Tag Archives: eBay

Skin color matters when consumers sell online

November 16, 2011 – 7:25 am

by Amber Davis WHAT’S HAPPENING According to a new Harvard-Yale study, goods held by dark-skinned hands make for tougher and lower sales on eBay. Researchers auctioned off mid-priced baseball cards — half held by white hands, the other by black hands in the sale photo. Cards held by black hands sold for 20% less than […]

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Social networks dress for work

April 20, 2011 – 4:56 am

by Jana Branch WHAT’S HAPPENING If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Instead of seeing social networks as a drain, smart companies are harnessing business-specific networks for more productivity and a faster path to innovative collaborations. Call it the new era of “social business.” Salesforce.com’s Chatter has been adopted by more than 85% of its […]

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