Social Media's Dramatic Impact on Commerce

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge December 07, 2011 Consumers' Increasing Reliance on Facebook and Other Social Trends The astonishing speed with which the consumer purchase journey is becoming social was revealed recently by new figures from social commerce company Reevoo. The company has just repeated research first conducted in March 2011, with results showing that the reliance on social sources — including friends and consumer reviews — is increasing rapidly by almost every measure and, intriguingly, across all age groups. Read more > Get the Infrastructure RSS Feed   Securing Microsoft Exchange 2010 Take the guesswork out of implementing SSL for Exchange 2010, making it easier than ever to get the SSL certificate you need. Download now > Blogs Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion IBM: Getting Smarter Loraine Lawson Integration The Next Big 'Big Data' Challenge Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career EMC Survey: Lack of Big Data Talent Presents Missed Opportunities Unlocking Hidden Insight: The Significant Components of BI   This on-demand briefing explains how to increase your organizational intelligence and arm key decision makers with the power of business visibility. Go there now > 'Tis the Season (for P#ssd Off Customers) When fuses are short and wallets are shrinking, customers expect great service. Fail to provide it, or fail to instantly implement a recovery plan on those occasions when you do drop the ball, and you may find yourself experiencing a not-so-merry 2012. Top 12 Job Search Sites for IT Professionals Top job boards providing job search, resume advice, survival tips and job-hunting guidance. The Real-Time Processing Check List Successfully managing real-time processing enables partners to better integrate offerings and third-party developers to create mobile apps, expanding business reach. Latest White Papers All Is Not Well at the Endpoint Security & the Cloud: Augment or Abdicate? Creating a Strategic BCDR Plan Security, Privacy, Accessibility: The Principles of Requirements-Driven Quality Featured White Papers Mobile Data Protection, Backup & Recovery: Best Practices Learn more about how to define security policies for laptops, how to enforce endpoint controls and how to ensure employee adoption — while keeping costs in check. •  Unlocking Hidden Insight: The Significant Components of BI •  How to Avoid Data Corruption from a Power Outage •  Preparing Your Site for Holiday eCommerce: The Multi-Browser Factor "With budgets still tight and workers demanding more universal access to their data in order to remain productive, cloud storage offers benefits that are simply too enticing to ignore." Excerpt from Arthur Cole Infrastructure Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise