E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- December 6, 2018

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Did Marketers Underestimate Their Competition in 2018?
One-of-a-Kind CRM
How to Use a VPN for Safer Online Shopping
Virtual Reality: Slow Growth but Expanding Use Cases
AWS Thinks Inside the Box With Outposts Data Center Revival

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Today's Story Highlights

Did Marketers Underestimate Their Competition in 2018?
There's one competitor we underestimated this year. It's slowly draining
the attention of every human on the planet. It plays into almost all
human needs -- as they are defined by the Maslow Hierarchy. It's the
rectangular status-seeking device in your hands. That's right. It's your
smartphone. Maslow's needs start with the basics. Starting at the bottom
of the pyramid, we all need food and water.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85722.html

One-of-a-Kind CRM
The hoopla over vertical market or industry CRM might be eclipsing a
similar move that does the same kind of thing but with less fanfare. In
the end, we might be discussing two iterations and just a difference of
degree. The proliferation of CRM development platforms by companies like
Microsoft, Oracle, and especially Salesforce, is changing how we regard
core functionality.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85723.html

How to Use a VPN for Safer Online Shopping
With the holidays fast approaching, are you looking to buy presents
online? The holiday season has become synonymous with online shopping.
This isn't really surprising as physical stores usually attract crowds
of deal hunters. This often conjures up images of throngs of people
waiting in line outside the store, some even camping out. This activity
is tolerable for some and even fun for others.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85718.html

Virtual Reality: Slow Growth but Expanding Use Cases
When the Oculus Rift launched in 2014, industry stakeholders speculated
that the new, high-end in-home virtual reality headset would disrupt the
entertainment industry. Just four years later, the technology has
reached a crossroads, still lacking adoption by mainstream consumers. In
a recent survey, 25 percent of broadband households indicated they were
familiar with some type of VR technology, but just 8 percent actually
owned a headset.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85712.html

AWS Thinks Inside the Box With Outposts Data Center Revival
Amazon introduced AWS Outposts at its AWS re:Invent conference in Las
Vegas. The new system, which provides AWS-branded boxes for use in
traditional data centers, will allow the company to make advances into
the world of on-premises storage, taking on legacy hardware vendors
including Cisco, Dell, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Outposts
technology can run on rival vendors' data center equipment.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85711.html

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