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E-Commerce - at the tipping point

Monday Nov 10, 2008
There's a growing belief New Zealand is on the tipping point of E-commerce growth. One of our most experienced online retailers said:
"We are at a turning point and this year is going to be a critical one for us." Richard Harrison, Woolworths E-commerce manager, (Herald, Feb 9, 2001).
Note the date - almost eight years ago - but you can hear any number of E-commerce advocates saying the very same thing today. By any estimate, Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | Commerce, Point, tipping
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Looking for work? Don't 'stand out'; stand tall with skills

"Rather than expending energy trying to 'stand out,' a job-seeker must place emphasis on confidently 'standing tall' with a skill set. Intentionally being able to articulate your top five skills and how they match an organization's need can naturally differentiate you from the pack."
2. What is perhaps the most valuable component of a rйsumй or accomplishments to tout?
"Design, develop and direct a rйsumй toward achieving the employer's specific Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | looking, Skills, Stand, tall, with, work
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Women's Investment Club in California Plans to Weather Stormy Markets

The recent turmoil in the world's financial markets has made investors nervous. There are thousands of investment clubs around the United States, and VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke to members of one, who say they are concerned, but plan to keep investing.
Dramatic fluctuations in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other stock indexes have led some to panic selling. But a group of friends in Los Angeles, who make up the 20/20 Investment Club, say Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | California, Club, investment, Markets, plans, Stormy, Weather, women
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Is Twitter the Next Second Life?

I'm sorry if I'm about to offend all you dedicated Twitter fanatics out there, but (in the spirit of the holidays) I'm just a big old Scrooge. Articles about
make me want to shout "Bah humbug!" and turn off my computer so I can run screaming into the night.
For the past year or so I've kept silent on this issue, but it now seems like there's an extraordinary parallel between the hype about using Twitter for business and the hype about Second Life Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | Life, Next, second, Twitter
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John's Management Blog

This past weekend, I attended another holiday party, put up the outdoor lights, and helped decorate the Christmas tree. I think the Christmas season finally is starting to push past the workload in front of me and capture a piece of my attention.
With that in mind, I offer you my letter to Santa Claus. Each year I tell the fat guy in the red suit what I want most for my business. See if you find some of your hopes in there too.
Whatever holiday Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | BLOG, John, Management
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Global Financial Services Provider Chooses Autonomy to Underpin …

Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader in
infrastructure software for the enterprise, is spearheading the meaning-based
computing movement and was recently ranked by IDC as the clear market share
leader in enterprise search with market share nearly double that of its
nearest competitor. Autonomy's technology allows computers to harness the
full richness of human information, forming a conceptual and contextual
understanding Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | Autonomy, Chooses, Financial, Global, provider, Services, Underpin
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China Finance Online Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2008 Results

Q3 2008 Highlights

Third Quarter
2008 2007 Variance in %
1)Financial Data: (in thousands of U.S. dollars,
except per ADS data)
Net revenues $15,228 $7,303 109%
GAAP net income 4,772 1,902 151%
Non-GAAP net Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | 2008, China, Finance, Online, quarter, reports, Results, Third, Unaudited
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Marketplace on the River wraps up 2008 schedule

Saturday marked the final Marketplace on the River event for 2008.
There were vendors, artists and entertainers. It's all a part of the Celebrate the Arts' "Bizarre" Bazaar.
Claudia Bustamante, a Bizarre Bazaar vendor explained, “We normally do it the last Saturday of every month. I think it was a wonderful festival. We had a lot of craft vendors and a lot of people. I think it was good because everybody gets a little Christmas present Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | 2008, Marketplace, River, Schedule, wraps
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Gain an Insight into the Japanese Broadband Market with This Focus …

By September 2007, Japan had more than 27.7 million broadband lines in
place, making it the third largest broadband country in the world after
the US and China (China surpassed Japan earlier in 2004). Much of the
success of broadband in Japan is owed to the stunning growth surge that
occurred back in 2003; the growth took place on the back of DSL
broadband technology. Other broadband services such as FttH have Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | Broadband, Focus, Gain, Insight, into, Japanese, Market, This, with
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Nexiant(R) Launches mySIM — a One-Stop-Shop for Indirect …

mySIM is a subscription-as-a-service (SaaS) offering that significantly
reduces the costs associated with software and IT infrastructure setup
and maintenance. Nexiant's web-based deployment model enables the rapid
release of patches and upgrades to a single instance of the mySIM
application which is made available to all customers. The streamlined
implementation process of mySIM requires minimal resources, Read the rest of this entry »

September 30, 2008 | Indirect, launches, mySIM, Nexiant, shop, Stop
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