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I’ll Never Buy a Smartwatch and Neither Will You

Convince & Convert

In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about the new Samsung Galaxy Gear , a smartwatch that hopes to popularize a new consumer device category in the way the iPad did a few years ago. Jay is the founder of [link] and host of the Social Pros podcast. Wrist Factors.

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How 2nd Screen Apps killed off Television Advertising – Social Media TV

Laurel Papworth

If you are a company looking to advertise would you advertise on the TV during the show’s ad break or on the iPad, smart device during the ad break? Everyone on Twitter and Facebook and Zeebox are shouting at the players, the contestants, through smart device 2nd Screen Apps on their iPads, Androids. Then the Ads come on.

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From Atoms To Bits To Atoms

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You can't exactly buy the parts at Home Depot. With smartphones, iPads and laptops, we have computers coming out of every nook and cranny of our lives. The 2012 edition of the Maker Fair held in San Mateo, California this past May hosted over 120,000 attendees. Welcome to the era of Makers. bill gates. business book. e commerce.

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What New Media Must Learn From Comics

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This past weekend, was Montreal Comiccon and it played host to tens of thousands of fans from all over the comic book and science fiction genres. iPad apps and the ability to now buy comics in their digital form continues to rise. The comic book industry has not been spared by the digitization of everything. My feet hurt.

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7 Awesome eCommerce Platforms For Small Businesses

Kikolani

to make buying decisions, small businesses are starting to realize the need to keep up with online operations to cope with the plunges and peaks of consumer demand. Shopify merchants can also sell their products anywhere with Shopify Mobile (includes a build-in mobile credit card reader) and Shopify point-of-sale (works on the iPad).

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Seven Types of Product You Could Sell From Your Blog

ProBlogger

I’d never written, designed, marketed a product of my own before… I didn’t have a shopping cart system… I didn’t know if my readers would buy…. They might be planners, cheat sheets, party invites, worksheets—anything that someone might buy to print and (probably) fill in. they’re a bit wary about buying online.

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Seven Types of Product You Could Sell From Your Blog

ProBlogger

I’d never written, designed, marketed a product of my own before… I didn’t have a shopping cart system… I didn’t know if my readers would buy…. They might be planners, cheat sheets, party invites, worksheets—anything that someone might buy to print and (probably) fill in. they’re a bit wary about buying online.

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