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E-commerce’s looming question: Will consumers show up?

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Thu, 10/23/2008 - 7:42am

The fourth quarter for e-commerce will be very telling. Will online sales continue to grow even if the consumer is strapped?

Or will e-commerce increasingly look like the rest of the retail sector?



 

New Austin beer! 512 Brewery

Austin Metablog  Wed, 07/30/2008 - 4:50pm

(512) Brewing officially released its first beers, the WIT and the Pale, into the wild today! The (512) WIT is...

(via This is Life in Austin)



 

Not another set-top box: Sezmi unveils its 'TV 2.0' service, wit...

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 05/01/2008 - 8:29am

We're constantly hearing that seamless integration of television and broadband video is fast approaching, but nobody's gotten it right yet.

That hasn't stopped new companies from jumping



 

When Linus Torvalds channeled Howard Cosell

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 02/05/2008 - 5:24pm

I've always admired Linus Torvalds, as much for his accomplishments as for his moxie. Sure, the guy has a big mouth but unlike most of the empty suits who grab headlines by popping off, he backs it up.

To wit, check out excerpts from the interview he granted to ...



 

Those Gmail ads are a hoot

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Mon, 12/17/2007 - 4:11am

Does anyone seriously look at the ads in Google’s Gmail? In theory, Google scans my email and serves up relevant advertising.
The reality is a bit different.
To wit:
In a Mozilla email update (I’m subscribed to the Mozilla Google Group) I get the following:

Now I’m interested in most of the ads here.

I have no clue what [...]



 

The secret of IT transformation: It’s all about the CEO stupid

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Tue, 12/11/2007 - 8:25am

One of the big takeaways from Hewlett-Packard’s analyst meeting will be that the company’s information technology overhaul serves multiple purposes.
To wit:

HP’s IT consolidation is designed to save money;
The teams are that are carrying out the consolidation are being trailed by HP services soldiers to glean insight;
CEO Mark Hurd said the IT overhaul hasn’t been entirely [...]