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The debate over whether Twitter and Facebook are fads or sustainable businesses has yet to be resolved. Their popularity is indisputable but whether Twitter, in particular, can avoid erosion of its user base, let alone continue its impressive growth, has been questioned. Read More…

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On the heals of Microsoft’s announcement, Google steps into the echo chamber.

The digerati had only the briefest of windows to digest the titanic news that Microsoft had inked a deal to incorporate posts from Twitter into its search results when another bomb went off. Read More…

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83% of consumers who frequently shop on the web are interested in sharing information about purchases in online social communities, and 67% say they spend more online… Read More.

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Online social networks like Facebook and MySpace accounted for 21.1% of U.S. online display advertising in July, says comScore Ad Metrix, an online ad-tracking service of comScore Inc. MySpace and Facebook account… Read More.

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New figures from Pew highlight surging popularity of online video, views doubled since 2006.

Is it any wonder entertainment executives are worried?

In a new survey, the Pew Internet and American Life Project has found a meteoric rise in Americans’ interest in online video… Read More.

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As you know, Facebook can be an invaluable source of marketing for your e-commerce business. However, keeping up with the ever-evolving social bookmarking service is a challenge. Read More…

Customers want shippers to provide as much information as possible on demand, and the technology exists to provide it, but shippers have only adopted the minimum standard when it comes to technology. Shippers must embrace Web services and mobile applications, writes Inttra CIO Jeff Pattison.

Have you shopped online in the past month? Week? Day? If you are like a majority of the American population, you likely answered yes to one, if not all, of those questions. Consumers appreciate the… Read More.

By JAN M. ROSEN

Passionate New York Jets fan. Keen Knicks fan. Spends hours a day on the social networking sites Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Imbued of an entrepreneurial… Read more.

By Jennifer Schiff

Ah, Valentine’s Day, a time of hearts and flowers, chocolate and jewelry — and some of the cleverest, most heartfelt e-marketing campaigns. Even if your e-commerce business isn’t in the business of selling chocolate or jewelry or flowers… Read More.