SearchBlog
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
My fiance spent about a month searching online for a desk and finally decided to pull the trigger last night at around 9 p.m. Pacific, as prices began to change … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Black Friday online sales rose 18.9% in 2013 compared with the same period last year. Purchases during the day after the holiday eclipsed Thanksgiving … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Google will use its social network Google+ video service Hangouts to help host the first online Hangout-a-thon that will allow consumers to connect with … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Marketers building audience segments or search strategies to target or retarget specific consumers should know who and what Americans searched for in 2013, and … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
When Utah couple John and Jen Palmer didn't receive an item they ordered in late 2008 from the online retailer KlearGear, they canceled the … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wendy Davis, Staff Writer
Google's current privacy policy, which allows the company to mesh together data collected from different platforms -- including Gmail, Android and YouTube -- violates … Read the whole story
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by Steve Smith
According to Adobe, 24% of online sales it observed over Thanksgiving and Black Friday came from devices. And while the iPad seemed to be … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by P.J. Bednarski, Staff Writer
There's a growing number of online video-related gifts being touted for the holidays, and that could be a sign consumers are warming to the … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
Tumblr on Monday introduced a new ad unit that will allow marketers to run messages in the section showing what's trending on its mobile … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Forget institutions and governments -- it's brands that can save the world. A company that doesn't subscribe to that vision will get kicked off … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Scott Forshay
Whether it is making checkout more seamless or just helping shoppers handle more of their shopping list in your store, mobile can make the … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
Driving home from a great Thanksgiving gathering, my family kept asking me what that sound was that the phone in my pocket made periodically. … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Colin Jeavons
Video marketing has evolved well beyond brands posting videos on YouTube and expecting results. Native advertising, social media, and semantic search technology have coalesced … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Social media popularity invites our attention and derision all at once. We are uneasy with this shift in authority that both social media and … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
What a difference a year makes, at least in the world of mobile commerce. The Thanksgiving timeframe mobile shopping stats have been flooding in … Read the whole story