On June 25, 2011

Apple May Be Losing Its Grip on ‘App Store’ Name

Apple will probably lose its bid to gain a preliminary injunction against Amazon and its use of the term "Appstore," at least based on comments from the federal judge hearing the case. U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton

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On June 25, 2011

PCI DSS Compliance: Failure Is Not an Option

The average American credit cardholder carries 3.5 credit cards, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 2010 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice. Today, consumers use credit cards to pay for more than just large-ticket items. Everything

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On June 24, 2011

Interview: Pamela Lockard on Marketing Excellence

Pamela Lockard, the founder and CEO of DMN3, a direct marketing company, and author of Profiles in Marketing Excellence, has insight into the top characteristics of a good marketer.

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On June 24, 2011

Why Google’s Home-Energy Product PowerMeter Failed

Google had the power, money and influence to make its PowerMeter the go-to web tool for homeowners. Find out why this great idea failed to scale up.

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On June 24, 2011

Friday Links

? Kathy Sierra had one of the better posts I’ve read recently on Hugh MacLeod’s gapinvoid site earlier this month. It was about Pixie Dust and The Mountain of Mediocrity, or how companies go about representing themselves online.

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On June 24, 2011

Friday Links

? Kathy Sierra had one of the better posts I’ve read recently on Hugh MacLeod’s gapinvoid site earlier this month. It was about Pixie Dust and The Mountain of Mediocrity, or how companies go about representing themselves online.