Business Pundit

The online world is made up of women, be it moms sharing tips, too-good-to-be true Russian brides or barely legal women acting badly for men’s entertainment. The one place women are not is on the boards of big online firms — or so the… Read more

For a time it seemed as if tech companies were the geese that not only laid golden eggs but also made those eggs into delicious omelets that could give people superpowers. Combining tech companies to breed even more successful geese can seem like… Read more

This is a guest post by Nate Gilmore. What is Outsourced Storage and Fulfillment? If you sell goods to buyers over the Internet, the process of product storage, purchase by an end-buyer, packaging, labeling and finally shipping the product is… Read more

Whether you’re running a small business or a large corporation, selling dollar-store items or luxury products, every customer has the same desires. Take a look at this top 10 list to see how your company rates in the area of customer service: 1…. Read more

Image: The Truth About Credit Cards/Flickr This is a guest post by Fee Fighters’ Stella Fayman. The holiday season is the best time of the year for opportunistic retailers. Unfortunately, it is also the most wonderful time of the year for… Read more

Google has offered to pay $5.3 billion plus $700 million in management bonuses–a total of $6 billion–for the online coupon company Groupon. If the deal goes through, it would be Google’s biggest acquisition ever. From the New York Times:… Read more

Google plans on opening Google Edition, its own eBook store to compete with Apple and Amazon, this month, according to an unnamed media source. The Wall Street Journal has the story: The long-delayed venture—Google executives had said they… Read more

Image: yisris/Flickr Black Friday, the major shopping day after Thanksgiving, can give you amazing bargains. But, as any experienced shopper knows, a successful Black Friday requires preparation. When it comes to preparing, the Internet is… Read more

This is a guest post by FeeFighters’ Stella Fayman. If you’re in ecommerce, “payment gateway” is a phrase you’ve most likely heard before. Yet many business owners have no clue what the word “gateway” actually means. Read below to get… Read more

This is a guest post by Shipwire’s Nate Gilmore. A common growth strategy among SMBs (small and medium-sized businesses) and start-ups today is outsourcing the non-core parts of their businesses so they can focus on selling and marketing their… Read more

This is a guest post by Brandon Laughridge of CustomSigns.com. An effective call-to-action is a critical component of website conversions. It should not be limited to ecommerce sites. Every page of every website should have a goal or objective… Read more

Square, a mobile credit card scanner created by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, is now available for iPhone, Droid, and iPod Touch (it was initially designed for the iPad). Mashable has more: The app is free, but in order to work, you need a special… Read more

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Google, Intel and Sony are collaborating on a new TV format called Google TV. Google TV will integrate Web and TV via a set-top box and new TV format. You’ll be able to browse between Web services and TV seamlessly, using your smartphone or a… Read more