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Word of the week – prelapsarian

prelapsarian • adjective characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the fall of humankind Example Sentence: In the afternoon we walked through the idyllic gardens, noting their prelapsarian charm. Did you know? “Prelapsarian” is the...

Newspaper Ad Revenues See Historic 18% Drop

Current Events

Total print and online newspaper advertising revenues plummeted to $8.92 billion in Q3 2008, an 18% drop of nearly $2 billion from Q3 2007, and a 6.9% drop from Q2 2008, according to figures released by the Newspaper Association of America, MarketingCharts reports....

Retail E-Commerce Outpaces Total Retail in Q 3

Current Events, E-Commerce, Internet Usage

US retail e-commerce sales for 3Q08, adjusted for seasonal variation but not price changes, totaled about $34.4 billion, an increase of 0.3% from Q 2, the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced (via Retailer Daily). Total retail sales for the third...

Word of the week – litany

Word Of The Week

litany • \LIH-tuh-nee\ • noun 1 : a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation 2 a : a resonant or repetitive chant b : a usually lengthy recitation or enumeration c : a sizable series...

Online Consumers to Spend Less in Stores for Holidays

Current Events, Internet Usage

Online consumers intend to spend less in stores during this holiday season than last, but slightly more online – where they expect free shipping and deals not available in stores, according to The Consumer Internet Barometer from The Conference Board and TNS,...

Shameless Self Promotion

Digital Marketing, E-Commerce, Email Marketing, Netbits

Nelsonecom finds and builds solutions for clients goals by utilizing the Internet more effectively. This could be for sales, transactions, lead prospecting, building awareness, and more. Developing and/or use the online world as a part of their future success. ...