All Posts Tagged With: "ECommerce"
Amazon UK Launch “Search Inside”
Amazon launched ‘Search Inside’ this week which allows users can now search the full text of more than 125,000 books at Amazon.co.uk. In collaboration with leading publishers, Amazon’s ‘Search Inside!’ function enables customers to search more than 39 million pages of text.I think they must have had some issues launching this service as I [...]
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Photobox Launch Mobile Postcard Service
PhotoBox have launched a mobile postcard service similar to Travolocity which is automated via SMS.
Just take a picture, add your message and send a MMS to: postcard at photobox.co.uk. You will receive a SMS text message prompting you to reply to it with the postal address. Once you have responded the postcard will be printed [...]
Google to go head to head with Paypal - a move too far?
There are rumours on the net that Google are about to launch an electronic payment service similar to Paypal.
Is this a move too far for Google? Payment mechanisms and ECommerce is a very different sector from online searches. Is Google moving too far away from its core expertise or does it have the [...]
Online Poker Played by Bots
I’ve just read one of the most interesting stories I’ve read for a while. It seems there are a lot of unconfirmed stories that some online poker tables are being frequented by bots designed by smart programmers.
Given that games like Hold’em are quite simple enough (and the players bad enough), it makes sense to [...]
Live 8 tickets On eBay For £1000 A Pair
Tickets for the London Live 8 concert are starting to appear on eBay. The going price for a pair of tickets seems to be around £1000 - not bad given that the SMS lottery cost £1.50 per entry.
eBay don’t plan to stop the sale:
“The reselling of charity concert tickets is not illegal under UK [...]
Ask Jeeves Has Portal Ambitions?
Interesting article on Silicon Valley Sleuth about Ask Jeeves internet ambitions following its acquisition of Excite Europe, and its own sale to IAC who also operate Expedia, Hotels.com and evite.com
Read the article here
Travelocity postcards
Seems like a nice idea at first but could turn out to be quite pricey. Travelocity have launched a new service which allows you to create a personalised physical postcard via SMS/MMS.
The service costs £1.50 which isn't too bad, but then you have to pay international texting charges on top.
Aqute have more on the service.
Travelocity seals Lastminute deal - £577m
It’s amazing how fortunes develop. I remember when I first met Brent Hoberman and Martha Fox. They had just setup Lastminute and were working in rented offices on inflatable furniture!
Anyway, online retailer Lastminute.com today agreed to a £577m ($1.07bn) takeover bid from Sabre Holdings, owner of the Travelocity online travel business.
Co-founders Brent Hoberman [...]
Broadband Genie: Phil Wilkinson is back!
Phil Wilkinson, internet entrepreneur, fresh from picking up his proceeds from the sale of Kelkoo to Yahoo (Phil setup Kelkoo UK) has re-entered the market with Broadband Genie.
Broadband genie compares products and prices for all the main broadband UK providers to help users make sense out of this confusing marketplace. All users have to do [...]
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