In the last two years there have been a series of mergers and acquisitions that have completely changed the landscape of search vendors. This only goes to re-enforce the point I made previously that search in retail is commoditized and reached a level at which innovation in functionality is left to smaller iterative improvements, and the future for search is to not as a stand alone service but as an integral component of a larger vision for ecommerce.
But how have all these Acquisitions played out and what can we expect from retail search in the [...]
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Search is pivotal in converting customers from browsers to buyers, but as site search functionality is becoming commoditised what future is there for search vendors in retail and [...]
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There are so many web compliance tools it’s difficult to understand what value they bring and how to differentiate them. This post attempts to bring some clarity through the review of three leading tools Sitemorse, Magus ActiveStandards and Vamosa Check and [...]
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If we assume the EU Cookie law pertains to the consent of persistent cookies, how would this actually effect websites, marketing and user experience ? [...]
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Despite the quiet arrival of what is being called the EU Cookie law, the debate about the impacts of this small Amendment are just beginning. The vagueness about the implementation of this law does not help and if taken literally the law could move the development of the internet back 10 years [...]
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I start this blog with a summary of my latest thoughts around eCommerce platforms which I presented at eCommerce Expo recently. In this presentation I make the analogy between the journey a business takes when it comes to eCommerce platforms to that of a person navigating the property ladder. [...]
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