales of Marchon3D⢠eyewear.
  • KANA Software Partners With Layered Technologies for a Global Virtual Private Data Center Infrastructure Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:09AMMENLO PARK, CA--(Marketwire - July 13, 2010) - KANA Software, Inc., a world leader in Service Experience Management, today announced that it will partner with Layered Technologies, Inc. (Layered Tech) to bring Service Experience Management to the cloud. The new partnership enables KANA to provide virtual private data centers (VPDCs) and disaster recovery solutions to KANA's enterprise customers ...
  • Dreams, Inc. Partners with San Diego Chargers Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:05AMPLANTATION, Fla.----Dreams, Inc. , the vertically integrated leader in the licensed sports products industry, announced that it is partnering with the San Diego Chargers to manage their e-commerce business.
  • Twitter enters e-commerce arena with Early Bird Exclusive Offers Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 3:08PMMicroblogging site Twitter launched the Early Bird Exclusive Offers e-commerce service July 6. The initiative is the social network's first endeavor into online shopping as it seeks to add revenue streams.
  • Tech Groups Oppose Internet Sales Tax Legislation Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 3:06PMA tech trade group and eBay oppose a new bill that would require online sellers to collect sales tax. eBay - Sales tax - United States - Accounting - Business
  • Oracle's Exadata Delivering on Hype for LinkShare Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 3:06PMOracle's Exadata database produces strong results, but using it requires more than flipping a switch, according to business that are using the product. Database - Oracle Corporation - Oracle - Larry Ellison - Companies
  • Tech Groups Oppose Internet Sales Tax Legislation Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 3:00PMA bill in the U.S. Congress that would require Internet sellers in many states to collect sales tax would hurt small businesses online, a tech trade group said Wednesday.
  • Tech groups oppose Internet sales tax legislation Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:55PMIDG News Service - A bill in Congress that would require Internet sellers in many states to collect sales tax would hurt small businesses online, a tech trade group said Wednesday.
  • Twitter Digs for Worms With Earlybird Specials Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:46PMMicroblogging service Twitter has announced its second major attempt to monetize -- the @earlybird service. This will let advertisers pay a fee to promote exclusive events, tout time-sensitive special deals and offer sneak peeks at products to Twitter users. The service had signed up more than 15,000 followers by press time.
  • Oracle's Exadata Delivering on Hype for LinkShare Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:44PMOracle's claims about its Exadata database machine's performance capabilities are merited, but in order to get the benefits, customers have to do more than flip a switch, according to a customer and consultant who are working with the platform.
  • Plan to Keep Passengers Connected as They Fly Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:43PMCathay Pacific Airways and Panasonic Avionics Corporation today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of full broadband connectivity on all Cathay Pacific and Dragonair passenger aircraft.
  • Deliver online but don't slow down the user experience Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:08PMIt's no secret that online marketing has become not only a numbers game but a race as well.
  • Borders Buries Its Nose Deeper Into E-Books Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:01PMBorders is expanding its reach into the e-book market with the launch of its e-bookstore, a site that holds 1.5 million titles and is powered by powered by Canadian company Kobo. Borders acquired a stake in the firm last year and sells the Kobo eReader at the online store, as well as the Sony Reader Pocket Edition and Sony Reader Touch Edition.
  • PayPal tips online retail surge in 2012 Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:32AMAustralia's online retail industry is set to grow 40 per cent by 2012, PayPal Australia says.