Category “Misc”

• Mar 14, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14

  Week-end over… Time to go back to the medical center for the week :( # Better Mobile Form Design http://bit.ly/ai50KH #userexperience # CheapTweet Wades Through the Sea of Tweet Deals http://bit.ly/9oRRJM # RT @mickaelfroger: Lengow inclut les comparateurs de prix Voyages dans sa solution http://goo.gl/L9cJ # Presentation of TheFind extended data feed structure at http://bit.ly/cmSLJU # RT @szpublisher: Has seasonality [...]

• Mar 07, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

  Numeric Filters: Issues and Best Practices – http://bit.ly/dDvwXA – #userexperience # FastMall – Think Foursquare-meets-Yelp for shopping malls. http://bit.ly/9v8gkQ # InvisibleHand – Firefox and Chrome plugins to get the lowest price – http://bit.ly/9tHYay # (FR article) PureShopping wants to be a product comparison rather than a price comparison tool – http://bit.ly/9TpO3p (via @mickaelfroger) # phpFlickrSynch: store the metadata of [...]

• Feb 28, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

  The Gifts Project leverages the social graph for real gift giving – http://bit.ly/cPSdV8 # RT @csestrategies: BizRank: BizRate Product Ranking in Search Results http://bit.ly/c1nhDU # Amazon.com Most Trusted Brand in U.S. http://bit.ly/c4HMAl # Good video demonstrating Google Shopper on Android – http://bit.ly/c0m34q (via @donkey20) # Vouchercloud – local discount vouchers delivered straight to the iPhone http://bit.ly/csaqiP # FTP feeds are [...]

• Feb 21, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

  Why Google and Other Humans Don't Read Your Book Reviews http://bit.ly/bEoXdi # Windows Phone 7 looks impressive in terms of UI; hopefully can be connected on non-MS services (i.e:Flickr) – http://bit.ly/d6UpXe # "Facebook has passed [...] Google to become the top source for traffic to major portals like Yahoo and MSN" http://bit.ly/aX6Fig # RT @lihall: More Shoppers Go [...]

• Feb 14, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

  Browse Is The New Black http://bit.ly/cpstbc #userexperience # Two nice articles about when using faceted navigation or not: http://bit.ly/9BVU5P and http://bit.ly/8YdKaF #userexperience # Parisian love from Google during Superbowl TV ads – http://bit.ly/doRAiY # The recently launched Endeca blog already have some really inspiring articles about search – http://bit.ly/cx5XDa #userexperience # Damned… Right arm broken = no way to [...]

• Feb 07, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

  Upcoming "Google Store View" – is this serious? http://selnd.com/dalbTo # for non-US-based folks, TVgorge is awesome – all US TV shows in streaming – http://bit.ly/aBzjUv #

• Feb 04, 2010 An unexpected pause

  Two weeks ago… It had snowed quite a lot the day before, and the sky was perfect blue; it seemed a good time to take a half-day off and go snowboarding at Les 7 Laux, the closest ski resort where I live… Indeed, the first hours of the day were perfect ; A+ if I [...]

• Jan 31, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

  thks all for the kind msgs. Surgery done but pain is awful… # Getting better: pain ok, reeducation starting… #

• Jan 24, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

  Pimping up my site by removing fat and adding some colors among the shades of grey (i.e: http://bit.ly/7DL7ON and http://bit.ly/6T11dk ) # Didn't realize Google Product Search was available in CN (see http://bit.ly/84yXiv ), KR, DE as well as US and UK. # Hearst’s Social Shopping Site Kaboodle Gets A Realtime Makeover – http://bit.ly/86BXC0 # Confirmed: Time Inc. [...]

• Jan 17, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

  Yahoo Shopping US outsources its backend to PriceGrabber !!! http://bit.ly/7khS0b (via @dyn4mik3) # RT @csestrategies: Yahoo Shopping Announces Partnership with PriceGrabber – http://bit.ly/6KbQ1Z # RT @abtests: How long should your Google Website Optimizer test take? – http://perf.us/187 #abtests # New product pages on Kelkoo: http://bit.ly/54Ryy7 (lighter design, voucher integration, adjusted offer display) # http://bit.ly/7IulgD Very interesting analysis of [...]

• Jan 14, 2010 Building a competitive intelligence tool using RSS and Wordpress

  How many people in your company are reading blogs or articles that are related to your industry? Imagine if those people could easily share relevant articles with all other employees; and if those articles could easily be organized and classified… You could transform those individual initiatives into a powerful competitive intelligence tool. More than one year [...]

