E-Gift Cards Fitting the Bill for Consumers, Retailers
Convenience is a large part of the changing consumer trend to favor gifts cards, along with the fact that more families are now living distributed lives. Both situations make the e-gift process more attractive to consumers, and retailers are benefitting as well.
Investors have $20 billion to acquire businesses. Is yours one of them?
Our Technology M&A: 2021 Outlook gives owners, founders and entrepreneurs insight into why e-commerce is dominating technology acquisitions, what this means for multiples, when investors are looking to allocate capital and more.
The Role of Marketing Attribution in the New Age of E-Commerce
Understanding the contribution of every channel and the customer conversion process enables marketers to adapt and adjust accordingly. Let's discuss what marketing attribution is; and how it can help e-commerce companies grow their businesses.
Arts and Culture's Virtual Survival Story: The Show Must Go On
The arts have seen a shift in the last year away from in-person gatherings, but that doesn't mean that performances, showings, and other creative activities have stopped. Rather, they've been transformed, becoming increasingly virtual and digital. We spoke with experts in the arts, design, and marketing to see how these fields have changed and might continue to evolve.
Advance Strategies to Eliminate E-Commerce Chargebacks
Half of consumers who originally planned to return to their pre-pandemic in-store shopping routines once coronavirus is under control now plan to stick with online shopping. That shift in preferences means that e-commerce merchants must keep up with trending ways to market, sell, and prevent fraud. Let's look at a few of the most important developments and see where they're going.
New Social Platform Seeks to Swell Ranks With Talk in Displaced Time
Swell is the first social platform to focus exclusively on asynchronous audio conversations, where audio clips up to five minutes in length can be posted to the site. Any Swell member can host a conversation and has control over who may participate in it, as well as make posts.
2021 Will Bring Big Changes to Amazon and Its Sellers
Today, more than 60 percent of consumers start their online shopping searches on Amazon. That trend is unlikely to change, as consumers have grown accustomed to the new normal of digital purchasing. As we look ahead into 2021 and beyond, here is what will take place in the Amazon e-commerce ecosystem that every brand needs to know.
Social Commerce Is Changing How Brands Sell Online
For brands that haven't yet tried social selling, 2021 is the time to start. Social commerce offers brands the ability to reach new audiences on platforms consumers already use and trust. Moreover, because it streamlines the sales process by...
Shifting Shopping Trends Push Retailers to Rethink Marketing
Shopping trends are expanding as the pandemic's effect on e-commerce continues, forcing retailers to adapt their marketing strategies to meet new consumer expectations and demands, according to a new report.
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Women in Tech: 20 Trailblazers Share Their Journeys
Successful women in the tech trenches share their insights and tackle subjects ranging from how to search out a strong mentor to how to be one -- from how to advance in a large company to how to start your own firm.
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The accounts have seemingly avoided bans regardless of escalation from Facebook and Twitter. Statements on the report from both platforms point to huge figures of tweets removed or profiles blocked, but the reality is that disinformation continues to swirl, especially around these particular disinformation superspreaders. Later today, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google will testify before Congress regarding the spread of disinformation.
Dyson is very aware we've all spent more time indoors, and a lot more time in our own homes. At the (rather revolting) microscopic level, that means we're all shedding more skin cells and hair on our floors, carpets and rugs. Dyson's new stick vacuum models, at various sizes and prices, claim to offer a level of clean you can demonstrably see — and some use lasers to do so.
The Dyson V15 Detect, which is the $699 showcase model for the company's tech upgrades, includes a green laser diode that shoots a 'blade' of green light, which is apparently the best color for being detected by the human eye.
The green laser on the V15's cleaner head has a 1.5-degree angle, trailing 7.2mm off the ground. This specific distance helps to create "the best contrast between dust and floor" according to the company's spokesperson. It should also make vacuuming hardwood floors a little more thrilling, through the dumb, inexplicable appeal of laser beams. Continue reading.
NASA has been channeling its advanced tech into everyday products for decades. Now its tire tech has spun off into a startup called Smart, which uses the airless shape memory alloy (SMA) tire technology — originally built for lunar and Mars rovers — for an airless bicycle tire.
Composed of interconnected springs that don't require inflation, the superelastic tires, Smart claims, are built like titanium to withstand rugged terrains without going flat. The pitch is a puncture-free ride, and if it's good enough for Mars, surely it's good enough for that Sunday jaunt. Continue reading.
While MiniLED technology is pulling 4K LCDs forward in the TV battle, LG's OLED screens have been at the top of the quality heap for several years. Now the company has released pricing for most of its 2021 4K OLEDs, including a new A1 line that ditches features like 120Hz refresh rate and HDMI 2.1 features for a lower price.
The A1 models start at $1,299 for a 48-inch version that will ship in June, then rise to $1,599 for a 55-inch and $2,199 for a 65-inch. Most fans of the tech will be looking for the mid-tier C1 series, with prices that start at $1,499 for a 48-inch, $1,799 for a 55-inch and $2,499 for a 65-inch, which will all be available this spring.
If you're willing to spend a bit more, sizes go up to 77-inches, and there's also the impressive G1 series, which for 2021 features "OLED evo" panel technology that promises better brightness than we're used to from this type of TV. Read on for all the current pricing and release windows. Continue reading.
MyZone's chest-strap heart-rate monitors usually track intense fitness types during their HIIT classes or while using connected treadmills and the rest. But MyZone's new model doesn't have to wrap around your torso to track your workouts. The company says the MZ-Switch is the first device in the world that monitors both PPG (photoplethysmography) and ECG (electrocardiography) readings for more accurate activity monitoring with fewer "blind spots."
Wrist-based heart-rate monitors (i.e. most wearables) can be affected when you grip an object, affecting blood flow in a way that isn't truly connected to your effort. That said, MyZone says the wrist-based monitor should still be 95% accurate "for any non-gripping activity with repeatable movements," which includes swimming alongside more typical activities like running and HIIT. You can still get the faster, more accurate heart-rate read-outs by strapping it to your chest. The MZ-Switch is available to buy direct from MyZone starting today, priced at $160. Continue reading.
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Why are people out of the blue talking about Nitric Oxide now?
But despite its small measurement, it's considered one of the most important signaling molecules in the human physique. First recognized as a signaling molecule in 1988, Nitric Oxide, commonly referred to as N-O, is a gas that consists of only one nitrogen atom and one oxygen atom. Till just lately, most of the research about Nitric Oxide was solely shared inside the scientific neighborhood. Why are people out of the blue talking about Nitric Oxide now? In 1992, Nitric Oxide was proclaimed the "Molecule of the Year" by the American scientific group. Why have I never heard of Nitric Oxide earlier than? As molecules go, the discovery of Nitric Oxide occurred pretty recently.
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