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Pinterest Adds Web Analytics

To provide better services for consumers and companies, Pinterest (the social media phenomenon) has begun to offer Web analytics for the first time. According to Daniela Forte, writing for Multichannel Merchant: “The Pinterest Web analytics will measure influence, pin performance, traffic … Continue reading

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Redbox Instant Goes Live

Redbox (owned by Coinstar) has been planning to expand beyond its video-rental vending machines to the online streaming of movies for quite a while. Now, that is a reality as Coinstar and Verizon have partnered to form Redbox Instant by … Continue reading

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Barcodes Come to Smartphones

Until now, smartphones have not been able to accurately read product barcodes. This is about to change with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in April 2013. According to James Wester, writing for selfserviceworld.com: “As expected, the S4 will be … Continue reading

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