E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- August 20, 2015

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Headline Scan
Gear Up for a Flood of IoT Support Requests
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ashley Madison World
FCC Fine Hints at End to Exorbitant Convention Center WiFi Fees
AT&T Went Above and Beyond for NSA, Say Snowden Docs
Fork Release Intensifies Bitcoin Community Bitterness
Dearth of a Salesman: Does Technology Erode Sales Talent?
Bezos Rebuffs Expose of Amazon's Cold-Blooded Culture

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Today's Story Highlights

Gear Up for a Flood of IoT Support Requests
Growth of the Internet of Things in broadband households extends the
life, utility and functionality of all connected solutions in the home.
It also puts new pressures on existing support solutions to meet
consumers' expectations. Sixteen percent of U.S. broadband households
owned a smart home device, and nearly 40 percent planned to buy one in
the next 12 months, suggests recent research.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82399.html

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ashley Madison World
Hackers have dumped personal data of about 37 million members of the
Ashley Madison website onto the Dark Web. The data was stolen in an
attack on the site, which aims to hook up people who want to cheat on
their spouses. Parent company "Avid Life Media has failed to take down
Ashley Madison and Established Men," the Impact Team wrote in a post
online. ... Now everyone gets to see their data."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82398.html

FCC Fine Hints at End to Exorbitant Convention Center WiFi Fees
The FCC on Tuesday announced that Smart City Holdings had agreed to pay
a $750,000 fine to settle allegations that it blocked personal mobile
hotspots in several convention centers, forcing exhibitors and attendees
to use its services instead, at $80 a day. Blocking FCC-approved WiFi
connections is "patently unlawful," remarked Travis LeBlanc, chief of
the commission's enforcement bureau.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82395.html

AT&T Went Above and Beyond for NSA, Say Snowden Docs
The National Security Agency considered its relationship with AT&T
unique and particularly productive, accordingto a report published
Saturday. The information about the company's close ties with the agency
came from the trove of documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward
Snowden. NSA lauded AT&T for its "extreme willingness to help," giving
it access to billions of emails among other things.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82389.html

Fork Release Intensifies Bitcoin Community Bitterness
A full release of Bitcoin XT just became available, heaping fuel on the
fire spreading throughout the community. One site went so far as to ban
XT-related posts, resulting in allegations that a small cabal had taken
control and was suppressing discussion and dissent. The cause of all the
furor is a dispute over how to ensure that the Bitcoin system's capacity
keeps up with its rapid growth.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82393.html

Dearth of a Salesman: Does Technology Erode Sales Talent?
For many years, provocateurs have been able to stir people up by
proclaiming the death of the salesperson. Ten years ago, in fact, Marc
Miller authored the book Selling is Dead. It must be a lingering death,
because I still know lots of salespeople. I sure hope they have their
affairs in order, what with their impending demise foreshadowed for so
long.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82391.html

Bezos Rebuffs Expose of Amazon's Cold-Blooded Culture
CEO Jeff Bezo on Sunday refuted contentions that Amazon has a draconian
workplace culture. "The NYT article prominently features anecdotes
describing shockingly callous management practices, including people
being treated without empathy while enduring family tragedies and
serious health problems," Bezos wrote in an email sent to Amazon
employees following the article's publication.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82388.html

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