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"Shoppers are motivated by quality, price and convenience, with convenience playing a critical role," she told the E-Commerce Times. "Implementing price matching not only still puts the burden on the user to jump through hoops to get the lower price, but does so amidst a cha...

"It looks like Clearwire is suddenly the belle of the ball," Kagan told the E-Commerce Times. "This is a very interesting turn of events, but not entirely surprising. Dish has signaled their interest in expanding their satellite television business to wireless." Last month, t...

The E-Commerce Times caught up with executives at four such companies to get their take on the trends that will shape this year. A common theme emerged throughout the interviews: The face of e-commerce is global; it's fueled by increasingly savvy and complex logistics planning, and it's heavily focused on mobile.

"In addition, you can read product reviews, ask questions, [and] compare competitive prices in order to get the most out of your shopping experience," he told the E-Commerce Times However, there is more to Amazon's success story -- much more -- than that.

"Samsung should be congratulated for all the great work they did to create the Galaxy S III that has outsold the iPhone worldwide," Gerry Purdy, principal analyst at MobileTrax, told the E-Commerce Times Samsung issued its fourth-quarter guidance in a regulatory filing Monday,...

"In general I would have to agree with the tone of the report on the challenges it cited," Dan Kent, federal chief technology officer for Cisco Systems, told the E-Commerce Times. "At the federal level, a lot of the technology issues are being addressed, but a lot of the policies and processes still need attention. At the operational level, where technology and policy are supposed to come together, I would say the government may be a year or two behind the commercial sector in mobile IT."

"I see it as a logical move -- something they had to do," he told the E-Commerce Times. Competitive Price vs. Content vs. Convenience...

"I see it as a logical move -- something they had to do," he told the E-Commerce Times. Competitive Price vs. Content vs. Convenience...

"Five years is an eternity when measured in startup time regardless of the product," Rich Hanley, associate professor and director of the graduate journalism program at Quinnipiac University, told the E-Commerce Times. It could be he just wants a break.

"Microsoft was the only product for enterprises for awhile, so by default, they are going to be the leader in the industry," he told the E-Commerce Times. "This just shows that for enterprises looking for serious office productivity, no product can compare, especially because large corporations or government agencies are so fully invested in the product."

Clearly, the judge handed Amazon a win by granting its motion for partial summary judgment, Erik M. Pelton of Erik M. Pelton & Associates told the E-Commerce Times. However, it is not a very significant win "Basically, the heart of the matter are the trademark issues, and tho...

"Having a well-thought-out mobile app means being able to be in touch with all your consumers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year," Lingam told the E-Commerce Times. "This is extremely powerful in terms of your ability to collect analytics and feedback based on consumer behavior, be able to enable better brand engagement with your paying customers, create a differentiated consumer experience based on their purchasing patterns, and implement offers, discounts and high-quality loyalty programs. It makes all the difference between being the leader in your business or having a journeyman-like business."

"Ultimately the settlement was a win for consumers and perhaps for Google as well, as it will not have to face a government lawsuit accusing it of fundamentally violating antitrust laws," Ryan Radia, analyst with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told the E-Commerce Times.

"We have not seen a copy of this report and don't know the methodology, but to the extent it suggests that Google ads are a major source of funds for major pirate sites, we believe it is mistaken. Over the past several years, we've taken a leadership role in this fight, partnering with industry organizations to cut off the flow of money to piracy sites, as well as investing significant time and money to keep copyright-infringement content out of our network. The complexity of online advertising has led some to conclude, incorrectly, that the mere presence of any Google code on a site means financial support from Google," Google spokesperson Andrea Faville told the E-Commerce Times...

"GSA provided a great opportunity to these small businesses. During a time when government-issued funds are uncertain to contractors, these companies were presented with an opportunity to enter the government market, gain new business and increase revenue," Shanae Newman, vice president of VBP OutSourcing, told the E-Commerce Times. VBP assists contractors in meeting federal accounting and auditing requirements...

"That is a huge move for any company," he told the E-Commerce Times. "They will continue to gain traction as more users flock to mobile devices for all their needs." That quarter represented a turning point in Facebook's effort to prove its bona fides in mobile advertising, sa...

"In October, prior to a disappointing Q3 earnings report, the company announced it was shutting down 13 older games as part of a cost-reduction plan, also including staff reductions and studio closures," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Typically resource and overhead cutbacks inspire investor confidence, but revenue gains are expected to follow." ...

"Sony and Toshiba are spending more next year for semiconductors as a way to innovate and press forward even as [2012] has been poor for them," he told the E-Commerce Times Out With the Bad...

"Apparently, their own internal testing was not enough," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Both Netflix and Amazon will want to make sure that his is not happening again. Beyond that, Netflix might look for ways to route traffic to a different provider in situations like this, but this becomes cost prohibitive quickly." ...

"For 15 years, libraries have been the foremost community-based institutions that have embraced technology," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Virtually all libraries offer computers and access to the Internet and lots of libraries are among the most enthusiastic users of social media. Beyond that, many libraries are rethinking their missions and role in their communities and in lots of cases are redesigning their physical spaces and adjusting their resources to take account of the shifting needs of patrons." ...