Clicking a link can be a little like Russian roulette at times – you never know quite what you’re going to see, or what will happen. (more…)

I’ve always found the cooler months in North America tend to be a little busier online and the same in Australia. During warmer months, people are often in that mysterious place called “outside”. (more…)

When a credit card is declined in conjunction with an online purchase, shoppers take it seriously – sometimes going as far as to never return to that merchant again. (more…)

A recent survey shows that many people say they are becoming concerned by the amount of sexual imagery in advertising, but I think some of the respondents (and you can guess who), may be telling porky pies. (more…)

Even more bad news for newspapers is on the horizon, with Internet ad spending expecting to eclipse newsprint’s market share by 2013. (more…)

A survey of over 2,000 US adults have found advertising on the Internet is ignored by the majority of people; and in particular, banner ads. (more…)

I used to work with a guy who believed there was no such thing as bad publicity. He learned the hard way. Another merchant has learned this lesson too after getting the attention of Google. (more…)

Hotlinking is where a site displays an image or object on a page that is stored on another site. Usually people will hotlink images without the permission of the owner of the site being referenced, causing additional bandwidth consumption for the source site. (more…)

That was the subject line of an email I received recently. It wasn’t spam, it was from a merchant I’ve spent a bit of cash with. Obviously I’m not missed enough if they don’t know my name :). (more…)

It seems that the U.S online retail sector had an impressive Black Friday 2010, with double digit growth on 2009. (more…)