The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Seven awesome Black Friday and Cyber Monday infographics”. David Moth says, “Despite its ominous sounding name, Black Friday is always one of busiest shopping days of the year for US retailers as shoppers spend their day off hunting for bargains online. It’s quickly followed by Cyber Monday, another bumper pay day for e-commerce sites as the spending continues after the weekend. There are numerous predictions and stats around exactly how much will be spent and by whom, so here’s a round up of seven infographics... [...]

The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “9 Creative Websites For Marketing Inspiration”. Kevin Webster says, “Your business’s website needs to fresh, bold, and worthy of a visitor’s time. Reading about your industry, or visiting business blogs, sometimes isn’t enough to inspire or help generate ideas. If you feel as though you are in a rut, or are experiencing writer’s block, there”. 9 Creative Websites For Marketing Inspiration Web Marketing Today  [...]

The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “Why You Might Want to Do SEO on Someone Else’s Site – Whiteboard Friday”. Rand Fishkin says, “SEO on someone else’s site; say what? Rand discusses how working SEO on other sites helps build the authority of your own site”. Why You Might Want to Do SEO on Someone Else’s Site – Whiteboard Friday SEOmoz  [...]

The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “What Small Biz Can Learn from Big Biz”. Amberly Dressler says, “AND HOW BIG BUSINESSES LEARNED FROM THEM. Sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses nationwide, and the brainchild of American Express. Aside from all-important holiday revenue, participating small, local businesses have much to gain in the way of digital growth”. What Small Biz Can Learn from Big Biz Website Magazine  [...]

The latest issue of ‘Search Engine Roundtable’ newsletter has been released. Search Engine Roundtable Newsletter Contents Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: November 23, 2012 Searching For Hotel? Google Pushing Google Hotel Finder Google Maps Has Street Views Of The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Happy Thanksgiving Day : Logos From Google & Bing But Not Yahoo Google’s Code Red. ‘Search Engine Roundtable’ Newsletter  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Black Friday Vs. Cyber Monday: Toward A New Shopping Calendar”. Christina Ortiz says, “Are Black Friday and Cyber Monday fighting a battle neither of them can win? It certainly looks that way as shopping landscape shifst both online and offline. A few holiday seasons down the road, both big-deal days may seem as quaint and dated as Sears Catalogs and keeping stores closed on Sundays. Enter Cyber Monday  The term “Cyber Monday” was born during the holiday season of 2005, when the U.S. Trade Association’s National Retail Federation... [...]

The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “Why Visa’s V.me Digital Wallet Matters To eBusiness”. Benjamin Ensor says, “I attended a briefing from Visa Europe yesterday, about its V.me digital wallet. Here’s what Visa said: V.me is more than a mobile digital wallet. Customers will be able to use V.me to make online payments too. It lets users check out at online stores using a one-click solution that remembers card details from multiple providers (including MasterCard and American Express cards) as well as billing details and postal addresses”. Why Visa’s... [...]

John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “Join Me for a LIVE Facebook Webinar with Amy Porterfield”. Chow says, “I like to invite everyone to join me for a special LIVE Facebook marketing webinar on Tuesday, November 27 from 9pm to 10pm EST. Here’s what our guest speaker and Facebook Marketing thought leader Amy Porterfield, will cover: The 3-step”. Join Me for a LIVE Facebook Webinar with Amy Porterfield John Chow’s Blog  [...]

The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Customers Buy Into F-Commerce”. Allison Howen says, “More consumers are buying into social commerce, according to recent data from shopping cart application providerEcwid.  The data was aggregated from merchants who are leveraging Ecwid’s Facebook application, and it reveals that in Q3 of 2012, total sales from all Ecwid-powered Facebook stores grew 36 percent from the previous quarter, while Facebook store orders grew by 39 percent in the same time frame”. Customers Buy Into F-Commerce Website Magazine  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Tablets Passing Laptops On Black Friday, Says Analyst”. Antone Gonsalves says, “Black Friday could produce a milestone, this time in the PC market. If NPD DisplaySearch is correct, today, the super-shopping bonanza after Thanksgiving, will be the day that tablets outsell laptops in North America. The rest of the world’s economies are expected to follow in 2015, when nearly 276 million tablets will ship, compared to 270 million laptops, according to DisplaySearch. In North America, the inflection point will be this quarter when tablet shipments... [...]