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Should developers care about e-commerce?
Blog I have to admit that my ability to carry through online shopping cart transactions all the way to the till is probably as bad as anyone else. In search of the truth I Googled around with various terms such as, “why are some web sites a bit rubbish...
[July 2, 2008, 13:23]
Getting 'Close & Personal' Is Key To Online Retail
Blog According to the research, this is particularly true in the management of large product ranges where consumers only want to be offered products and services that are relevant and appropriate to them, as an ‘edited choice’, in order to benefit from...
[July 17, 2009, 20:03]
Can we measure digital mood?
Blog Any period spent shopping online surely leaves you feeling good, bad or indifferent. Let's go one step further then and talk not just about user experience measurement in this quite basic sense - can we also determine the digital mood people...
[November 3, 2008, 6:11]
Don’t Ride The ‘Doom & Gloom’ Bandwagon
Blog According to recent figures published by Verdict, online spending on retail purchases rose by 35% to 14.7 billion last year and with Internet shopping growing at its fastest rate in six years and more and more UK households getting broadband, the...
[August 7, 2008, 12:03]
Should more web sites be able to integrate with my diary?
Blog Will it be RFID tags on milk cartons that synch with ocado shopping lists when the contents are stale perhaps? We read all the time about Rich Internet Applications from the likes of Adobe, so I wonder whether this online/offline personal diary...
[January 18, 2008, 14:33]
Web site personalisation - or information intrusion?
Blog But what we’ll see next, or so I read, is technology that treats individuals on the web as more ‘unique’ (ouch - sorry, that slipped in) so that recommendations are delivered at the individual level and are based on a combination of historical...
[January 29, 2008, 13:42]
Santa’s Secret Software Solutions
Blog In higher demand than ever at a wide selection of shopping malls and plazas across the land, the new on-demand “Santa-As-A-Service” solution will mean that grottos everywhere can supply personal appearances to children as when times are busiest.
[December 21, 2007, 19:50]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There is the traditional location-based services demo, where the gaggle of journos are given a wireless-enabled PDA apiece and herded through the adjacent shopping centre. As always, the demo serves to show just how bad the idea is - when you're...
[December 9, 2005, 17:00]
BT: Your guardian angel this Christmas
Blog If you’re shopping online and don’t know the company, look for a physical address (not a Post Office box) for the company on the Web site BT has got into the festive spirit by releasing a new guide to keep people safe and happy online this Christmas.
[December 20, 2006, 15:15]
Behavioural Targeting Set To Explode
Blog These are typically broad-based descriptions like ‘gamers’ or ‘IT managers’, but they can also be very specific to an advertiser like ‘Users who put items in their shopping cart, but did not check out’.
[June 23, 2008, 9:30]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Anything that takes the misery and tedium out of shopping for schmutter gets a rapturous round of applause from this side of the screen. Expect the first to appear on your computer in the next eighteen months: once they're acceptable through...
[November 20, 1999, 16:25]
Suppliers
Blog After much frustrating shopping around I found a company I can recommend: misco.co.uk. High Street retailers charge more than online vendors, which is fair enough as they do have higher overheads, but you'll probably find it worthwhile for the...
[September 26, 2008, 8:03]
VeriSign Diving Into Mobile Security
Blog I encourage everyone to check out this app the next time you want to do some mobile auction shopping via eBay; you might find that you like the added security as you make your mobile purchases. The application is designed to create a more secure...
[April 3, 2009, 14:49]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog This one adds a colour screen and videophone features, so alongside the email, Web access and online shopping of the earlier versions you can now call up gran and wave, somewhat fuzzily, at the old dear.
[September 17, 2004, 17:30]
Apple reveals iPhone details
Blog That's a Friday, a well in time for the Xmas shopping season. Apple, O2, Carphone Warehouse, both on the High Street and online. Apple has revealed further details of the iPhone at its press conference this morning.
[September 18, 2007, 11:08]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog You might think that the group of journalists among whom this was discussed subsequently would be horrified by the possibility of abuse of this online shopping service. Tuesday 2/10/2001 Hell hath no fury like an IT journo with dented pride.
[October 8, 2001, 15:03]
Holiday Shopping Scams Targeting Mobile
Blog Holiday Shopping Scams Targeting Mobile Today is the illusive “Hack Monday” which always follows the Black Friday holiday shopping kickoff. Reputable sellers are the best place to turn for holiday shopping for all mobile devices.
[November 26, 2007, 19:58]
In web we trust?
Blog We are looking for information, pictures, news, music, video; we are shopping, dating, you name it. Why the heck not to keep everything online and sleep tight? There are 2 major types of online storage by purpose: sharing and offsite storage/backup...
[July 28, 2008, 18:24]
Challenges of Nigeria mobile Banking
Blog Over-the-Air (OTA) Settings should be readily available online and some innovations can even come to play by Banks deploying Bluetooth application machines in Shopping malls and some strategic places where customers can visit and download Mobile...
[July 24, 2008, 12:03]
Challenges of Nigeria Mobile Banking .
Blog Over-the-Air (OTA) Settings should be readily available online and some innovations can even come to play by Banks deploying Bluetooth application machines in Shopping malls and some strategic places where customers can visit and download Mobile...
[April 2, 2008, 16:03]
