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Black Friday a Big Win for Online Retailers [STATS]

Mashable  Nov 28 09

Last year’s holiday season wasn’t so cheery for online retailers. The devastating economic recession hit people’s wallets, forcing them to cut back and save whatever they could. Now with the markets recovering, are consumers shopping again?

Data released today by marketing optimization firm Coremetrics reveals that Black Friday, the traditional start to the holiday shopping season, turned out to be a good day (and a welcomed relief) for online retailers. Consumers spent more, ordered more, and did it all more efficiently than compared to Black Friday last year. Full story...

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“Baby Killer” Becomes Healthcare Vote’s “You Lie” [VIDEO]

Mashable  6 hours ago

On Sunday night, the House of Representatives passed a $875 billion healthcare bill with a vote of 219-212.

140 Reasons We Love Twitter

Mashable  10 hours ago

Today is Twitter’s fourth birthday, and to celebrate the occasion we asked our Twitter followers: “Let us know how Twitter changed your life – add hashtag #thankstwitter4 so we can find your tweet.

California on Social Media [VIDEO]

Mashable  13 hours ago

Comedian Kassem G conducts “man on the street” interviews each week with Californians — issues tackled include drugs, stereotypes and Tiger Woods.

Steve Jobs Replies: No, iPad Won’t Support Picasa

Mashable  13 hours ago

Steve Jobs seemingly elected to reply to another question sent to his SJobs [at] apple.

New Twitter Phishing Attack: “You’re On Here?” [WARNING]

Mashable  16 hours ago

Twitter users are reporting a new attempt to extract their usernames and passwords — a Direct Message attack that asks “You’re on here?” with a link.

Ben Folds Plays Chatroulette Live in Concert [VIDEO]

Mashable  18 hours ago

Singer-songwriter Ben Folds visited the random video chat site Chatroulette during a recent live concert in Charlotte, North Carolina, playing improv piano tunes about the people he was connected with.

4 Ways Non-Profits Can Use Google Buzz

Mashable  less than a day ago

Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007.

Yelp for Business: 4 Steps for Success

Mashable  less than a day ago

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

5 Brilliant iPhone Apps for Baseball Fans

Mashable  less than a day ago

Attention baseball fans, the date that is no doubt etched in your brain — the start of the 2010 Major League Baseball Season — is fast approaching.

Sprint Makes Your iPhone 4G [VIDEO]

Mashable  less than a day ago

The iPhone 4G (next generation iPhone) is yet to be released, but Sprint is cleverly advertising “4G speeds” on your iPhone thanks to its Sierra Wireless Overdrive 4G WiFi hotspot.



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