E-Commerce Report: From Clipouts to the Web, Coupons Transition Slowly
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Online coupons have always been a bargain-hunterâs diversion, which may be precisely why the market has grown so slowly.
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Online merchants in the United States have become better at weeding out fraudulent credit card orders, a new survey indicates. But shipping overseas remains a risky venture. By Joanna Glasner.
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Customers in search of a cheap airfare, antiques or a stock trade can scan the Web for good deals. But when it comes time for companies to buy group insurance policies, they&#39;ve largely
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Internet and mail-order sellers offer a misleading benefit.
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Magazine publishers are finding the checkout counter more appealing.
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Users will see the coupons displayed with maps when they search on Google Local.
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A Web blockbuster is evolving to try to stay ahead of rivals.
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U.S. consumer scientists have conducted one of the first studies detailing how car purchasing has changed since the advent of the Internet.  The investigators found online research has largely supplanted time spent at a dealership.
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Things get ugly for Buy.com customers when rebates go missing.
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Social networking features are popping up on auction and shopping sites, allowing visitors to compare notes and turn e-commerce into a social experience.
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Shopping around shopping guides shows a new level of sophistication to buying online, a report suggests.
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For years, the Internet's technical constraints went hand-in-hand with the realities of Internet usage. At first, most people viewed Web pages but did little to create or change them. Web journals, photo sites and video sharing didn't come until later. Even when users had a need to send information &#151; an e-mail here, a shopping transaction there &#151; the amount of data was small.
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Plus: Web opportunist cuts out middlemen. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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eBay sellers have a new content management tool to help them post storefronts faster, thanks to a newly customized Macromedia toolset.
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An online marketing strategy offers free good now, but consumers will have to buy something later.
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Retailers are increasingly offering ways for consumers to shop online but pick up their goods in stores, letting customers avoid shipping costs.
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Also: Online grocers can bring you many things, they just can't deliver a profit. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.