E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- August 3, 2018

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Headline Scan
E-Sports Pioneers Are Making It Up as They Go
Kroger Gets Into Online Grocery Shopping Act
DoD Launches JEDI Program Amid Cloud Provider Criticism
Slide Over, Salesforce? Freshworks Scores $100M in Funding Round
IBM, CLS Launch Blockchain Platform for Banks
Wheat and Chaff
How to Plan Your E-Commerce and SEO Migration
How Online Businesses Must Comply With New California, EU Privacy Laws

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Today's Story Highlights

E-Sports Pioneers Are Making It Up as They Go
A major "sporting event" aired on ESPN, Disney XD and ABC last weekend.
It wasn't the recently completed FIFA World Cup, the finale of the Tour
de France or the MLB All-Star Game. It was the Overwatch League Grand
Finals -- the biggest e-sports championship to date. Much of the
competition was "broadcast" via the online service Twitch, but on July
11 the Overwatch League announced a new deal.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85485.html

Kroger Gets Into Online Grocery Shopping Act
The Kroger Co. has launched Kroger Ship, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce
platform. Ship debuted in four markets: Cincinnati; Houston; Louisville,
Kentucky; and Nashville, Tennessee. The service will be rolled out to
additional markets over the next few months. During the first phase of
Kroger Ship, customers will be able to shop from a curated selection of
thousands of products.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85484.html

DoD Launches JEDI Program Amid Cloud Provider Criticism
The U.S. Department of Defense has decided to bet on the cloud for much
of its future information technology operations -- presenting
significant opportunities for cloud service providers and related IT
suppliers. However, DoD's latest foray into cloud technology has
stimulated significant criticism. DoD released its final RFP for the
JEDI program last week.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85478.html

Slide Over, Salesforce? Freshworks Scores $100M in Funding Round
Freshworks has secured $100 million in funding from Accel and Sequoia
Capital India with the participation of CapitalG. That brings the total
amount of capital raised since the firm's 2010 launch to $250 million.
"The new funding will be used to invest in our platform and to continue
scaling internationally," said Arvind Parthiban, Freshworks' director of
marketing.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85480.html

IBM, CLS Launch Blockchain Platform for Banks
IBM and currency trading utility CLS have announced a new platform that
enables financial institutions to deploy, share and consume services on
a hosted blockchain network. Nine financial institutions have agreed to
participate in the initial launch of the platform, which is sort of an
app store for solutions that use distributed ledger technology, also
known as "blockchain."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85476.html

Wheat and Chaff
I fear CRM could be tainted by the failings of social media and the bad
actors who exploited social platforms. Today it seems especially
important for CRM to separate itself from the worst aspects of social to
the extent that we can. There's certainly a lot to say -- from
continuing to talk about the care we take of customer data to explicitly
renouncing some of the tactics.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85477.html

How to Plan Your E-Commerce and SEO Migration
So you've just migrated your e-commerce platform. A few weeks into the
launch, you discover something shocking: Despite performing technical
due diligence, hiring the best development agency, and spending a
fortune on the migration, your traffic and Google rankings have dropped
significantly. If this sounds familiar, you'll want to keep reading for
a summary of 12 critical tasks to be implemented.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85475.html

How Online Businesses Must Comply With New California, EU Privacy Laws
Governor Jerry Brown last month signed into law the California Consumer
Privacy Act. The CCPA is the state's response to a growing concern that
consumers need stronger means to protect their personal information. The
issue came to a head in part due to recent breaches that exposed the
personal data of millions of American consumers. However, the CCPA also
addresses other privacy incidents.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85472.html

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