Black Friday and Cyber Monday online sales both broke records this year – and the latter had the additional highlight of no-one being maced. (more…)

Now there’s another good reason for consumers to shop online – for their physical safety. (more…)

The old “while stocks last”, “limited numbers available” and “offer must end soon” aren’t just marketing spin – they make for good butt covering in case a special is too popular – and that does happen. (more…)

If you have a product that might also be useful in developing countries, consider a “buy one, give one away” campaign. Aside from the warm and fuzzy aspect, it may boost sales, generate a bit of buzz and even help your search engine rankings. (more…)

The Australian ecommerce scene is going from strength to strength and according to an Aussie online merchant, some of it is due to a couple of local major bricks and mortar retailers complaining about Internet purchasing. (more…)

The long wait is over – businesses can now set up a Google+ profile. (more…)

Google announced yesterday it was making a significant tweak to its ranking algorithm that will impact over a third of searches. (more…)

Curious about how much mail Yahoo processes a second or the percentage of users in Oceania? Yahoo! Mail Visualization can tell you that and much more. (more…)

Some companies buy Facebook likes or Google +1′s to make themselves seem more popular than they really are. Questions of ethics aside, it could perhaps also be illegal. (more…)

If you’re not buying ads on search engine results pages, how much traffic are you missing? (more…)