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Friendize.Me’s Mark Shteiman: Personalizing User Reviews

By: Trinity Hartman   |   October 11, 2012

Mark Shteiman’s inspiration for social reviews came from a speeding ticket. The normally law-abiding citizen found himself calling friends to…

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User-Generated Content’s Role in Merchandising: Part 2

By: Augustin Kendall   |   October 11, 2012

In Part 1 of this article, I talked about the ethics of user-generated content in light of its steadily increasing influence…

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Retailers Hold the Key to Social Commerce

By: Trinity Hartman   |   October 9, 2012

Don’t hold your breath for Facebook stores to take off anytime soon. Paul Armstrong of the global media and marketing…

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How Social Reviews Will Change the Retail Landscape

By: Elizabeth Olmsted   |   October 8, 2012

Reviews can play an important role in giving consumers the confidence to buy. They can also be incredibly overwhelming. For…

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Online Reviews: No Big Deal?

By: Trinity Hartman   |   October 8, 2012

A recent article in the Financial Times delves into the contradictory world of online reviews. In some cases, user reviews…

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Google Tries Shopping Catalogs on for Size

By: Trinity Hartman   |   October 3, 2012

Google‘s latest offering is Google Catalogs, where online shoppers can browse hundreds of digital catalogs for the likes of Crate…

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Online Retailers Strive to Answer Shoppers’ Questions

By: Trinity Hartman   |   October 2, 2012

Studies show that online shoppers rely heavily on user-generated content when doing product research. But what happens when there are…

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Staples Focuses on Integrating Retail, Online

By: Trinity Hartman   |   October 1, 2012

Staples will launch a new strategic plan between now and 2015 that will attempt to turn the office supply retailer…

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Want to Compete with Amazon? Start Offering Remarkable Content

By: Trinity Hartman   |   October 1, 2012

It’s time for comparison shopping engines (CSEs) such as Nextag, Shopzilla, and Google Product Search to improve their content. This…

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Amazon’s Vine.com Offers Green Products and Local Shopping

By: Angela Delarmente   |   September 27, 2012

Quidsi, an Amazon-owned company, has added Vine.com to its roster of specialty e-commerce sites. Vine.com features sustainable, environmentally friendly products…

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