September 7, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team Do you remember those old InventHelp commercials with the Gary Larson-esque caveman chiseling away at a stone wheel? They had an “anyone can invent” vibe, the way The Joy of Painting (with the beloved afro-wearing, tree-loving Bob Ross) promised anyone can paint. (Don’t believe either of them; [...]

September 7, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team On Monday Netflix launched its ecommerce software in Brazil, the first of 43 countries and territories throughout Latin America and the Caribbean that will begin receiving the Internet movie and TV streaming service during the next week. Rochelle King, Netflix VP of User Experience and Design, had [...]

September 6, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team Having high-quality videos on your ecommerce solution can be a great way to increase conversions, get picked up in Google searches, boost SEO, and just add value to your site. However, what service to use can sometimes be tricky. YouTube is the biggest video-sharing website on the [...]

September 6, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team Ecommerce giant Amazon.com is trying to back out of a new sales tax law. In June, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill requiring online businesses outside of California to collect taxes on sales made through in-state affiliates. The tax went into effect July 1, but it appears [...]

September 6, 2011 By Matt Bramowicz, PR Writer, Translation Services USA For any small business, the web serves as the great equalizer for a company’s presence. Whether you have a sprawling three-story storefront on 5th Ave., or a small 100 sq. ft. retail space on a deserted back alley street in Anytown, USA (or no physical store [...]

September 5, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team The digital age has brought about many changes. Products that were usually only available in stores are available on ecommerce solutions. Items like books and CDs, which were previously only available in physical form, can now be wirelessly downloaded from remote servers and ecommerce software platforms. The [...]

September 2, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team “A zillion things home,” boasts Wayfair.com, a new destination for home shopping. They aren’t kidding. CSN Stores launched the site Thursday, gathering all of its shopping sites into a unified ecommerce solution. The new site carries roughly 4.5 million items from over 5,000 brands, and co-founder/chairman Steve [...]

September 2, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team San Francisco-based startup Airbnb has made its mark in the travel accommodations industry with a service that has become wildly accepted, letting every day people rent out a portion of their property like it’s a hotel room through its ecommerce solution. The company has now carried its [...]

September 2, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team The wound may still be fresh for many movie lovers as Netflix has officially rolled outs its 60 percent price hike on its DVD by mail service, effective September 1. However, not to pour salt into the wound, Starz Entertainment has also announced it will be ending [...]

September 1, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team Marketers are increasingly reaching out to smartphone-using consumers with apps and ads in their mobile browsers. The average smartphone user spends approximately 7% of their mobile usage time engaged in shopping, according to eMarketer. Nearly three out of four consumers adding items to their shopping cart via [...]

September 1, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team Reading is one of those activities that bridges the gender gap. While their book interests may vary, men and women of all ages love to read. And the most recent explosion in the popularity of devices like Amazon’s Kindle and the Nook Color has made reading even [...]

September 1, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team Like it or not, summer is drawing to a close and the holiday season is right around the corner. All the ecommerce sites out there are starting to stock up on the latest and greatest Halloween costumes for the 2011 holiday. The costume parties seem to begin [...]

September 1, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team Whenever a person has to look back on a specific period in their life, it’s a sign of aging. Well, thanks to Ford Motor Company and hourly car rental service, Zipcar Inc., here’s another sign — Do you remember the days of being a freshman in college? [...]

September 1, 2011 By the ZippyCart Content Team International clothing retailer H&M has at long last launched a limited (how’s that for alliteration?) ecommerce solution for its United States consumers. The company teamed up with Elle Magazine to showcase four fall looks available through shopping cart software on Elle’s website. However, these items are in short [...]