Valentines Day Gift Giving Survey Results

Last Wednesday Google released the results of a survey they conducted on the Valentine’s Day shopping habits of 2214 adults. Here is an excerpt of the most interesting data for retailers: Highlights From Survey Results: Among U.S. adults who typically buy...

Battelle’s Experience with Google Checkout

John Battelle wrote an excellent article describing his experience with Google Checkout. I highly recommend the read if you are considering using Google Checkout for shopping this holiday season or as a merchant. Here is a snippet: It seems Google is obviating the...

Google Checkout Processing is Free for the Holidays

In a bid that is sure to raise the interests of many e-tailers, Google has announced that it will be providing free merchant services for the holiday season. Say what?! Yes, FREE. For those of you who are not familiar with transacting online suffice it to say that...

Google Announces Update for Holiday Season

This holiday season Google has announced a search engine update geared towards a bolder integration of Google Base data. At the latest Professional Ebay Sellers Alliance Summit (PESA) Google stated that they would provide a ‘refine your search’ option to...