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- States look to collect e-commerce taxes
Amazon is backing federal legislation designed to standardize the way states collect sales taxes from online transactions, but the bill is stalled in Congress, according to this article. In the meantime, states are developing their own initiatives. USA TODAY (2/8)      - Brands look beyond deals to link content, commerce
Businesses are looking beyond daily deals to other digital ventures that link content with commerce, as revealed in discussions at Business Insider's Social Commerce Summit in New York. Brands are showing more interest in developing their own content sites, as well as pairing commerce with existing media properties that have a strong reputation and sales infrastructure in niche markets, said Group Commerce CEO Jonty Kelt. Street Fight (2/8) - 3 tips to turn more browsers into buyers
About 90% of visitors to most sites are likely to lurk, browsing about but rarely if ever buying, writes SiteTuners CEO Tim Ash. He shares the three conditions that, when present together, are likely to convert more lurkers into paying customers. iMedia Connection (2/8)  | The 2012 Email Evolution Conference
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 | Companies in the News |  |  | | - Google to open first permanent store in Dublin
 Google aims to open its first standalone brick-and-mortar store at its European headquarters in Dublin, according to documents filed with the city's planning office. Last fall, Google tested branded shops inside Currys and PC World stores in London, to sell laptops running its Chromebook operating system. Bloomberg (2/9) - Apple to replicate app restrictions on desktops
Apple plans to begin imposing tighter restrictions on Mac software developers, replicating the tight controls it now enforces on mobile application developers. Apple says the rules, which restrict how some apps can access certain parts of the operating system, are needed for security reasons. The Wall Street Journal (2/9)  | Earn 2X rewards points on shipping costs with The New Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN. Designed to earn Membership Rewards® points faster:
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 | Consumer Insights Your Brand Needs to Know: Latest Trends in Behavioral Advertising
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 | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - How to entice online customers with a unique mobile experience
U.S. customers continue to have big hearts when it comes to using their mobile devices to shop. In a post on the Shop.org blog, Fiona Swerdlow discusses the advantages of using this Valentine's Day holiday -- and the retail holidays that follow -- to reassess and revamp your smartphone and tablet formats for the savvy online shopper. Read more. Shop.org Blog (2/9) - Shop.org SmartStat: Feb. 9, 2012
 Shop.org's First Look Track at Retail's BIG Show attracted more than 1,000 digital, multichannel and mobile experts from around the world. Source: NRF. - 12 factors that influence online buying decisions
Human beings in effect have three brains that collaborate when it comes to decision making – one evaluates facts and figures, the second processes emotions and gut reactions, and the third is the tie-breaker between the two, Eight by Eight's Amy Africa told attendees at Retail's BIG Show. She shares a list of 12 factors retailers can use to tailor their websites to the way our brains make buying decisions. Read more. Shop.org Blog (1/18)
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