Cyber Monday Spending Hits $1.25 Billion to Rank as Heaviest U.S. Online Spending Day in History

Cyber Monday 2011 Marks 2nd Billion Dollar Spending Day on Record, Eclipsing Cyber Monday 2010 – RESTON, Va., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported holiday season U.S. retail e-commerce spending for the first 28 days of the November –December 2011 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $15 billion has [...]

PwC's 2011 Global Economic Crime Survey Assesses U.S. Fraud Picture With a Focus on Cybercrime

PwC

PwC’s 2011 Global Economic Crime Survey Assesses U.S. Fraud Picture With a Focus on Cybercrime – U.S. respondents report marked increase in incidents of fraud; Total cost up – Asset misappropriation remains most common fraud –  NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — According to the 2011 Global Economic Crime Survey, released today by PwC, 45 percent [...]

Most U.S. Drivers Engage in 'Distracting' Behaviors: Poll

Cell phone talk, texting, even applying makeup: Most know it’s dangerous, but many do it anyway – NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Whether it’s talking on cell phones, fiddling with food and drink, or doing some last-minute grooming, a large majority of adult drivers in the United States admit to being dangerously distracted while behind the wheel, [...]

Can You Hear Me Now? When a Customer Changes Cell Phone Carriers, the Likelihood His Friends Also Will Leave Rises 80%

CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Research newly published by the American Marketing Association’s Journal of Marketing details the impact of word of mouth on customer turnover. – Marketers the world over know that the word-of-mouth recommendations that come from friends and family members wield great influence, but measuring the true impact of that influence is tough. [...]

Subaru Unveils "SUBARU BRZ"

Subau BRZ

TOKYO, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, announced its world premiere of “SUBARU BRZ (display model)” at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011. (Open to public from December 3 to 11 at Tokyo Big Sight) [...]

Zipcar Launches Pilot for "Zipvan" Cargo Van Service in San Francisco

ZipCar

Zipcar Launches Pilot for “Zipvan” Cargo Van Service in San Francisco – Service Model Based on Similar Offering from Zipcar’s UK Operations – CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP), the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced a pilot in San Francisco that includes full size cargo vans through a [...]

USPTO Launches $50,000 Imaging and Text Recognition Innovation Challenge on TopCoder-Powered NASA Tournament Lab

TopCoder

USPTO Launches $50,000 Imaging and Text Recognition Innovation Challenge on TopCoder-Powered NASA Tournament Lab – Registration Window for Experimental Algorithm Development Competition Open November 30 to December 5 – GLASTONBURY, Conn., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — TopCoder®, Inc., the leader in online programming competition, skills assessment and competitive software development, today announced the opening [...]

Phone Numbers Are History, Thanks to SocialDial

Social Dial

Free app lets you call or text anyone in your social network without using phone numbers. –SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Bababoo, Inc. today announced the release of SocialDial, a new, free mobile app for both iPhone and Android that lets you call and text Facebook and LinkedIn friends without [...]

Cyber Monday Online Spending Increases by 33 Percent Over 2010, Reports IBM

IBM

Cyber Monday Online Spending Increases by 33 Percent Over 2010, Reports IBM – Mobile Devices Including the iPhone and iPad Drive 6.6 Percent of Online Sales – ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. online retail sector delivered strong growth on Cyber Monday 2011 compared to the same period last year, according to [...]

LinkedIn Fail!; Follows in FaceBook's nefarious anti-privacy footsteps

LinkedIn

LinkedIn has pulled a sneaky one on us and much like Facebook has sneakily did in the past, slipped a privacy setting into our profile and went ahead and checked the box for us. How thoughtlessful. This setting allows LinkedIn’s advertising partners to use our photos and more in their ads, without our [...]

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