Monthly Archives: March 2012

Startups Resist Facebook’s Pull

Posted on March 14, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As Shayndi Rice reports in the Wall Street Journal: “Startups are trying to reduce their reliance on Facebook Inc., a potential threat to the social network as it moves forward with its highly anticipated initial public offering. The risks and rewards … Continue reading →

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A Code of Conduct for Web Aggregators

Posted on March 12, 2012 by bermanevansretail

David Carr of the New York Times reports that: “As words and articles became digitized over the last 15 years, they began to float, there for the plucking and replication elsewhere. Words like ‘curation’ and ‘aggregation’ became the language of … Continue reading →

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Stores Smarten Up Amid Spam Flood

Posted on March 10, 2012 by bermanevansretail

As Dana Mattioli reports in the Wall Street Journal: “Retailers have started to wear out their welcome in customers’ E-mail inboxes, forcing stores to rethink their spam strategies. Last year, the nation’s top 100 retailers by E-commerce revenue sent recipients an … Continue reading →

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