Who are using tablets? Are they your customers?

Posted on November 22nd, 2011

Should you start thinking about selling your products for tablet users?
In September 2011, almost 1/2 of tablet users made purchases using their device. 12% of Internet-using Americans own tablets.We are also seeing an increase of purchases made on tablets than on smart phones.
Here’s an eye-opener out of Website Magazine about Tablet usage:
“Mobile advertising company Jumptap, [...]

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Are Yelp Deals better than Groupon Now?

Posted on August 3rd, 2011

Yelp wants to get on the action of the discounted deals and has started offering Yelp Deals to businesses here in Portland, Oregon. A few weeks ago, they announced this in their newsletter, so I logged in to check it out.  I thought I might try it out for my web hosting plans, but [...]

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Fascinating global trends in mobile and ecommerce

Posted on June 23rd, 2011

There are a lot of change happening in the world of mobile. No one would have believed you could make payments with a phone 10 years ago. I hope you enjoy reading about these as much as I did, it’s pretty exciting to see how the world is changing and adapting with different [...]

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Groupon, is it helping or hurting small businesses

Posted on April 22nd, 2011

Digital coupons and social buying are all the rage right now. Should we thank Groupon for all the excitement and hub-bub? I’ve had multiple clients ask me what’s up with Groupon and if it’s changing the way we do business online.
First, it’s important to know that Groupon is the fastest growing company in history, attracting [...]

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The new leaders in iPhone & mobile point of sale

Posted on May 26th, 2010

Imagine you are a vendor at a conference & you need a way to accept credit cards & process them quickly. Before your options were:
1) collecting credit card #s and processing them over the phone, but taking a risk if the credit cards were expired or bad
2) getting a virtual terminal and paying extra costs [...]

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