Category «E-Commerce»

New GAO Reports: Media Ownership, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Force Structure, Internet Sales

Media Ownership: Economic Factors Influence the Number of Media Outlets in Local Markets, While Ownership by Minorities and Women Appears Limited and Is Difficult to Assess, GAO-08-383, March 12, 2008 Millennium Challenge Corporation: Analysis of Compact Development and Future Obligations and Current Disbursements of Compact Assistance, GAO-08-577R, April 11, 2008 Defense Acquisitions: 2009 Review of …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents

First Ever Congressional Hearing Simulcast in an Internet-based Virtual World

Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Witness List & Prepared Testimony. News release: “Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, conducted the first ever Congressional hearing simulcast in an Internet-based virtual world [April …

Subjects: Congress, E-Commerce, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management

YouTube reveals video analytics tool for all users

News release: “…we’re releasing YouTube Insight, a free tool that enables anyone with a YouTube account to view detailed statistics about the videos that they upload to the site. (You can see this…announcement on the Google blog and on the YouTube blog…) This tool will help anyone who uploads videos to YouTube better understand and …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Commerce, Search Engines

FTC Staff Report, Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade

News release: “The Commission has issued a staff report highlighting the challenges of consumer protection in the face of emerging and evolving technologies in the next ten years. The report summarizes the proceedings of the FTCs three-day public hearings, Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade, and which will inform its consumer protection efforts in the …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Google for Non-Profits

Official Google Blog: “Today, we’re excited to launch Google For Non-Profits, a one-stop shop for tools to help advance your organization’s mission in a smart, cost-efficient way. This site features ideas and tutorials for how you can use Google tools to promote your work, raise money and operate more efficiently. And to get inspired, you’ll …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Marketing, Search Engines

IDC's Worldwide Software Pricing and Licensing Taxonomy and Report Guide, 2008

IDC’s Worldwide Software Pricing and Licensing Taxonomy and Report Guide, 2008, Mar 2008, Doc #210950: “This IDC study defines the classification scheme, or taxonomy, used by IDC’s Global Software Business Strategies group to analyze the software licensing strategies of vendors and requirements of end-user organizations. IDC’s software pricing and licensing taxonomy represents a fundamental view …

Subjects: Copyright, E-Commerce, Knowledge Management

Google Finalizes Acquisition of DoubleClick

Follow up to previous postings on the Google-DoubleClick merger, this announcement today from Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO: “I’m pleased to share the news that we completed our acquisition of DoubleClick today. Although it’s been nearly a year since we announced our intention to acquire DoubleClick last April, we are no less excited today …

Subjects: E-Commerce, EU Data Protection, Government Documents, Search Engines

Tail Report – Survey of Web Revenue

“Tail Report has launched with the goal to map out how money is made in the blogosphere. Tail Report works by asking users to anonymously submit information about their site’s traffic, rank and monthly revenue. In return, the user receives a custom report detailing what other websites are making and how their revenue compares based …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Commerce, RSS

PBS: Your Guide to Online Privacy

Your Guide to Online Privacy, by Mark Glaser “As we share more information online via myriad site registrations, online social networking profiles, e-commerce sites and search engines, the desire by companies and governments to mine that information is increasingly at odds with the desire of users to protect it. While online businesses can create their …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Privacy, Search Engines

Pew Internet Releases Online Shopping Report

Press release: “Most online Americans view online shopping as a way to save time and a convenient way to buy products. At the same time, most internet users express discomfort over a key step in online shopping sending personal or credit card information over the internet. According to the Pew Internet Projects September 2007 …

Subjects: E-Commerce

Update on Microsoft Bid For Yahoo

Follow up to February 2, 2008 posting Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share, this news: Microsoft Lawyers Map Out the Bid for Yahoo – Company lines up its case for a new antitrust fight, by Nathan Carlile, Legal Times, February 11, 2008. “By making its offer for Yahoo, antitrust lawyers say, Microsoft …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Legal Research, Microsoft, Search Engines

One person in eight in the EU27 avoids e-shopping because of security concerns

Press release: “In connection with the 5th Safer Internet Day1 on 12 February 2008, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, presents a selection of statistics concerning internet activities, security concerns and virus attacks. The Safer Internet Day is part of a global drive to promote a safer Internet for all users, in particular …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Commerce, EU Data Protection, ID Theft, PC Security, Privacy

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