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Poor Retail

By Dave Michels on October 20, 2011

SaaS, or Shopping as a Service is killing retail. If there was one investment or model that I would have considered safe forever – say 20 years ago, it would be retail. If I had, I was sure wrong. The Internet and sales tax laws are conspiring to make retail a thing of the past. […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged amazon, Apple Store, best buy, cloud, Costco, Home Depot, online shopping, rant, retail, Wal-Mart | 3 Responses

Amazon cuts deal with California on Sales Tax collection

Amazon cuts deal with California on Sales Tax collection

By Dan Morrill on September 8, 2011

This means that the end of the tax free shopping on line party is starting to end, as Amazon cuts a deal with the state of California on collecting sales tax on sales to customers in the state. For Amazon retailers they should not see this, as it will be tacked on at the end […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Amazon.com, california, Los Angeles Times, online shopping, sales tax, tax, Techwag Basics | 3 Responses

Are You Still Using Your Real Credit Card Online?  You Shouldn’t.

Are You Still Using Your Real Credit Card Online? You Shouldn’t.

By Zoli Erdos on July 5, 2010

So iTunes got hacked and some users saw unauthorized purchases up to $600 in their accounts. I’m shocked.  Not at the fact that iTunes got hacked, but that users exposed their credit accounts to such extent.  Websites do get hacked, it’s a fact of life.  Users need to change their passwords, consider what other sites […]

Posted in Security | Tagged Apple, bank of america, bofa, citi, citibank, credit cards, fraud, hackers, hacking, itunes, online commerce, online shopping, paypal, secure card, Security, virtual credit card | 3 Responses

Office Depot Deceptive Advertising

Office Depot Deceptive Advertising

By Zoli Erdos on January 29, 2010

For being a netbook-fan I admit I am in the market for a super-slim lightweight laptop.  The market has evolved, the current slimbooks are only slightly more expensive than netbooks, and I find the 13.3” screen size an ideal compromise between portability and straining my eyes with the tiny screens.  So I was quite happy […]

Posted in General | Tagged consumer alert, consumerist, deceptive advertising, false advertising, HP DM3, laptops, netbooks, notenooks, Office Depot, online shopping | 1 Response

Welcome to the Facebook Market Place

Welcome to the Facebook Market Place

By Dan Morrill on January 26, 2010

If you have not checked out the Facebook Market Place lately – now is probably a good time to do it. Originally opened in 2007, with a few odds and sods like the acquisition of Ooodle– the Facebook Market Place of today is a cross between Craig’s List, Amazon, and Career Builder. You can literally […]

Posted in Product reviews | Tagged Bonanzle, business, Craigslist, Ebay, facebook, Facebook Market Place, marketplace, online shopping, Technology, web 2.0

Ready for a Private Label Amazon

Ready for a Private Label Amazon

By Dan Morrill on September 20, 2009

The New York Times and Techflash are leading news this morning about Amazon and how it looks like it will become the Wal-Mart of the internet. The question is, is anyone ready to follow or take on Amazon on its own turf. All ecommerce companies should be looking at what Amazon is doing right now […]

Posted in General | Tagged AmazonBasics, Ebay, online shopping, Private label, retail, Wal-Mart

Amazon, the World’s Default Shopping Destination (or is it Zamazon now?)

Amazon, the World’s Default Shopping Destination (or is it Zamazon now?)

By Zoli Erdos on July 22, 2009

Recently I wrote about PaaS by Amazon – an no, as much as we like thinking of Amazon as the the key Cloud Computing infrastructure provider, it wasn’t about Platform as a Service.  It was about Pasta as a Service.  Yes, I am buying Al Dente Carba-Nada as a subscription. After all, before it become […]

Posted in General | Tagged acquisition, amazon, customer service, online shopping, retail, shoebuy, shoes, zamazon, zappos

When Apology is Not Enough

By Zoli Erdos on December 1, 2008

Today is the Day of Apologies.  President Bush is sorry about the economic crisis, but his biggest regret is the flawed intelligence that led to the Iraq war: “The biggest regret of all the presidency has to have been the intelligence failure in Iraq. A lot of people put their reputations on the line and […]

Posted in General | Tagged black friday, failure, hewlett packard, hp, live cashback, live search, microsoft, online shopping, outage

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