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Musk Draws Barbs for Mean-Spirited Dig at Apple

It is never a wise move to attack ex-employees individually or even collectively in the media as it could reflect badly on the firm, he told the E-Commerce Times. In particular, a CEO who does so looks like a bully "In effect, you are disparaging publicly a terminated employee...

Handmade at Amazon Could Needle Etsy

However, Etsy provides some personal touches that Amazon cannot provide, he told the E-Commerce Times "This would be more taking away a growth opportunity for eBay and going after much weaker Etsy," suggested Enderle. "Amazon is far stronger in reach, but with artisans you nee...

Verizon Supercookie to Let Advertisers Gorge on Customer Data

"If AOL uses it, given it's part of Verizon, Verizon is using it," Enderle told the E-Commerce Times. "That's a lie." What Verizon Will Do...

Will Insider Trading Sideline Fantasy Sports?

"I think in the short term you may see a reduction in casual interest in DFS, as news of the allegations may dissuade some from trying DFS or continuing to play if they're already signed up," he told the E-Commerce Times, "but the industry is likely strong enough at this point to continue to grow even in the face of that impact."

Many Product Searchers Skip Google, Go Directly to Amazon

"It means Amazon is more likely to get the business," he told the E-Commerce Times. "That's significant." Threat to Google...

EU Data Transfer Ruling Leaves Tech Companies in Quandary

"Facebook, like many thousands of European companies, relies on a number of the methods prescribed by EU law to legally transfer data to the U.S. from Europe, aside from Safe Harbor," the company said in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by spokesperson Jodi Seth. "It is imperative that EU and U.S. governments ensure that they continue to provide reliable methods for lawful data transfers and resolve any issues relating to national security."

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

Federal Cybersecurity Performance Gets Mixed Reviews

"Another category we recently added is observations around employee behavior on the Internet. All together, we have over 100 data feeds and 20 billion new records that we process on a daily basis and aggregate to arrive at a rating for each entity we monitor," he told the E-Commerce Times. [*Correction - Oct. 6, 2015]...

Can Jack Dorsey Save Twitter?

Twitter "has an unhealthy fixation with user growth," Randall told the E-Commerce Times, that is "driven by Silicon Valley DNA: Growth is paramount until all opposition is vanquished." That approach is "nonsensical" because Twitter "created and now dominates the microblogging ...

Amazon Banishes Apple and Google Streamers

It made the decision to "avoid customer confusion," according to a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by Amazon spokesperson Pia Arthur Other devices with streaming capabilities, such as Roku set-top boxes, and PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, would continue to be...

The Sluggish Crawl to Chip-Secured Shopping

The code won't work if a hacker tries to use it to make a fraudulent purchase later, he told the E-Commerce Times. "It's like stealing an expired password." EMV cards also make mobile payments processing safer, Shulz added....

Microsoft and Google End Hostilities, Partner Up

The 20 cases now resolved fell primarily into the categories of mobile phones, video decoding and WiFi, a person familiar with the matter told the E-Commerce Times As part of the agreement, Google and Microsoft will dismiss all pending patent suits between them, including case...

Microsoft Pushes Deeper Into Linux, Containers, IoT

This is "definitely the new Microsoft trying hard to be as platform-agnostic as it can in the cloud in order not to be left behind," he told the E-Commerce Times The Azure IoT Suite...

Flights of Fancy: The Multibillion-Dollar World of Fantasy Sports

"Fantasy sports -- fantasy football, in particular -- are becoming an increasingly popular activity among Americans," she told the E-Commerce Times Of the people who indicated they intended to join a fantasy sports league, about 48 percent said they would join a single group, ...

Amazon Flexes Its Muscles in Crowdsourced Delivery Space

Under its new Amazon Flex program, the company pays workers between US$18 and $25 per hour to deliver packages to Prime Now customers, company spokesperson Kelly Cheeseman told the E-Commerce Times The service is available only in Seattle for now, but Amazon plans to expand it...

Sprint Bets Its Spectrum Will Suffice

"Many people are surprised to learn that Sprint has a very healthy amount of spectrum, so they don't have the same need as other competitors," he told the E-Commerce Times Every carrier has a different amount of spectrum, Kagan noted. AT&T and Verizon have enough low-band spec...

BlackBerry Sees the Android Light

It has the "BlackBerry" name, so users can be assured it won't stray away from network and security roots, he told the E-Commerce Times."It could bring Google users to the secure platform, while providing the 1.5 million apps to BlackBerry in the process." BlackBerry's Own F...

OPM’s Latest Bad News: 5.6 Million Fingerprints Lifted

"What we have learned from federal experts is that as of now, the ability to misuse this data is limited," Schumach told the E-Commerce Times. However, "experts do acknowledge that the ability to misuse this data could increase over time as technology changes." Comprehensive ...

Gmail Blocking Tools Narrow Email Marketing Channel

Some sites "can claim a large number of eyeballs," Giannetto told the E-Commerce Times, but "in reality those eyeballs aren't even looking at the paid advertising. As this fatigue continues to grow, the ROI on these investments will continue to drop." With consumers blocking ...

Groupon Rethinks Its Road Map

"This move will cut operating costs noticeably and hopefully help them turn a better profit in the future," he told the E-Commerce Times. "If I was an investor in Groupon, I would be applauding this move." The market has been getting stale and is still crowded, but Groupon rem...

GOVERNMENT IT REPORT

Feds Award $500M Credit-Monitoring Contract Following OPM Breach

GSA invited vendor contract quotations in early August and got a good response from the vendor community, FAS' Hixson told the E-Commerce Times. The vendors selected by GSA will be in a good position market-wise as opportunities under the contract develop, she said. It is unl...

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