E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- July 10, 2009
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Today's Headlines:
Shifting Clouds
LexisNexis Makes CRM App More Relationship-Savvy
Tagged.com to Get Slapped With Lawsuit
Obama Administration Plows Ahead With Controversial E-Verify Program
Kindle 2 Price Cut May Not Be Kind Enough
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Getting IT to Speak Business-ese (12:51 minutes)
For the most part, IT people tend to operate in their own space and
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Today's Story Highlights
Shifting Clouds
The initial success and rapid growth of cloud computing is attracting a
"cloud rush" of players twisting the original concept to suit their
proprietary purposes and confusing IT and business decision-makers in
the process. This proliferation process is also accelerating the
inevitable shakeout of various startups.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67557.html
LexisNexis Makes CRM App More Relationship-Savvy
LexisNexis is enhancing its customer relationship management product,
InterAction CRM, with its version of social networking functionality.
Called "InterAction IQ," the tool delves into the CRM app and the
Exchange Server to establish which users have relationships with certain
clients or prospective clients, and then rates those relationships as to
their strength.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67560.html
Tagged.com to Get Slapped With Lawsuit
New York's attorney general charged Thursday that Tagged.com stole the
identities of more than 60 million Internet users worldwide -- by
sending emails that raided their private accounts. Andrew Cuomo said he
plans to sue the social networking Web site for deceptive marketing and
invasion of privacy.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67562.html
Obama Administration Plows Ahead With Controversial E-Verify Program
Despite strong opposition from business groups and a lawsuit, the Obama
administration is making E-Verify, an online verification program,
mandatory for businesses working with the federal government. Department
of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Wednesday announced
support for the program, which lets businesses check employees' work
status online.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67556.html
Kindle 2 Price Cut May Not Be Kind Enough
Maybe Amazon's dreams of beaches filled with summer readers clicking on
Kindles instead of riffling through a James Patterson or Clive Cussler
page-turner didn't quite pan out. Or maybe economic stimulus funds
haven't trickled down far enough to get recession-weary consumers
thinking of e-book readers as must-have purchases.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67555.html
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