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bkwalker

  1. Remarkable model. RT @AtlanticCities: The tiniest airport in the world, via @citycalfe ow.ly/bb2m9
  2. No Englebert?!? RT @BBCWorld: VIDEO: Eurovision Song Contest won by Sweden bbc.in/KTGrnk
  3. 1st stage of new coop done. Critter-proof foundation, framing, black stain. Should have it done by Monday.
  4. Interesting rumor. RT @didiebon: Facebook Is Looking At Another Big Acquisition: It Might Buy Web Browser Opera zite.to/LnY1eA
  5. Great story about a great guy @petercobb - EBags, co-founder thriving after overcoming setbacks - Denver Post bit.ly/K5Gdsk
  6. Ralph Lauren fiscal 2012 Web sales +30% YoY ~$479.9M. Ttl sales +17% to $3.24B, Comp-store sales +14%. IR: bit.ly/K5vn5z
  7. Alibaba cleared to privatize Alibaba.com unit, plans to prep IPO after biz reorg. Bloomberg: bloom.bg/K5tVjE #China
  8. Quick time to market and being cheap is not a long term value proposition. It is a customer acquisition tactic.
  9. OTP w/ @Buy4Now - Irish eCommerce solution
  10. Was just talking about this today. Totally agree: RT @HarvardBiz: The Biggest Lie in Corporate America Is Phase 2 s.hbr.org/Mtps9n
  11. Did the price of ratings & reviews go up today? May accelerate this feature dev among platform providers. Some clients asking for it now.
  12. IBM's Siri ban highlights companies' privacy, trade secret challenges. ArsTechnica: arstechnica.com/apple/2012/05/…
  13. 71% of Chinese use their phones to go online at least once daily. 32% use their phone to read product reviews. WSJ: allthingsd.com/20120524/my-ot…
  14. BestBuy Q1 2012 web biz +20% YoY. Comp store sales -5%. IR: internetretailer.com/mobile/2012/05…
  15. Bazaarvoice to buy PowerReviews for $152M. IR: internetretailer.com/mobile/2012/05…
  16. Apples plan to take over TV - by @jmcquivey blogs.forrester.com/james_mcquivey…
  17. PayPal has signed 15 new retail partners for in-store payments. gigaom.com/2012/05/24/pay…
  18. New Signs of Global Slowdown. WSJ: on.wsj.com/LcgRJ6
  19. Amazon responds to criticisms at annual shareholder mtg, has decided not to renew membership in ALEC| Seattle Times: bit.ly/JGNQ3T
  20. I look forward to the Q&A on the webinar w/ @monetate on eCommerce replatforming best practices. #roiwebinar