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Shopping on my Phone?

By David Dorf on May 28, 2009 10:34 AM

I get using my mobile phone to buy ring-tones, games, and maybe even movie tickets, but a New York Times article posted the following question: would you be comfortable using your phone to purchase big-ticket items? Comfortable in terms of...

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Take the Webstore to the Customer

By David Dorf on May 6, 2009 2:48 PM

Alvenda is taking a different approach to e-commerce. Rather than using advertising to drive traffic to a webstore, they are enabling purchases directly in the ad, without leaving the user's current website. This effectively allows a webstore to have a...

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Does Mobile Commerce Really Work?

By David Dorf on November 19, 2008 6:13 PM

A few months back I was shopping for a Wii Fit at Amazon.com, but they were out of stock just like every other retailer. But I noticed they offered a Text Alert, which sends me a SMS message when the...

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Buying Electronics this Season

By David Dorf on November 16, 2008 8:33 AM

On a recent business trip, I picked up the latest issue of Consumer Reports, which was focused on electronics. On page 26 they rate electronics stores, both e-commerce and walk-in. For the online stores, It appears that selection is most...

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