For months now, high gas prices have made headlines, spawned dozens of new sites that locate the cheapest stations, and changed the behavior of millions of Americans. How? Well, for one, Americans are driving less despite recent drops in prices. This may be due to the higher transportation costs that hike up the prices of [...]
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Shopping Cart Abandonment on the Rise
Recently, more and more people have been exiting online purchases when they go through the payment order process. According to MarketLive, in the first quarter of 2008, consumers were a little more likely to commit shopping cart abandonment than compared to the first quarter in 2007. Since e-commerce sites in general have improved over time, [...]
A Usurper to the Google Throne?
For some time now, Microsoft has been making hints and/or threats about providing really serious competition for Google’s search engine. Its recent failed merger with Yahoo!, however, seemed to dull their prospects. But they’re bouncing back in unexpected ways.
