The new way to pay: mobile technology

Aug 16, 11 The new way to pay: mobile technology

Posted by admin in E-commerce, Internet, Mobile

As commerce continues to develop, mobile’s role will only increase in importance. However, mobile payment isn’t restricted to the typical model of payment-via-internet-connected-handset that we typically think of when considering m-commerce. Instead, there’s some exciting new technologies, such as...

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The rise of social commerce

Mar 31, 11 The rise of social commerce

Posted by admin in E-commerce, Internet, Research

Defining social commerce can be quite tricky, but I’d say at the core, it’s leveraging social engagement and interactions for commerce purposes. Interestingly, the term was originally coined by Yahoo back in 2005to describe a set of their online collaborative shopping tools, which included user ratings and UGC-sharing...

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Ten internet firsts

Mar 07, 10 Ten internet firsts

Posted by Jake in E-commerce, Email, Internet, Random

Yeesh. Been a bit since my last blog… but it’s been a stupidly busy and eventful week: lots of events, meetings, (supposedly) academic work, documenting, writing, research and playing on the internet, plus some personal stuff to deal with. But enough excuses. I figured a few random bits and pieces might make an interesting...

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