Business & E-Business
July 2009 Archive

E-Commerce Software for SMBs: Why Your Shopping Cart Matters

July 31, 2009 | Your company's Web shopping cart can have a big effect on whether or not customers actually buy from your site. Here's how to find an online shopping cart that's right for your business.
By Merrin Muxlow

Microsoft, Yahoo Finally Ink Search Pact

July 29, 2009 | Microsoft's search tools will appear on Yahoo's sites while Yahoo takes on sales role.
By Paul McDougall, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Twitter Launches Tools For Businesses

July 24, 2009 | The "Twitter 101" online manual features best practices especially useful for smaller companies that handle their own marketing, plus a new widget simplifies following topics.
By Deborah Gage, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Microsoft Revenue, Earnings Sag Amid Weak PC Market

July 23, 2009 | Microsoft's 29% drop in Q4 earnings attributed to weak demand in the recession-battered global PC and server markets.
By Antone Gonsalves, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Electronic Document Storage For SMBs

July 23, 2009 | Electronic document storage system may not lead your company to the paperless office, but it just might save you some money while helping to save the planet.
By Merrin Muxlow, Courtesy of Resource Nation

Zappos Sells Out To Amazon For $850 Million

July 23, 2009 | Iconic shoe e-tailer startup known for customer service makes its biggest and last sale to e-commerce giant. End of an era for former SMB?
By Antone Gonsalves, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Apple Reports Higher 3Q Profit, Revenue

July 22, 2009 | In addition to hot iPhone 3G sales, Mac sales also rise 4%, further cementing its place as a viable PC alternative.
By Antone Gonsalves, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Resurrected: 7 Technologies That Won't Stay Dead

July 22, 2009 | They're ba-a-a-ack! Despite being superseded and left for dead, a few hardy technologies keep springing back to life. Sometimes that's a good thing. Sometimes not so much...
By Fredric Paul

Review: Should Firefox 3.5 Be Your Business' Default Browser?

July 18, 2009 | Mozilla's latest Web browser is a solid step forward, with features including private browsing, geolocation, and support for the latest audio, video, graphics, and HTML 5.
By Mitch Wagner, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Intuit's "Green Snapshot" Uses QuickBooks To Estimate Your Business' Carbon Footprint

July 17, 2009 | Small businesses that use Intuit's QuickBooks can find out how green their companies are, and learn how to be greener.
By Fredric Paul

Web Site Maintenance Musts

July 16, 2009 | Keep your online business running smoothly with a monthly check-up of these crucial areas.
By Allen Moon

3 Keys To Making Your Web Site Trustworthy

July 10, 2009 | For small and midsize businesses without an instantly recognizable brand name, customer trust has to be earned. And it's not enough to run your business right, your Web site has to instantly convince potential customers they can trust you.
By Johnathon Williams

Mid-Market Hero: SoCal Web Shop Goes Green - And Makes It Pay

July 9, 2009 | Lots of small and midsize companies want to go green, but are afraid they can't afford it. Guidance, a Southern California Web design and e-commerce shop, makes it work for the planet, and the bottom line.
By Fredric Paul

Sprint Offers $1 Netbook

July 7, 2009 | Forget those $200 netbook deals from other carriers, Sprint makes the machine virtually free... with a 2-year contract, of course.
By Marin Perez, Courtesy of InformationWeek

California, Hawaii Governors Veto Online Sales Tax

July 2, 2009 | Good news for small online businesses -- and for affiliates of Amazon and Overstock in those states.
By W. David Gardner, Courtesy of InformationWeek

5 Web Replacements For Traditional Tech Tools

July 2, 2009 | New Web-based technology options like Box.net and Basecamp can help you get the job done quicker, easier, and less expensively. You've got nothing to lose but your resistance to change.
By Lesley Spencer Pyle

Enterprise 2.0: Wiki While You Work

July 1, 2009 | The corporation is where Web 2.0 tools hold the most promise to transform social organization, but it's also where there has been the most resistance to change. Although Web 2.0 tools can have a tremendous upside for businesses, the reality is that, inside many companies, reactions to online social networking have been fixated on the downside.
By Matthew Fraser

The Web 2.0 Social Networking Revolution: Q&A With Author Matthew Fraser

July 1, 2009 | The promise of the Internet age was the end of business as usual. Instead much of the business world has resisted the paradigm shifts of Web 2.0 and social media, but the Great Recession may prove the tipping point for widespread adoption.
By Benjamin Tomkins