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FamilyEducation offers tips for keeping kids safe in cyberspace

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familyhome.jpg FamilyEducation, a leading online publisher of practical parenting guidance, expert family advice, printables, skill-building exercises and activities for children, has launched “A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Online Acronyms” to help parents decipher what their kids aresaying online and identify warning signs of potentially dangerous situations.

“Kids have mastered the art of online communication, often typing text messages with their thumbs on a cell phone faster than their parents can type on a keyboard. With this increased use of text-based communications, a new lingo of online abbreviations and acronyms has developed,” said Jess M. Brallier, publisher, FamilyEducation. “We developed this Web guide of common abbreviations so parents can stay informed while allowing their kids to use these popular forms of communication.”

The Online Web Guide for Parents also explains chat abbreviations and acronyms that may be warning signs that kids are chatting with strangers online.

Originally posted on August 1, 2007 @ 7:20 am

Domino’s Pizza offers online ordering

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dominor.jpgDomino’s Pizza is now offering online ordering in the majority of its U.S. stores as a third order method. For decades customers have had only two ways to place their order – in-person or over the telephone.

In addition to providing online ordering capability, the revamped Wesite features colorful, new graphics; easy site navigation; and bright menu pages all done with a sense of humor befitting the fun Domino’s Pizza brand. When visitors arrive on the homepage, they are greeted by a series of comical pictures describing the reasons why you should order your pizza online.

“Ordering pizza on the Internet is a relatively new trend,” said Rob Weisberg, Domino’s vice president of precision and print marketing. “While the majority of our customers still prefer to place their order over the phone, we predict that by 2010, 50 percent of all orders will be placed through digital channels.”

Originally posted on July 31, 2007 @ 9:37 am

Retail E-Commerce up by 23% this Q2

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In the latest report by comScore, a global leader in measuring the digital world, the total U.S. e-commerce spending climbed 19 percent to $47.5 billion for the second quarter of 2007. Non-travel (retail) e-commerce grew 23 percent versus year ago to $27.2 billion, while online travel spending increased 14 percent to $20.3 billion.

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Moreover, total U.S. online consumer spending reached $170.8 billion in 2006, with non-travel spending accounting for $102.1 billion and travel spending accounting for $68.8 billion. Based on the first-half growth rates, total U.S. online consumer spending is on track to reach $200 billion in 2007.

“Retail e-commerce rebounded solidly in the second quarter after a modest start to the year,” said Gian Fulgoni, chairman of comScore. “After posting 17 percent growth versus year ago in Q1, retail e-commerce sales grew 23 percent year-over-year in Q2, matching the growth rates we’ve seen during the past couple of years.”

Originally posted on July 31, 2007 @ 10:10 am

German court warns eBay on counterfeit goods

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rolex.jpg In light of the six-year dispute between Montres Rolex SA and eBay, the German Federal Supreme Court has ordered the online auctioneer giant to exert more effort to prevent selling counterfeit goods in its site. Germany is the second biggest market of eBay next to United States.

“We expect that this ruling will likely result in increased litigation against us in Germany, although we do not currently believe that it will require a significant change in our business practices,” the eBay in a quarterly regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Moreover, eBay also faces 2 lawsuits in France against Christian Dior Couture and luxury goods makers Louis Vuitton Malletier.

Originally posted on July 29, 2007 @ 4:29 am

ItsYourDomain.com acquired for $10.35 million

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iyd.jpgTucows Inc., the largest Internet services provider for hosting companies and ISPs, has acquired ItsYourDomain.com (IYD), a
privately held, profitable ICANN-accredited registrar offering domain services through a worldwide wholesale network of over 2,500 affiliates for US$10.35 million in cash plus the opportunity to realize a further US$1.05 million based on specific targets.

“From our perspective IYD was perhaps the only substantial wholesale domain registration base that might be available over the next few years, and it’s a compatible business that we’ll be able to fold in to our existing operations,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO, Tucows Inc. “Additionally, this acquisition gives us some very interesting underlying technology that we were favorably impressed with that will allow us to more completely service our customer base.”

Originally posted on July 29, 2007 @ 3:46 am