Tag Archives: trends

Appeagle’s “Definitive E-Commerce Report”

Check out this global E-commerce forecast from Appeagle — in a nice summary infographic by region of the world.    

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How SMB Retailers Can Better Utilize Twitter

Twitter keeps growing in popularity as a social media platform. According to its Web site, Twitter has “284 million monthly active users. 500 million Tweets are sent per day. 80% of Twitter active users are on mobile. 77% of accounts are outside the U.S. Twitter … Continue reading

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Mobile Payments: Even Bigger in 2015

We know that mobile payments are the next big thing. With the introduction of Apple Pay, things promise to pick up even more. As Judo Pay notes at Visual.ly: “Consumers around the globe are already embracing this technology and want … Continue reading

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