E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- January 13, 2017

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Amazon Growth Spurt to Create 100K New Jobs
Apple May Show Up Fashionably Late at the Original TV Party
The Crystallization of Salesforce's IoT Strategy
Instagram Stories to Feature Video Ads
Oracle's Cloud Strategy: A Fine Balance

Today's Story Highlights

Amazon Growth Spurt to Create 100K New Jobs
Amazon on Thursday announced it will create more than 100,000 new jobs
across the United States over the next 18 months, ranging from entry-
level opportunities to positions for engineers and software developers.
All will be full-time jobs with full benefits. Many of the jobs will be
in new fulfillment centers currently under construction in Texas,
California, Florida, New Jersey and other states.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84229.html

Apple May Show Up Fashionably Late at the Original TV Party
Apple reportedly plans to follow premium channels HBO and Showtime, as
well as streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, in creating
its own original TV shows and movies. The company may be negotiating
agreements with veteran content producers to buy the rights to scripted
television programs. It likely will offer its content through an over-
the-top service similar to Netflix.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84224.html

The Crystallization of Salesforce's IoT Strategy
While the general public's fascination with technology largely has been
focused on the latest connected products unveiled at the recent CES
conference in Las Vegas, many companies are trying to figure out where
the real business opportunities lie in the long-awaited rise of the
Internet of Things. One of the early proponents of IoT's unprecedented
potential was Salesforce.com.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84223.html

Instagram Stories to Feature Video Ads
Instagram on Wednesday announced that businesses will be able to place
immersive, full-screen video ads in its Stories feature, which has
attracted 150 million daily users since its launch five months ago.
Further, Instagram Business Tools will include insights on stories,
which will allow business users to view the reach, impressions, replies
and exits for each individual story.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84221.html

Oracle's Cloud Strategy: A Fine Balance
Oracle recently held a call for analysts to discuss its results for the
last quarter, and there were multiple bright spots. It was much like a
similar call 90 days previous, and together the calls drove home the
conclusion that Oracle is turning into a cloud company. A casual
observer might not be convinced, since the macro numbers show a company
barely growing.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84222.html

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