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infographic on what people are doing online in terms of social, finances, news, personal business, shopping, web surfing/research

The tool lets kids shop online but gives parents final say on approving the purchase by setting conditions or alerts on the child's profile. Virtual Piggy said its technology lets youngsters "play, transact and socialize in a secure online environment guided by parental permission, oversight and control." 

in Sweden -- they created a banner ad that lets you shop the entire IKEA store.

The store is the company's first venture into mobile commerce. American Apparel says it chose to start with Japan because many Japanese consumers-especially teenagers, American Apparel's target market-are comfortable shopping from their phones.

shop from music videos

some LA coffee shops are taking WiFi "off the menu" to preserve a friendly vibe and get people out of their shops that stick around all day with only one cup of joe interesting that this is happening as starbucks has started offering free WiFi. I think they will keep it going but this offers more niche coffee shops an opportunity to compete in different ways

Shopping cart design

uh-oh...

pawngo is better than internet pawn because its "less sketch" and lets people get a value on their stuff without having to send it in. aimed at people who need between $1500-$15000.

""We're a direct response shop and we are held to a strict ROI metric," said Will Ferguson, senior director of online marketing, display advertising & social media at 1-800 Flowers. The company uses AddThis--which offers a toolbar that enables users to share content over Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere-to help it collect data from billions of search queries, domains and URLs. "We are able to leverage this data to introduce new audiences to our product," said Ferguson."

Italy's Milk, Please! has already enabled homeowners to crowdsource last minute groceries when they find they've run out. Now Rosie is a platform for food shopping that learns users' purchase routines to deliver items when they need them.

""I really think there is a need here. Simplicity, efficiency and fun," he said. "There is a lot of power in being able to push coupons, updates to loyalty cards, tickets and payment options right to the lock screen of a consumer's device. Geo-locating passes is an incredibly powerful feature of the Passbook platform. Nothing could be simpler than shopping at a mall and automatically seeing the passes that are relevant to what's around me: 'Oh yeah, I forgot I had that 15 percent off coupon at Bose. I might as well stop in.' " That's exactly the sort of practical perk that Passbook's early adopting brands seem to love. Online movie ticket service Fandango was a Passbook launch partner, and the company president tells Adweek that the brand's iPhone app downloads skyrocketed with the debut of Passbook. While mobile tickets were already available through the Fandango app for select theaters, Passbook simply made them easier for customers to use. When you arrive at the theater before the movie, your mobile ticket pops up on your iPhone lock screen. Swipe the icon to open the ticket in Passbook (without even having to unlock your phone), and you're good to go."

the company launched a virtual card product yesterday, which gives every user a virtual Visa debit card number that they can use to spend their balance anywhere that accepts Visa. This means that you could spend your Square Cash balance on Amazon (or any online shopping site) by simply entering this virtual card number as a payment option. You can also use virtual cards at some in-person stores, but that typically depends on the specific retailer (and how patient your cashier is).

A new online travel site exclusively for "tastemakers and influencers." Provides information on restaurants, shopping, and nightlight geared toward creative professionals.

Results of recent survey conducted by Lab42 -- a marketing research company.

Social Proof: 81% of customers reach out to friends and family members on social networking sites for advice before purchasing products Authority: 77% of online shoppers use reviews to make purchase decisions Scarcity: 77% of people like getting exclusive offers that they can redeem via Facebook. We assign more value to products that are less availableLike: 50% of shoppers have made a purchase based on the recommendation of the people they follow(and like) on social networks. We follow those we like and do the things they do Consistency: Purchases made from the brands we trust reinforce our future shopping patterns Reciprocity: We have an innate desire to repay favors in order to maintain social fairness, whether those favors are invited or not

Uses Kinect's PrimeSense 3D sensors so you can virtually try on clothing in your home