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Thursday, September 9, 2010

• Amazon Acquires AmieStreet
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• Limelight enhances web acceleration offering with Commerce and Portal accelerator services
  Limelight Networks provides a tailored content delivery network for Internet distribution of video, music, games and downloads. Primary products are Limelight ContentEdge, offering distributed content delivery via HTTP, and Limelight MediaEdge Streaming,
  
• CRE Secure Makes Tokenization a Reality for Online Commerce
  ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRE Secure, the industry?s first cloud-based, elegantly designed, for online merchants, announced today its new, encrypted tokenization service that enables online merchants to facilitate recurring billing and faster online
  
• Blue Nile Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
  (GlobeNewswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SEATTLE, Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Nile, Inc. (Nasdaq:NILE), the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, announced today its participation in the following investor conferences, which
  
• Blue Nile Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
  {'s' : 'nile','k' : 'a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00','o' : '','j' : ''} SEATTLE, Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Nile, Inc. (Nasdaq:NILE - News), the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, announced today its
  
• The real reason consumers are creeped out by online ads
  Online advertising can reach targeted audiences at large scale and low cost and dynamically generate targeting profiles that radically improve ROI Because behavioral targeting has begun to show some noticeable results, people are beginning to get
  
• Blue Nile Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
  SEATTLE, Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Nile, Inc. (Nasdaq:NILE), the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, announced today its participation in the following investor conferences, which will be available via live webcast: A live
  
• Blue Nile Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
  Blue Nile, Inc. (Nasdaq:NILE), the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, announced today its participation in the following investor conferences, which will be available via live webcast: A live audio webcast of both presentations may be
  
• OFT launches online hub to help retailers comply with the Sale of Goods Act
  The OFT has today launched a new online resource (www.oft.gov.uk/saleofgoodsact) to help sales staff comply with the law when customers buy or return goods. The Sale of Goods Act (SOGA) is the main law that relates to the purchase of consumer goods. SOGA
  
• Dealer to Dealer Online Auction Sales Reflect Market Pull for Used Vehicles
  TROY, Mich., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Auto dealers experiencing the shortage of high-quality used vehicles across the country are expanding their reach with a virtual online inventory of vehicles from SmartAuction, Ally Financial's online wholesale
  
• Glasswerks Inc. unveils a suite of online customer services
  09/08/2010 In response to the challenges posed by a weakened economy, officials at Glasswerks Inc., South Gate, Calif., announced the launch of�a full suite of online services and programs aimed to provide a more convenient, informed and
  
• Amazon Acquires Amie Street Music Startup
  Amie Street to Be Shut Down Amazon has acquired music startup Amie Street, which the company actually helped fund. Unfortunately for Amie Street users, the service will be shut down. Amie Street has an interesting business model, which lets musicians
  
• Blue Nile Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
  SEATTLE, Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Nile, Inc. , the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, announced today its participation in the following investor conferences, which will be available via live webcast: A live audio webcast
  
• Blue Nile Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
  SEATTLE, Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Nile, Inc. (Nasdaq:NILE), the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, announced today its participation in the following investor conferences, which will be available via live webcast: A live
  
• Mecom faces shareholder revolt - report
  LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Three top investors in European newspaper group Mecom are trying to oust its founder and chief executive, David Montgomery, British media reported on Thursday. Aviva and Legal&General -- who have the support of Invesco and
  
• Mecom faces shareholder revolt - report
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• Priceline up on overseas demand
  The online travel agency surged 5.5% to 328.77 after Deutsche Bank said strong demand for hotel transactions in Europe and offering new services into new markets will help the company grow. The brokerage expects Priceline.com's (NMS:PCLN) revenue to jump
  
• Blue Nile Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
  (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Blue Nile, Inc. (Nasdaq:NILE), the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, announced today its participation in the following investor conferences, which will be available via live webcast: Goldman
  
• Samsung's Fascinate goes on sale Wednesday for $US200 online
  The Samsung Fascinate smartphone goes on sale online Wednesday for $US199.99 after rebate and will be in Verizon Wireless stores on Thursday. The Fascinate smartphone, part of the Galaxy-S series from Samsung, has a 4.1-inch touch screen and runs Android
  
• Amazon Acquires Online Music Site Amie Street (PC Magazine)
  Indie music Web site Amie Street has been acquired by Amazon, and the site will re-direct to Amazon's MP3 store starting September 22, Amie Street announced this week. In two weeks, Amie Street will shut down and members "will no longer be able to use
  
• Priceline: Mobile app users more likely to make last-minute bookings
  Customers using mobile-device booking applications are more likely to make last-minute hotel bookings and more commonly book when they've already arrived at their destination, according to a Priceline survey of its customers. The online booking company
  
• Charity shops boosted by recession but we sell best stuff online
  Charity shops have emerged as a beneficiary of the recession, as hard-up shoppers looking for bargains turn their backs on commercial retailers. Profits in the country's charity outlets increased by 6.7 per cent last year, raising more than half a
  
• 5 New Online Shops We're Obsessed With
  We know we're biased, but in our opinion, the best place to go shopping is definitely online . And while dressing rooms might be scarce, and there really aren't shop-girls and -boys to weigh in on a purchase, e-commerce shopping is through-and-through
  
• Amazon pursues frustration free packaging
  SEATTLE: Doug Herrington�s office at Amazon.com suggests that he is particularly bad at getting items out of their packages. Along his wall, there is a Philips Norelco shaver still in its plastic clamshell casing, coffee pods in their retail display
  
• Amazon buys music service Amie Street
  Site shut down planned for Sept. 22; founders begin working on new music service - Songza Financial trends and news by Katie Gatto Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/11b3 Amie Street announced Wednesday that it's been acquired by Amazon for an undisclosed
  
• Early Priceline.com iPhone App Data Suggests Mobile Device Users May be a 'Different Breed' of Onlin
  Posted by marin2008 Wednesday, 08 September 2010 Priceline.com released today its first set of findings on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users who are booking hotel rooms through Priceline's Hotel & Rental Car Negotiator app. The app, which is available
  
• Online sales give bright spot in Thorntons� results
  Chocolate maker Thorntons saw sales through its website grow 12% in its latest financial year. That helped the Thorntons Direct division, which also includes mail order, to a 15.1% rise in sales, to �9.2m from �8m at the same time last year.
  
• Guest comment: Engaging with the online consumer � Beyond social networks
  Liane Dietrich, MD of affiliate network LinkShare UK, looks at why more needs to be done to assure those brands investing online that they will receive return on investment. Related news Guest Comment: The secret to monetising Twitter � Allow
  
• OFT launches online hub to help retailers comply with the Sale of Goods Act
  At-a-glance guide, detailed explanations and training materials available FOC The OFT has today launched a new online resource (www.oft.gov.uk/saleofgoodsact) to help sales staff comply with the law when customers buy or return goods. The OFT estimates
  
• Ocado has reported a rise of 30% in its food sales
  The online grocery retailer company Ocado has reported a rise of nearly 30% in its food sales in the previous quarter of this year and exacting the same pace of rise in sales to continue in the near future. According to the record of the company its
  

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