Pin Itemailprint Have you ever wondered why Free Shipping promotions continue to increase? Have you ever wondered how Amazon Prime really works? The infographic below helps explain the numbers and importance behind the Amazon Prime concept. Did you know: • Amazon had enough revenue in web sales in 2010 to buy every [...]
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Amazon has tried just about everything to make the shopping experience easier for its customers…except this. Is it time for Amazon to open retails stores? It seems the internet giant may be looking to open its first retail store. Amazon is reportedly taking a look at a location in Seattle, Washington top open a good, [...]
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Amazon‘s Zappos.com shoe website was the victim of a hacking attempt that exposed sensitive customer information, according to CEO Tony Hsieh. In an email to customers, the company said the potentially exposed info included names, email addresses, phone numbers, billing and shipping addresses, and the last four digits of credit card numbers. Zappos also noted [...]
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The holiday season is nearly upon us. Time to do some shopping. If you’re an online shoppers like me, there’s only one King of All E-Tailers…Amazon. The online retailer is poised for another mega holiday season, especially with the release of the much-anticipated Kindle Fire. Here are 9 things you probably didn’t know about Amazon. [...]
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The fat lady has sung for online affiliates of Amazon.com in California. On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law California’s tax on internet sales through affiliate advertising which will immediately cut small-business website revenue 20 to 30 percent, experts say. In response, Amazon.com and Overstock.com announced they would severe all ties with California affiliates [...]
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With two of America’s retail giants venturing into new realms, WalMart and Amazon’s aggressive marketing strategies and use of social media platforms will show how successful their new efforts will be. The infographic below breaks down the imminent showdown between WalMart and Amazon. Who will win this epic battle of the mega-stores? Can brick & [...]
Amazon has finally issued a formal apology and explanation for the outage of its AWS cloud-based services that brought many leading websites to a screeching halt. The company has also revealed a list of preventative measures it plans to take to keep such an outage from occurring again. The document lists many changes that Amazon [...]
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Don’t miss today’s awesome deal on the all new Amazon Kindle DX. The all new Kindle DX is better than ever! All New, High Contrast E Ink Pearl Screen: The graphite Kindle DX display uses the latest generation E Ink Pearl technology with 50 percent better contrast for the clearest text and sharpest images Beautiful [...]
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Today’s deal is actually a very special announcement. Amazon has just rolled out a groundbreaking, cloud-based music service that sounds awesome. It’s possible to buy music from your phone, but then it might get stuck there. It’s possible to buy music from your work computer, but then you have to remember to transfer it to [...]
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Let the clash of the titans begin. Amazon has just launched its new app marketplace “Android Appstore”. You might guess who’s not too happy about it, though. Apple has already filed a lawsuit against Amazon claiming that the name of the app store infringes on its trademark. Of course, Google is probably not too pleased [...]
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Amazon released its earnings statements for the end of 2010 today and the holiday season was a whopper. Sales rose 36 percent and totaled $12.95 billion during the holidays. For the year, sales were up to $34.20 billion, representing a 40 percent increase over 2009. Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said in a press release, [...]
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Well spank me sideways and call me Charlie. The “Chinese Democracy” of video games has a release date. Yes, according to Amazon, Duke Nukem Forever hits shelves on May 3, 2011. For years, rumors were flying that the game was being worked on that it might actually one day be released, then it September of [...]
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