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The Web continues to play a central role in affecting radical, disruptive change in the music industry as musicians latch on to the latest Web 2.0 tools and bypass traditional producers and distributors. High Street music and video chains -- all the rage not that long ago -- seem to be closing outl...
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It's all about image in the fashion world. An apparel or accessory designer's brick-and-mortar stores must appear ever so alluring to the passerby, and its magazine ads should leave readers pining for the latest fashions. Then there's its online store, which visitors expect to be faultless and conti...
Lyris, best known for its e-mail advertising services, has launched a portal meant to give online marketers a place to foster community and learn from one another. Lyris plans to formally launch the LyrisHQ portal at the Ad:tech conference next week. The site is already live, offering content and in...
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Software as a Service, service-oriented architecture and Web 2.0 technology are fundamentally changing the way people and organizations work, enabling greater degrees of collaboration and restructuring everything from business and operational processes to the way software is licensed and priced, acc...
IBM continues to emphasize software as part of its future road map. In laying out a plan to use its Lotus franchise to expand the number of small- and medium-sized businesses using its applications, Big Blue is taking aim at a key part of rival Microsoft's core market. At its annual Lotusphere trade...
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Google on Wednesday launched the fifth version of its enterprise search appliance with more security, better internal search result relevance and a wider reach across enterprise content management systems. The Version 5.0 upgrades of the Google Search Appliance allow business managers to search acro...
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How do you suppose a professor of computer science and engineering might use Web 2.0 tools? Assisting students to manage an intramural sports league online is probably not the first thing that would come to mind. That, though, is exactly what Yannis Papakonstantinou, a professor at the University o...
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The Association for Retail Technology Standards got busy early this year. The technology standards division of the National Retail Federation, ARTS began in 2007 with the introduction of several e-commerce data and content management standards. Among those standards, ARTS -- in partnership with the...
Yes - I'm more likely to buy with flexible payment options.
Sometimes - It depends on the item and terms.
Rarely - I typically prefer paying upfront to avoid debt.
Not at All - My purchase decisions are based on need and budget.
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