Commerce
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Today’s special: QVC may go mobile
January 24, 2008
ORLANDO, FL – TV and e-commerce service QVC may go mobile. That quick admission came from QVC.com exec and keynote speaker Bob Myers at the Shop.org Innovation and Strategies Conference in Orlando, FL.
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Web 2.0 changing Internet, commerce: Shop.org show panelists
January 24, 2008
ORLANDO, FL – Web 2.0 technologies such as mobile content serving, user-generated content, streaming video, widgets and rich Internet applications are changing the face of the Internet and commerce.
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Brazilian carrier taps Scanbuy for mobile barcode technology
January 24, 2008
Brazilian carrier Vivo has partnered with Scanbuy to become the first mobile operator in Latin America to use 2D barcodes.
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Travelocity designs app for iPhone, iPod
January 23, 2008
Sensing a new market opportunity, online travel agency Travelocity has introduced a new mobile application for Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod touch.
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Pizza Hut aims for slice of mobile market
January 22, 2008
Pizza Hut Inc. has become the first pizza chain to offer both text messaging and mobile Web ordering options on a nationwide basis.
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Stop & Shop uses Motorola, Modiv Media for mobile shopping
January 22, 2008
Supermarket chain Stop & Shop has turned to Modiv Media and Motorola to offer Modiv Shopper, a portable shopping assistant backed by Motorola’s MC17 mobile computer.
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Retailers at NRF show: wait-and-see on mobile
January 17, 2008
While customers are ahead of them, retailers are using the "We'll get there when we get there" approach to mobile.
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Mvive trademarks the moupon
January 14, 2008
Mobile marketing service and technology provider Mvive Inc. has trademarked the word “moupon” – a mobile version of paper coupons, flyers and brochures.
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Phonecasting.com allies with 4celling.com for mobile commerce
January 10, 2008
Online social network Phonecasting.com is partnering with 4celling.com to create a new platform for shopping via the mobile device.
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NCR to unveil contactless payment terminals for mobile
January 4, 2008
NCR Corp. along with Vivotech has introduced contactless payment terminals for point of sale, bringing closer the dream – or nightmare – of turning the mobile phone into a wallet.
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Oregon resort offers barcode coupons to skiers
January 3, 2008
Mt. Bachelor and RocketBux, a mobile software company, have teamed up to provide mobile phone barcode coupons to the Bend, OR-area ski resort’s customers.
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EBay’s StubHub ticket marketplace goes mobile
December 24, 2007
EBay Inc.-owned online ticket marketplace StubHub has gone mobile. StubHub is now integrated into mobile media firm go2 Media to let customers buy their tickets up until the event.
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Thumbplay strikes deal with iLike for ringtone sales
December 14, 2007
Mobile entertainment content provider Thumbplay has entered into an exclusive relationship with social music discovery service iLike to expand its footprint for ringtone sales.
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Most retailers not prepared to sell over mobile: Shop.org chief
December 6, 2007
Retailers nationwide are beginning to make adjustments as the growth of new online shoppers slows down, moving the focus from customer acquisition to retention.
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O2 tests UK mobile-phone usage for purchases
November 29, 2007
O2, a British provider of mobile and home broadband services to consumers and businesses, launched Britain’s first large-scale pilot of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology on mobile phones.
