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Amazon Customers Supply Prime Directive for Exclusive Programming

"In addition to offering access across different devices, the other interesting change is that Netflix has been able to cater to subscribers looking to binge on content," Ireland told the E-Commerce Times. "This practice of offering an entire season from day one is an interesting change in how TV shows have been viewed." ...

Fanhattan Aims to Make TV Easy Again

"They seem to be offering a breakthrough experience for the TV viewer, similar to what Apple has offered consumers for years now with their products," he told the E-Commerce Times. "If they can get the device into the hands of consumers, it has the potential to make a significant impact on the market. However, that will not be an easy task." ...

What’s Ahead for the Net: Mary Meeker Explains It All

"Not only are we seeing a tremendous growth in mobile phones, but as she noted, tablets are also growing like wildfire, roughly three times faster than the iPhone," he told the E-Commerce Times. "More importantly, Mary is right that the mobile ad market is largely untapped,...

Amazon Spreads Its Influence With Single Sign-In

"We are using OAuth 2.0 as it is the standard way of securely exchanging data between different sites and apps without sharing passwords," Amazon spokesperson Scott Stanzel told the E-Commerce Times. "With Login with Amazon supporting OAuth 2.0, developers can reuse their existing knowledge to implement it without having to learn a new set of concepts." ...

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

Feds to Open Data Access in a Big Way

"We believe the economics and the ubiquity of access of the cloud are central to any open data strategy. Cloud technology also provides the agility and ease of use that a modern government needs in order to adapt and iterate quickly," Saf Rabah, vice president of marketing at Socrata, told the E-Commerce Times.

Tablets to Demote Laptops to Also-Ran Status This Year

"Sub-8-inch is cheaper and more mobile. That is really it," Ryan Reith,IDC program manager, mobile device trackers, told the E-Commerce times. "We believe price differences are driving most of that trend as tablets are often (but not always) an additive device to a PC and smartphone. So price sensitivity is important. But also the fact that it is easier to carry around helps."

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A Map for Global Marketing Success

"They have specific sites for specific countries," explained Gil Levy, managing partner with ECommerce Partners, to the E-Commerce Times. "That's the best thing to do. All the customer service and everything will be for this specific country. You can merchandise specific to that country. It's not just the price and the product, but it's the whole experience."

Facebook Scrubs European Launch of Home, HTC First

Much of this Facebook can blame on itself, Chris Reeves, cofounder of 2930 Creative told the E-Commerce Times. "Facebook didn't do a great job of explaining why people should download the app -- what they would get from Home, in other words," Reeves said. Facebook also limit...

Pandora’s Mobile Biz Tunes in Q1 Growth

"We won't be able to see until the second half of the year how well that is going to work," he told the E-Commerce Times That long-term question is going to be critical if the company wants to remain sustainable going forward, said media and entertainment analyst Grant Goddard...

Kutcher’s Insight Into Mobile Investments Is No Act

"When you think about Facebook, it's built trust-vines. You get to know a friend of a friend." (By the way, if you have a friend of a friend of Ashton Kutcher's, he says he would be happy to host you at his house. Please try that and report back to the E-Commerce Times.) His m...

HTC’s Exec Exodus Prompts Questions About Company’s Future

"The U.S. was HTC's strongest market before them moving some things back to Taipei," Michael Morgan, a senior analyst at ABI Research, told the E-Commerce Times. This could have been because the U.S. market was saturated and China was seen as a growing region HTC declined our ...

Clearwire Board Gives Nod to Sweeter Sprint Bid

"Sprint's path to acquire Clearwire makes sense because it would strengthen Sprint," Jeff Kagan, tech analyst and consultant, told the E-Commerce Times. "It would give them more spectrum and make them more valuable to SoftBank. SoftBank would pay more for a Sprint Clearwire than just for a Sprint."

Intel Puts Its Chips on ‘New Devices’

"What the devices division will do is still up in the air," Cody Acree, director of research for Williams Financial, told the E-Commerce Times "Mike Bell has a history of innovation so we'll have to see what happens," he added....

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

White House Pulls Back the Curtains on Big Data Project

"The Open Data policy dovetails well with the emergence of managing Big Data, and it will present a great opportunity for traditional hardware and software providers," Chris Wilson, vice president, federal government affairs, at TechAmerica, told the E-Commerce Times "This new...

GrubHub, Seamless Merge to Boost Restaurant Delivery Chops

Users are not likely to suddenly flock to the company because it is bigger, he told the E-Commerce Times. "They will continue to use one or the other, as they always have." Also, restaurant delivery isn't the type of service that is shaped by the so-called network effect, Jan...

Dish Eyes LightSquared’s Wireless Spectrum

"This confirms what we have been saying for a while now," Joel Espelien, analyst with TDG Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "Dish has concluded that the future is broadband, not pay TV, and spectrum is the only way they are going to get there." That means there might be mor...

Pinterest Tacks On Brand-Friendly Features

For consumers, the changes represent "more relevant information beyond just clicks and images," Nguyen told the E-Commerce Times Agencies are able to tap into the richer pins and updates for their brands....

Marketing, Big Data Tech IPOs Get Rousing Market Welcome

"Tableau Software hit an IPO grand slam that was not only visually pleasing, but also one that will be remembered in the coming years as a case study for what a successful IPO should look like," he told the E-Commerce Times It could also be an indication that companies with si...

Yahoo’s 2013 Shopping Spree May Include Tumblr

"If that did happen, it would be a good fit," Greg Finn, director of marketing at Cypress North, told the E-Commerce Times. "The highest-grossing, highest use portions of Yahoo are its news and fantasy games and sports, not search, so having the user-generated content that Tumblr brings, and the press and publicity around it and the page views, seems like a logical fit."

Dell’s Weak Q1 Earnings Throw Fuel on Buyout Fire

"Since Michael Dell came back on, they haven't done anything significant to respond to the completely transformed industry," he told the E-Commerce Times. "If the company has only gone downwards since you've been CEO, you're clearly not the best leader for the company." Howeve...

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