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Is Pinterest the Next Social Commerce Game Changer?

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Social networking websites continue to drive a growing share of referral traffic. Although Google+ has gained a lot of attention, Pinterest has entered the game and may be appearing in your website referral traffic reports. The following infographic from Monetate introduces you to Pinterest and provides ideas on how to use the social pinboard to promote products, build community, and drive website traffic and conversions.

Who Did The SOPA Blackout Affect?

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January 18 was Blackout Day for several websites that took the the Internet – or removed themselves from the Internet – to protest proposed Stop Online Piracy Act legislation. The infographic from Covario looks at who the blackout affected.

Who’s Tweeting What About SOPA?

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Wikipedia and other sites are blacked out today to protest proposed legislation called the Stop Online Piracy Act. If passed as-is, SOPA it could very well hinder your ecommerce efforts. The general public is taking to Twitter to talk about SOPA. Here’s what people have to say.

NRF: Retail Sales Will Rise 3.4% in 2012

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Retail industry sales will rise 3.4% to $2.53 trillion in 2012, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s slightly lower than the pace of 2011, in which sales grew 4.7%.