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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- November 1, 2011

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Headline Scan
Google Reveals the Whys and Wherefores Behind Targeted Ads
Yahoo Wheels and Deals Amid Growing Uncertainty
Can the Nook Color Find a Niche in the Tablet Market?
Federal IT Management Comes Up Short
White House Pushes Cyberlaw as Online Crooks Frolic

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Podcast
Desperately Seeking Data Management (22:39 minutes)
In the world of information management, project collapse is common,
whether it's because of cost, process or the people running the show.
The information architect "has to be a team player, working closely with
technology, because more and more information will be not just
machine-readable, but machine-processable and interpretable," said Build
The Vision's Robert Weisman.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-10-31.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Google Reveals the Whys and Wherefores Behind Targeted Ads
Google might soon quit surprising you with ridiculously off-target ads
in your search results and Gmail. Or, you may finally find out how they
deliver ads that are strikingly right-on. The search leader has
announced an upcoming feature called "Why These Ads?"
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73650.html

Yahoo Wheels and Deals Amid Growing Uncertainty
Yahoo may have shelved the prospect of a company sale, or at the very
least pushed the idea to its back burner. Instead, it is reportedly
giving serious thought to selling its Asian assets and redistributing
the proceeds to shareholders via a special dividend or buyback shares.
It has been widely assumed Yahoo was prepping itself for a sale.
Certainly, that was the market's expectation.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73646.html

Can the Nook Color Find a Niche in the Tablet Market?
Barnes & Noble has sent out invitations to a press conference this week
in New York City. The specific topic of the event, set for Nov. 7, is
unclear -- but it's almost certain the spotlight will be on its Nook. It
is widely expected that B&N will unveil its answer to Amazon's Kindle
Fire -- that is, a 7-inch Nook Color tablet designed to compete with the
Fire in price and functionality.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73643.html

Federal IT Management Comes Up Short
The inventors of Google began their collaboration in 1996 but did not
adopt the brand name until 1997. The BlackBerry mobile device came on
the market in 1999. And the Clinger-Cohen Act was enacted by Congress in
1996 for the purpose of improving the way the federal government manages
IT. Now, 15 years after Clinger-Cohen, federal agencies are still
struggling to meet the objectives of the 1996 legislation.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73645.html

White House Pushes Cyberlaw as Online Crooks Frolic
The Obama administration is urging the U.S. Congress to pass
cybersecurity legislation that the White House first proposed in May.
That proposal incorporates many of the ideas of Senate and House
leaders, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt pointed
out.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73641.html

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