Regional news publisher begins charging for content

The Johnston Press has become the first regional publisher in the UK to begin charging users for online news content. The publisher, which owns more than 300 papers across Britain, is trialing payment services for six of its local titles. These include the Northumberland Gazette, the Ripley & Heanor News, the Whitby Gazette and the Worksop Guardian in England, as well as the Carrick Gazette and Southern Reporter in Scotland.

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Top 5 Free iPhone Apps for Small Online Business

If you are an e-commerce entrepreneur and running a startup business, you will find that there is simply not enough time to do everything you need to. The following five applications will help you perform some important task while you are on the move and can make your life easier. The best common feature among them is that they are all free.

The FedEx Mobile Free iPhone App - If you have had the requirement to perform shipping and receiving tasks from your iPhone then this app fits the bill. The app is easy to use and has a very short learning curve. It features four options: Ship - which lets you arrange

Ground or Express shipping, Track - which allows you to track current shipments, Find - find a FedEx location close to you or in an area of your choosing, and Get rates - which will help you calculate your expenses.

An iPhone Business App from Readdle Storage - This app allows users to read business documents, books or other papers from their iPhone. Its ability to view formats such as MS Word, Excel, PDF, and TXT makes it a powerful and versatile tool for the online business entrepreneur. The current version downloads and storage up to 512 Mb which means that repeated viewing of documents will not require a connection to the internet. The new version also has a flash-based upload engine that supports multiple simultaneous document uploads.

Mocha VNC Lite-Free iPhone Apps - This app lets you access a VNC server on the go. Basically, you can access your Mac OS X or Windows PC just as you would if you were sitting in your office. This app offers an excellent way to stay connected to your business while out of the office.

Free Mobile Apps from PageOnce - Although it requires a subscription for PageOnce.com, it is free like the app. It allows you to organize multiple webpages into a single iPhone display. This is useful if you require instant access to their social networking accounts, bank accounts, investments, etc while you are out and about.

Fring’s Free iPhone App - Fring connects you to your Skype VOIP account and makes free calls anywhere in the world. This enables you to take part in phone conferences on the go and save money while you are at it.

Mininova removes illegal torrents

File sharing website Mininova has removed all links to illegal torrent downloads, to comply with a court order.

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Online Supply Chain Solutions - Comparison of B2B and B2C Website Structuring

Business-to-business (B2B) is the process of commercial transactions between businesses. This can range from transactions between a manufacturer and a wholesaler to a wholesaler and a retailer. One specific area where B2B differs from B2C is in the volume of transactions. The reason for this being that B2B transactions involve raw materials, subcomponents, etc, therefore the number of transactions is higher. For example, a business that assembles and sells desktop computers will make several B2B transactions such as buying motherboards, hard disks, casings, monitors, etc, in order to assemble a computer. The final transaction in this process is the sale to the consumer, a single sale which is also known as a B2C transaction. B2B e-commerce sites typically deal with purchase of services, products, or materials. They sometimes operate an auction platform which helps dissipate excess stock.

In the past, the term “business-to-business” was used to describe electronic communications between businesses or enterprises. Eventually this term permeated the marketing world and generally denoted industrial or capital goods marketing. In today’s terms. it describes all products and services that are used by an enterprise.

Business-to-consumer (B2C), as described earlier, is a single transaction. This is generally a retail transaction done after a product has reached the end of its supply chain. The structure of B2C sites differ clearly from B2B sites in that they are more accessible to the end consumer and typically involve a search function, product catalogue, and purchasing function. Some sites require a membership to access products. This approach enables the business to track customer orders and collect data on customer purchasing behaviors.

Google Launches Rich Snippets in the UK

Google launched Rich Snippets on its UK search results today. In May, Google launched Rich Snippets.

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Google Sitelinks (CTR) research revealed

Google’s Sitelinks have been in existence since late 2006, but few studies have been carried out to discover how much attention each Sitelink receives. While user-testing studies have been performed to follow eye and mouse tracking, no public studies have been released regarding click through rates.

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ePrivacy Directive legalises cookies

A new privacy directive has given consumers the power to manage cookies when visiting websites. The Internet Advising Bureau (IAB) reports that the new ePrivacy Directive contained within the European Telecom Package has addressed and eliminated the legal uncertainty surrounding cookies, by providing a secure legal ground for cookie management tools to be included in browsers and other applications. This measure will provide a more user-friendly internet experience, and will benefit online publishers and marketers as a user’s personal settings - such as authentication details, language, previous purchases and shopping cart contents - will be recognised from previous visits, increasing consumer trust and confidence in websites

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Two more US publishers back Rupert Murdoch’s suggestions

Rupert Murdoch’s threat to pull content from Google in the hope of securing a paid content model for its news provision services has gained the attention of two more US publishers, both of whom are threatening to follow his lead.

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Google launches new search ad formats

Google has broadened its search ad formats to include videos and maps as well as images and price comparison features for specific products. Google explains that the new ad formats have been introduced to offer a more effective means of receiving information from sponsored search results.

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Google Analytics is illegal, say German privacy protection officials

Articles at Zeit Online and TechCrunch Europe carry details that suggest federal and state officials believe Google Analytics to be illegal, and are considering imposing fines against companies which use the service to collect and collate data about their website visitors’ usage without the visitor’s express consent. Approximately 13 per cent of German website publishers - those using the .de TLD - are believed to use Google Analytics to collect data on their visitors.

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