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The Frictionary

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Linda Bustos' great list of design elements that impede e-commerce.

Better Together, Frequently Bought Together and Combination Discounts

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

E-Commerce expert Linda Bustos writes in the Elastic Path blog about how Amazon is ditching Better Together for larger discounted bundles. Now I'm a huge Amazon fan, but I don't think that making the bundles individually switchable, as they have, is a good idea. 3 items combined in any way ...

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Interesting Commerce Stories 12/21/08-12/27/08

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Frustration Free Packaging MAP and Online Retail Top 100 Ad Campaigns of the last century

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Zen Cart Combination Discounts Admin Panel Released

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

The Combination Discounts Admin Panel for Zen Cart is now ready. Come and get it!

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Interesting Commerce Stories 12/14/08-12/20/08

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Top 100 Marketers of 2008 (and here's a list of their twitter ids) 40 Shopping Carts from Elements of Design Web Techniques that build market buzz (hint: video)

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Twitter must follow lists for E-Commerce, Social Media

Friday, December 12th, 2008

OK, here you go: @thatsoftwareguy's top ten list of people you must follow: @TheGrok, @dmscott, @roxyyo, @penelopetrunk, @chrisbrogan, @andybeal, @problogger, @doshdosh, @nametagscott, @copyblogger. Extra bonus name: @JOHNABYRNE. Want more names? Check out Linda Bustos' awesome list. Or check out all the people @thatsoftwareguy is following.

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How to use Twitter to build a community

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

Here's a great article from TwiTip about building a community using Twitter. If business is slow and you have extra time on your hands, one option is to learn more about social networking and build your business profile this way.

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Improving your image in TwitterSpace

Friday, December 5th, 2008

I have long admired people who create informative Twitter backgrounds, but I've never been good with graphics work. I noticed that the folks at TwitArt.com had a very impressive portfolio, so I hired them - I think they did a good job with my Twitter background. What do you think?

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Jason Calacanis’ Call to Action

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Hard work and hustle will get us out of the New Millennium Economic Crisis. From his most recent missive: If you're a rich person looking to take a couple of years off, don't. Instead, start a company that creates an amazingly innovative product that the world--not just the United States--needs. Set the goal ...

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