When customers forget their passwords, business suffers
A lot of money goes unspent in the online world for a simple reason: Shoppers can't remember their passwords.
Security
Jun 20, 2017
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News tagged with e-commerce sites
Experts: Deleted online information never actually goes away
The Ashley Madison hack is a big reminder to all Web users: If you submit private data online, chances are it will never fully be deleted.
Security
Aug 21, 2015
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Study examines the impact of fake online reviews on sales
Can you really trust that online product review before you make a purchase decision? New research has found that the practice of faking online product reviews may be more pervasive than you think.
Economics & Business
Sep 9, 2022
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New web tool helps online shoppers detect price discrimination on e-commerce sites
Northeastern University researchers have developed a web tool that could help consumers avoid being the victims of online price discrimination.
Internet
Dec 13, 2016
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Conservation group says Japan aiding in illegal ivory trade (Update)
Japan's lax controls over its domestic stock of ivory are encouraging illegal exports to other countries and undermining efforts to end trafficking in elephant tusks, a report said Wednesday.
Ecology
Dec 20, 2017
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BuzzFeed to cut 15% of its workers: reports
BuzzFeed, one of the highest profile entertainment and news sites on the internet, plans to cut 15 percent of its workforce, US media reports said Wednesday.
Business
Jan 24, 2019
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New research shows live chats can increase sales by nearly 16%
Live chat tools allow for communication between sellers and buyers. They are popular instruments for e-commerce sites that don't have the advantage of face-to-face communication that brick-and-mortar stores do. New research ...
Economics & Business
Jan 8, 2020
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Yelp ratings get better when they cost something—like time
An international team of researchers tested the idea that free online ratings are less trustworthy than those that have some cost to them, drawing from the ecological theory known as "costly signaling theory."
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2019
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