Hans van Tellingen wrote an article titled Why Bricks Beat Clicks: the true story about the future of retail. Continue reading “Why Bricks Beat Clicks”
Europe’s top court says active consent is needed for tracking cookies
Natasha Lomas wrote an article for TechCrunch titled Europe’s top court says active consent is needed for tracking cookies.
« Europe’s top court has ruled that pre-checked consent boxes for dropping cookies are not legally valid. Consent must be obtained prior to storing or accessing non-essential cookies, such as tracking cookies for targeted advertising. Consent cannot be implied or assumed. » Continue reading “Europe’s top court says active consent is needed for tracking cookies”
Doc Searls reimagines e-commerce
Doc Searls wrote a blog post titled Here’s a cool project: completely revolutionize shopping online. Continue reading “Doc Searls reimagines e-commerce”
Walmart e-commerce sees red
Jason del Rey wrote an article for Recode titled Inside the conflict at Walmart that’s threatening its high-stakes race with Amazon. Continue reading “Walmart e-commerce sees red”
Amazon Prime Day Emails are a Dumpster Fire
Ranee Soundara wrote an article titled Amazon Prime Day Emails are a Dumpster Fire. The article was prompted by some promotional emails from Amazon pitching very lame personalized product selections. With the vast amount of big data that Amazon has available about past purchases as well as searching and browsing history, she notes that Amazon was promoting products remarkably off base—a major marketing failure for a company for a company whose profits come from selling purportedly leading-edge AI/ML technology through AWS. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Day Emails are a Dumpster Fire”
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