Here are 14 usability tips for login and my account pages. Let's face it, the easier it is for people to log in, the happier the are, and the more likely they are to make a purchase. 6 Feb 2008
After a bad experience, I vowed to myself that I wouldn't be fooled again. I put on my Due Diligence Hat and sat down to determine how to choose a data centre. 6 Feb 2008
What does engagement really mean to an interactive marketer? This is the theme of our monthly newsletter (internal) from several of our thought leaders in search, business intelligence, advance optimization – and, of course, email eolutions (my group). 5 Feb 2008
Practical Publishing has launched Sign Africa 2008, with larger venues, exciting new products and live demonstrations. For the first time, Sign Africa will be going to the Eastern Cape with a product day in Port Elizabeth, aimed specifically at the growing signage industry in that area. 5 Feb 2008
Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let competitors start selling things alongside its own inventory in 2000, they said Amazon had gone nuts. In both cases, Amazon proved them wrong. 5 Feb 2008
It's been dubbed "The Mystery of the Missing iPhones." On 22 January 2008, Apple reported that it sold 3.7 million units of its smartphones worldwide through the end of 2007. However, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone reseller and by far the largest buyer of the devices, reported that its subscribers activated fewer than 2 million units last year. The big question on the minds of Apple watchers is: Where have the other 1.7 million iPhones gone? 5 Feb 2008
The world's largest companies are moving their buying and selling to the Web. A majority of them purchase from suppliers online via the Web or with Web-based supplier integration software, according to Forrester Research. As old procurement and back-office systems mature and the opportunity for greater data analysis and efficiencies rise, these global supply chains will be linked electronically. 5 Feb 2008
Vulnerable and hungry people living in Johannesburg's inner city are enjoying the fruits of the successful Siyakhana Food Garden in Bezuidenhout Park. 5 Feb 2008
Premium fashion brand Pepe Jeans has fashionista's and high-end retailers abuzz awaiting its fast approaching winter launch in South Africa in early 2008. 5 Feb 2008
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has launched a bid to resuscitate use of international credit cards, saying the country had lost a significant amount of foreign currency after local banks abandoned provision of the service to foreign visitors due to an economic crisis now in its ninth year. 5 Feb 2008
Consumers are unlikely to be the direct beneficiaries of the competition trial into the milk price-fixing scam. 5 Feb 2008
Every month we go shopping at four large food retailers and keep track of the prices of the items in our trolley. 5 Feb 2008
Icon Media-branded trolleys will be buzzing around selected Dischem stores, thanks to a new media partnership signed with the pharmaceutical chain - providing benefit to customers and an incredible point-of-purchase visual advantage for advertisers. 5 Feb 2008
Today, the protection of the environment is one of the biggest challenges and concerns the world faces. Striking a balance between economic development and environmental preservation is a problem that all consumers and businesses need to address. 5 Feb 2008
Petpak, a member of Nampak Rigid Plastics and a division of Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, has expanded its Coke Bottler network, with the recent announcement that a new in-plant has been opened at Coca-Cola Fortune (CCF) in Polokwane, Limpopo. 4 Feb 2008
Sahara Computers, a frontrunner within the domestic ICT channel, in conjunction with its internationally established technology vendor partner, Foxconn, has recently introduced its latest range of motherboards and graphics cards. 4 Feb 2008
The Malawi government has scuppered South African Comair's bid to take over Air Malawi. 4 Feb 2008
In these days of sophisticated technology one would expect that keeping a track of performance of campaigns and so on would be relatively simple and marketers and others would have accurate figures at their finegrtips. Not so, apparently. 4 Feb 2008
Both globally and locally, Kyocera Mita South Africa says they are taking their environmental commitments a step further, with the goal of becoming truly carbon-neutral. 4 Feb 2008
Addis Ababa – International humanitarian organisation Oxfam and Afro-flag Youth Vision have urged African governments to jointly oppose the European Union's (EU) proposed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). 4 Feb 2008
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