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Artprice eyes sales boost from online auctions (Reuters)

creative — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:25:54 +0000

Reuters – French art database and ad specialist Artprice.com expects sales to soar this year on the back of the launch of an online auction service, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday.

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Black Friday spurs Android growth with record Kindle sales (Appolicious)

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:36:00 +0000

Appolicious – Black Friday is known for boosting retail through the remainder of the year, and the new tradition has certainly helped the Android smartphone market. IBM projected that 15 percent of Black Friday sales this year would transact via mobile, and it turns out their expectations were right on track. On Friday evening, IBM Smarter Commerce reported that about 10.3 percent of online sales came through mobile shoppers, and about 17 percent of all shoppers today are using mobile devices.

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Black Friday spurs Android growth with record Kindle sales
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Unauthorized access hits Sony PlayStation accounts (AP)

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:31:38 +0000

AP – Sony said Wednesday intruders staged a massive attempt to access user accounts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services in the second major attack on its flagship gaming site this year.

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PayPal to announce online shopping login service (AP)

creative — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:10:11 +0000

AP – PayPal, eBay’s online payment service, plans to announce a new service Wednesday that aims to make it easier to shop online by cutting down on the number of accounts consumers have to create with various Web retailers.

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PayPal to announce online shopping login service
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Amazon unveils latest video streaming deal (Reuters)

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:23:15 +0000

Reuters – Amazon.com unveiled its latest video streaming deal on Thursday as the world’s largest Internet retailer adds more digital content ahead of the expected launch of a new tablet computer later this year.

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US online advertising soars in first quarter: report (AFP)

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:02:02 +0000

AFP – Industry group Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) reported on Thursday that US online ad revenue hit a record high $7.3 billion in the first three months of the year.

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US online advertising soars in first quarter: report
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Half-year record for US online ad revenue: IAB (AFP)

admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:25:49 +0000

AFP – US online advertising revenue rose 11.3 percent during the first six months of the year to 12.1 billion dollars to set a half-year record, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) said Tuesday.

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Half-year record for US online ad revenue: IAB
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