A survey of Twitter accounts for 100 big brand advertisers has found that few have ownership of the Twitter handles that correspond to the names of their companies or their brands. (more…)

Media baron Rupert Murdoch doesn’t seem to like Google. That may be somewhat of an understatement. (more…)

Outsourcing is very prevalent among online businesses and there’s now a way to be a bit more socially conscious in the way we go about it. (more…)

Retail ecommerce sales figures are gloomy, but the light at the end of the tunnel may not be an oncoming train. (more…)

I often write on various surveys about shopping cart abandonment, but it’s often overlooked that not every person browsing our sites and using our shopping carts is at the point of being ready to purchase. (more…)

An interesting new feature from Google is called “page preview” (more…)

Phoney ad buyers are causing havoc around the web by getting unwitting publishers to help them spread malware. This is an important issue for all site owners who make their money from ad revenue to be aware of. (more…)

A recent report says that click fraud is down on the same quarter last year. It’s good news, but something that hasn’t changed…. (more…)

In case you missed the rollout (as I did) – in a strategy to woo shoppers back to eBay, the company changed qualification criteria on discounts for US merchants at the beginning of this month. Sellers will now need to work even harder to avoid low feedback scores; but will reap the rewards in doing so. (more…)

The virtual goods industry is set to become a $1 billion business this year in the USA, and is expected to grow 60% in 2010. (more…)