CNN — Web retailer Overstock.com, which never does anything quietly, fired off a press release Monday announcing its release from the “penalty box” Google threw it into after it was caught violating the search engine’s policies.

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Sure, you use social networks to keep up with your friends, share vacation photos, and let everyone know that you’re traveling to Singapore for work. But using these networks for research can be extremely valuable to you and your business. Here’s how.
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Blu-ray Disc titles are now selling for less than the cost of a single movie ticket. Amazon is offering hundreds of Blu-ray titles at half their normal prices for the next two weeks, with some going for as little as $10. With Blu-ray adoption expected to explode in 2009 (for hardware advice, [...]

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Hoping for some Apple-like magic, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has announced plans to open its own chain of branded stores as it looks to catch up to its rivals. No word on which of its products—which include retail-friendly gaming console XBox and the Zune music player—would be on sale in these stores; also, [...]

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Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2009) — Research firm SNL Kagan said yesterday that the Blu-ray high-def disc will capture a 60 percent market share of home video sales by 2014.
The company added that the high-def format will take a whopping 74 percent market share by 2017.
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The digital interactive marketplace will continue to take shape and even make strides in 2009. IPG Emerging Media Labs identifies five trend areas to watch next year, related to browsers, conversation, transmission, retail and consumer tech.
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Black Friday’s come and gone, and the business world didn’t end.  In fact, businesses seem to have done all right, with a new comScore report putting the eCommerce community in a better position than many people had anticipated.
Online spending on Black Friday increased one percent compared to last year, while tossing together [...]

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This Tuesday sees the launch of Mobile Tuesday, the brainchild of mobile marketing firm Mobigosee. Based on the fact that the Tuesday after Thanksgiving is traditionally a slow shopping day, the firm has rolled out the theory to include every Tuesday.
Mobile Tuesday offers will be presented to mobile users each Tuesday and [...]

Not interested in Black Friday but more in seeing the economy benefit from a strong retail shopping season, overall. #

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