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Cyber Monday S.O.S. - 3 Quick Tips

According to the National Retail Federation , citing a study by BIGresearch, nearly 60% of office workers will shop online over their lunch hour on Monday. And depending on your target demographic, it may be more - 70% of those ages 18-34 will shop from...

Published Fri, Nov 28 2008 9:56 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: shopping, cyber monday
Panorama: In-Depth Analysis Within Google Docs

If you needed another reason to use Google Docs, Panorama has one for you: deep analysis. In short, it's a simplified way of creating pivot tables on spreadsheets. Start by setting up a spreadsheet in Google Docs, just like you would in Microsoft...

Published Wed, Nov 26 2008 8:06 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: gadgets, google, google docs, analytics
Can't-Miss Black Friday Websites and Resources

According to the National Retail Federation's 2008 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, 72.0 percent of consumers have completed less than 10 percent of their shopping. So, that means the upcoming weeks are going to be big for consumers...

Published Tue, Nov 25 2008 8:13 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: shopping, twitter, myspace, facebook, black friday
Free iPhone TouchType Email App

If you don't know about TouchType, it's an iPhone app that gives you a larger, horizontal keyboard to use for typing out emails. It also has the ability to save text snippets so that if you're sending the same response to an email several...

Published Fri, Nov 21 2008 8:36 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: apps, iphone, twitter
While eBay Freefalls, Consumers Move To Online Classifieds

For a very long time, eBay has owned the alternative marketplace. It has been a place for consumers to find good deals and for sellers to unload product in a seemingly user-friendly environment. But things have changed. Whether because of eBay's ever...

Published Thu, Nov 20 2008 1:50 PM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: ebay, myspace, craigslist, kijiji, classifieds, oodle
Mint.com Sends Detailed Information via SMS

With budgets tight this holiday season, Mint.com's SMS service could come in handy. By texting "Bal" or "Balance" to MYMINT (696468), users can get real-time balances of their checking and savings accounts, credit union and investment...

Published Thu, Nov 20 2008 9:46 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: shopping, sms, text, finance
Xobni Extends Functionality to Yahoo, Facebook, Hoovers

Xobni gained some attention at initial launch, and with good reason. The Outlook plugin indexes email, enabling users to quickly organize their messages, search for attachments and follow conversations much more effectively than standard Outlook tools...

Published Thu, Nov 20 2008 8:19 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: yahoo, email, facebook, outlook
Twitrratr: Search Emotions on Twitter

There are plenty of Twitter search tools out there, and here's another: Twitrratr . Here, you can enter a search term and get results back broken out in positive, negative or neutral tweets according to that topic. It works through a list of keywords...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 9:30 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: twitter, branding
Google Voice Search is Finally Here

Voice-enabled search has been long anticipated, and who better to deliver than Google? The iPhone is the proud recipient of a new Google voice search app, available at the iTunes store, through the updated Google Mobile app. And early tests are extremely...

Published Tue, Nov 18 2008 9:52 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: iphone, search, google
Cyber Threats to Spike This Holiday Season

Security Solutions provider Webroot is warning shoppers of the increase in security threats for online shoppers in the upcoming weeks and months. “Last year we saw an 87 percent increase in malicious URLs between October and December. These sites...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2008 2:07 PM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: shopping, security, cyber monday
Consumers Flock to FreeShipping.com - Take Note

The holiday season is heating up, and consumers are warming to the idea of savings wherever they can find it. And that includes shipping costs. FreeShipping.com saw a record surge in enrollments in October, rising 300% over 2007 totals. "Now more...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2008 8:55 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: consumers, shipping
UK Consumers Spend More Online - Where to Find Them

JupiterResearch has released a study that shows UK consumers will spend 40 percent more online than the average U.S. consumer, on their way to making 24 percent more purchases. Another revealing finding is that UK consumers are eight times more likely...

Published Fri, Nov 14 2008 10:26 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: comparison shopping, uk
Twittering With Consumers

Within the past 12 months, Twitter has moved from a curious time waster to a serious business tool. To some consumers, that's a problem - another user-oriented tool being invaded by business. To others, it's a way to connect to businesses like...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2008 1:45 PM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: twitter, social networking, branding
Workstir: A New Breed of Online Classifieds

Craigslist is a crap shoot. Angie's List is good, but charges a fee. Now there's Workstir , an online classified site with a user-friendly design. As a consumer, you simply post your need. When a matching service provider is found, you get an...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2008 9:51 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: online classified, angies list, craigslist
Yahoo! Deals Launches

It's time for holiday shopping, and consumers are in the mood to save money this year. So, Yahoo launched Yahoo! Deals . The site is an extension of Yahoo Shopping and features daily deals from sites like Woot!, Amazon and DealNews, store-wide sales...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2008 8:48 AM by Mike Phillips

Filed under: yahoo, etail, onilne shopping

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November 2008 - Website Magazine Consumer Corner

Cyber Monday S.O.S. - 3 Quick Tips

Panorama: In-Depth Analysis Within Google Docs

Can't-Miss Black Friday Websites and Resources

Free iPhone TouchType Email App

While eBay Freefalls, Consumers Move To Online Classifieds

Mint.com Sends Detailed Information via SMS

Xobni Extends Functionality to Yahoo, Facebook, Hoovers

Twitrratr: Search Emotions on Twitter

Google Voice Search is Finally Here

Cyber Threats to Spike This Holiday Season

Consumers Flock to FreeShipping.com - Take Note

UK Consumers Spend More Online - Where to Find Them

Twittering With Consumers

Workstir: A New Breed of Online Classifieds

Yahoo! Deals Launches