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Source: http://gizmodo.com/5944045/google-developer-hints-at-possibility-of-an-internet-without-site-log+ins
Today in a post on his personal blog, Google developer Tim Bray wrote elliptically of a project he’s working on that could—if he means what I think he means—radically change our experience of using the Internet—for the better.
“Logging in is annoying and slows you down. My job these days is mostly about reducing that pain, ideally to zero by eliminating it. Google really wants this to happen.”
Logging in is annoying. Between your various online banking passwords and user names, Amazon, eBay, every social network you belong to, Netflix, however many accounts you have with online retailers like ShopBop or Sephora or Petco or where ever—it can be a sort of nightmare trying to keep track of all your passwords and user names.
Sure, it isn’t sooo bad, now that more sites will ask if you’d like have them remember your password for future visits. But still.
What an Internet free of log-ins would look like, exactly, it’s difficult to imagine. Just how literally does Google want to execute this plan? At this point, it’s all speculation off an early-stage project. But if Bray’s post is any indication of where Google is in fact headed, we certainly have something to look forward to. [BGR]
How People Are Using Their Smartphones To Save Money
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-people-use-their-smartphones-to-save-2012-6
The way shoppers search for coupons is changing. While the days of tearing apart the Sunday paper for coupons haven’t passed just yet, we are seeing a lot more people switch to their smartphones to look for deals.
To help with the growing demand for mobile coupons, Coupon Cabin just launched an all new app that lets users search for coupons by category for hundreds of online retailers.
Check out the graphic from Coupon Cabin below for more facts about our mobile coupon habits:
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Google rolls out Trusted Stores verification program for online retailers
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/google-rolls-out-trusted-stores-program/
Along with talking up 3D images and other new features for Maps, Google is pushing its new Trusted Stores program this week. The service, which has been in testing for the last nine months, monitors online retailers and awards those with good shipping and service records a “trusted” badge. In addition to giving online shoppers some reassurance that a vendor is, well, trustworthy, Trusted Stores will offer users assistance in resolving issues with sellers, plus up to $1,000 of purchase protection. For the retailers, the company says the value proposition is an increase in sales “by showing you’re a great place to shop.” Google will be rolling out badges for approved stores in the US starting today, and clicking on those little seals of approval will let you view a merchant’s “report card” for shipping and customer service reliability.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/google-rolls-out-trusted-stores-program/
Along with talking up 3D images and other new features for Maps, Google is pushing its new Trusted Stores program this week. The service, which has been in testing for the last nine months, monitors online retailers and awards those with good shipping and service records a “trusted” badge. In addition to giving online shoppers some reassurance that a vendor is, well, trustworthy, Trusted Stores will offer users assistance in resolving issues with sellers, plus up to $1,000 of purchase protection. For the retailers, the company says the value proposition is an increase in sales “by showing you’re a great place to shop.” Google will be rolling out badges for approved stores in the US starting today, and clicking on those little seals of approval will let you view a merchant’s “report card” for shipping and customer service reliability.
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Target Realizes There Are Only Two Ways To Compete With The Internet (TGT)
Target is sick and tired of customers who browse its stores and then go and buy products for cheaper prices from online retailers.
To reduce so-called “showrooming,” Target has asked its vendors to adopt one of two practices, according to the WSJ:
Last week, in an urgent letter to vendors, the Minneapolis-based chain suggested that suppliers create special products that would set it apart from competitors and shield it from the price comparisons that have become so easy for shoppers to perform on their computers and smartphones.
Where special products aren’t possible, Target asked the suppliers to help it match rivals’ prices. It also said it might create a subscription service that would give shoppers a discount on regularly purchased merchandise.
Target’s troubles with showrooming are shared by brick and mortar stores everywhere. Unfortunately small retailers may not have the clout to demand special products (see: Missoni) or help in price matching — and price matching without support from the supplier can be a losing proposition.
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