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If Mobile Is ‘Everything,’ Why Haven’t We Seen More Progress?
Mobile Commerce // February 22, 2016

“Mobile is everything.” That’s the theme of this year’s Mobile World Congress. The conference organizers make a great point. Mobile is everything because just about everyone in the world now has a mobile device. About half of those devices are smartphones – the fastest selling...

Census Calls For Retraction – Webster Calls For Independent Audit
eCommerce // February 09, 2016

“I’m from the government and I’m here to tell you that you’re wrong.” That was sort of the email that I got two and a half weeks or so after I published my expose of the serious problems in the Census Bureau’s reporting of online...

Could Apple Be The Next Amex, Or Could Amex Be The Next Apple?
Payment Methods // January 25, 2016

We all watched yesterday as two of the NFL’s crown jewels battled it out for a chance at Super Bowl 50. Manning and Brady did not disappoint – unless you are a Pats fan. In which case, you’re pretty bummed out. Which I am —...

Massive Online Retail Data Error Uncovered
eCommerce // January 18, 2016

It’s common knowledge that Kodak’s demise came at the hands of digital. But few know the whole story of why that happened. Kodak relied, too much it turns out, on a lot of bad data about how much of a threat digital was to its...