.NET eCommerce Blog - January 2009

Resource Roundup: Week of 1/26/09 to 2/1/09

Busy, busy, busy, like bees. Or .NET eCommerce developers. Whatever the case, or whatever your profession (or species), take some time to catch up on this week’s posts, links, and resources. Post this past week: 1/26 - “Digital Downloads Are...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2009 12:25 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: economy, government, Resource Roundup, social media, Lucene, Lucene.NET, recession, digital downloads, branded tv, branded television, mobile marketing, open source search

Digital Downloads Are Here to Stay, Then Dominate in the Near Future

Digital downloads are riding massive growth, while physical media (e.g. CDs) are stagnating and declining ( albeit, strangely enough, LP analog sales are slowly growing again). Distribution of movies (Netflix streaming, Amazon On-Demand) and books...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2009 5:25 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ECF g5, social media, ASP.NET eCommerce Framework 5.0, Social networks, amazon s3, digital downloads, digital distribution, digital video, ebook, physical media, digital audio, blu-ray, digital music

Resource Roundup: Inauguration 2009 Edition

This may sound like a cliché of epic proportions (yet another cliché), but this was a historic week for the ‘ol United States of America. President-elect Barack Obama became President Barack Obama ( flubs and all ). Everyone, understandably...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2009 10:45 AM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ecommerce, Screencast, Resource Roundup, ECF g5, uk ecommerce, Inauguration 2009, Barack Obama, tutorial video, types of ecommerce, getelastic.com

ECF G5 Video Tutorial Series: How to Create a New Site from the Commerce Manager Backend

We're back with another video for your consumption. This time learn how to create a new site from within Commerce Manager. Format: mp4 Duration: 3:07

Published Thu, Jan 01 2009 3:24 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ECF g5, tutorial video

What Are the Types of eCommerce Platforms Out There?

When you think you’re ready to deploy an eCommerce site, you need to know the types of platforms out there. They all have their pros and cons but each type will serve a specific need. On-Demand platforms: These are essentially “Software as...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2009 3:19 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: .NET, ECF g5, ecommerce platform, custom ecommerce development

ECF G5 101 Tutorial Video: How to Login to Commerce Manager

Disclaimer: While you get past the nasally-ness of my voice, you’ll be treated to a very basic video on—you guessed it—how to login to the ECF G5 Commerce Manager backend. Don’t get too excited about the quality. I’m experimenting...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2009 6:01 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ECF g5, tutorial video, how to login to commerce manager, 101

Over Half of Companies in the UK Expect to Spend More on eCommerce

More companies in the UK expect to drop more cash to increase their online presence for Christmas 2009, according to this published report. Ecommerce merchants enjoyed growth this past Christmas, despite worldwide economic downtown. Online...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2009 1:07 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ecommerce, economy, retail, christmas shopping, uk ecommerce, uk retail

Congratulations Barack Obama

…On becoming the 44th President of the United States of America. Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. This great nation is looking forward to what you have in store for 2009 and beyond.

Published Tue, Jan 01 2009 11:41 AM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: Inauguration 2009, Barack Obama

Resource Roundup: Week of 1/12 to 1/16

For those of us in the States, we have a three-day weekend coming up. Martin Luther King Jr. day is on Monday. The next day is the Presidential Inauguration. Amazing, isn’t it? Before you bask in the glory of the weekend wherever you...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2009 4:03 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ecommerce, social commerce, social networking, Resource Roundup, ECF g5, social media, ecf 5.0, asp.net mvc, social ecommerce, location-based social networks, windows 7, proflowers, cloudberry, asp.net web form, environment synchronization

Granular Permissions Controls and ECF G5

A collaborative application or eCommerce platform with numerous subsystems require powerful permissions controls. You don’t want every administrative user to access different parts of the application if he or she shouldn’t be poking around there...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2009 7:00 AM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ECF g5, ASP.NET eCommerce Framework 5.0, asp.net ecommerce framework g5, roles, granular permissions control, permissions control

Save Time and Money with User-Friendly Data Synchronization Tools for eCommerce and Application Platforms

Let’s say you’re a medium to large business running multiple deployment environments (and multiple stores and sites). If you want to synchronize data between those environments, it’s typically a laborious process that requires a team of engineers...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2009 5:04 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ECF g5, ASP.NET eCommerce Framework 5.0, asp.net ecommerce framework g5, data synchronization, .net ecommerce framework, data synchronization tool, .net application framework, ecommerce application platform, synchronized environments

My First Impressions of Windows 7 as an XP/OS X/Ubuntu User

I haven’t been this “excited” for a Windows release since XP was released 100 years ago . I like to dub it “Windows 7: Vista With Less Suck.” While it’s still in beta form, it actually feels complete. Back in 9th grade, during the last year of...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2009 1:16 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: Microsoft, windows 7, windows 7 beta, linux, gparted, windows xp, ubuntu, windows vista, mac os x

Location-Based Social Networks, the Alternative to Bluetooth and SMS Marketing

Bluetooth and SMS eCommerce have their limitations. Bluetooth hasn’t exactly taken off as a popular way to link eCommerce clients and mobile devices. SMS marketing, while around for a while, can be seen as intrusive and “spammy” for many mobile...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2009 5:47 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: social commerce, social networking, sms, social ecommerce, sms marketing, sms ecommerce, brightkite, bluetooth commerce, bluetooth ecommerce, bluetooth social networking, loopt, location-based social networks, bluehoo, social marketing

Resource Roundup: First Full Week of 2009 Edition

Once again, Happy New Year to everyone! I took a hiatus last week (e.g. vacation), but I return with this week’s Resource Roundup. Some of us are still in the Christmas/New Year vibe and not quite 100 percent in the mood to pull off 80-hour...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2009 3:52 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: ecommerce, web 2.0, pci compliance, social commerce, social networking, sales, retail, mobile commerce, resources, Resource Roundup, iPhone, customer service, Customer Service 2.0, web applications, small business, Bandwidth, Conversion, ECF g5, web development, m-commerce, social media, eCommerce Development, ecommerce platform, cloud computing, mobile ecommerce, mobile applications, mobile web applications, smb, amazon.com, mobile development, Blackberry, ecf 5.0, sales conversion, cloud storage, amazon s3, amazon web services, digital downloads, digital download, sms, ecommerce 2.0, amazon, sms ecommerce, ecommerce security, pa-dss, customer support, bluetooth commerce, bluetooth ecommerce, sms commerce, return merchandise authorization, rma, sony style, ces, ces 2009

Palm Announces the ‘Pre.’ Where is M-commerce Heading With This One?

Palm came back from the dead and announced, arguably, the most buzz-worthy device of CES so far. Powered by Palm’s WebOS platform , the Pre is Palm’s latest foray into the smartphone realm after a few years of stagnation and diminution of its market...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2009 5:15 PM by Richly Chheuy

Filed under: web 2.0, mobile commerce, iPhone, ECF g5, m-commerce, t-mobile g1, mobile ecommerce, ces, blackberry storm, Palm Pre, Palm WebOS, ces 2009, Palm

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