• Jan 10, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

  RT @lloydgprice: http://www.extrabux.com Comparison Shopping with Cash Back and Coupons # Talking about niche CSE? Try this new french shopping engine for plus-size fashion http://bit.ly/77HLBm # More Smartphone Users Now Use Their Phones to Shop Online http://bit.ly/78Z23V # Hotel reputation management service ReviewPro has big international plans http://bit.ly/8jBbl8 # How to run a meeting like Google – http://bit.ly/X8S6w # RT [...]

• Jan 06, 2010 How to (better) track browser usage through Google Analytics

  Of the importance of browser usage analysis It is common practice when designing a new site to decide which browsers to target: the product manager must define which browsers are used by the targeted audience, while the development team has to cope with the different behaviors of those browsers. The support of web standards has greatly simplified [...]

• Jan 03, 2010 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

  The quality of Google Chrome extensions is awesome considering the youth of Chrome 4.0. I.E: bit.ly extension http://bit.ly/5bzA2t # A positive analysis of the upcoming decade for product managers – http://bit.ly/4qRT0Z – cannot agree more! # M-Commerce is getting exciting! eBay: 1.5M items purchased via mobile this holiday http://bit.ly/8KOJWM RT @VentureBeat @royr @danielbroche # New local shopping player: [...]

• Jan 01, 2010 2009 in review

  Even if today is January 1st (by the way, happy 2010 to all of you :) ), I think it’s still time to look back at 2009, isn’t it? Here are a few professional and personal notes for 2009… The product that influenced me the most: Twitter I’ve started using Twitter in March, and since, it has [...]

• Dec 27, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27

  RT @michaelslevy: Navandising: Merchandising in Navigation http://bit.ly/5Zudhq # RT @JosianLondon: With 6.7M unique visitors in November, Shopzilla is now the number one shopbot in France! # Giddi Makes Product Comparison Dead Simple http://bit.ly/6nLjC2 # Local Deals: The First European Groupon Copycats Hit The Market http://bit.ly/5E1Fy9 # The 6 Dimensions of Social Commerce: Rated and Reviewed http://bit.ly/4MK1jf # Looking for a [...]

• Dec 20, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20

  Yunite launches as a social network for bargains http://bit.ly/4JTadr # RT @singlefeed: importance of google merchant center data feed: http://bit.ly/8dj6MQ #ecommerce # Kelkoo predicts tomorrow will be ‘Panic Saturday’ http://bit.ly/7ryC6D #

• Dec 13, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13

  RT @siva_v_kumar: RT @retrevo: News: Retrevo Expands Partner Network w/ Ask.com PriceGrabber.com and TheFind http://bit.ly/4Zlpt4 # Comparide, a niche price comparison site for winter sports, nice :) http://www.comparide.fr/ # How Google Will Infiltrate the Real-World: Mobile Coupons, Barcodes, and Visual Search http://bit.ly/5VOhwy # "Combining inventory feeds of local stores and product search will be offered in Google Product [...]

• Dec 06, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06

  Google introduces Checkout Deals for Cyber Monday – http://bit.ly/7m0mDC # Cyber Monday: 5 Tips for Finding the Best Deals http://bit.ly/8JjLl7 # http://www.cybermonday.fr/ Funny to see a CSE in France going after Cyber Monday :) # Designing Superior Shopping Experiences http://bit.ly/6ZvUUG # Mind the gap http://bit.ly/7spi70 (about brands and user experience) # Sad conclusion: "This company has no fight left in [...]

• Nov 29, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29

  Reports: Bing Gains Among Retailers, At Local Level Too http://bit.ly/07IaILj # Google Product Search Gets Review Summaries & Big Picture “Gallery” View http://bit.ly/07tCrwW # Is Bing Cashback Costing Users Money? Sometimes, Yes http://bit.ly/6W4iPM # RT @siva_v_kumar: WOOT launches new deals site to compete with slickdeals, dealnews, etc.. http://bit.ly/8LkUH5 # RT @dyn4mik3: Google products rolling out a bunch of new [...]

• Nov 22, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

  Google testing paid inclusion in Product Search – http://bit.ly/4GiOiL # RT @szpublisher: bizrate redesigned and looking pretty rad http://bit.ly/3C9KlV # New BizRate US launched; quite different from the AB test spotted last week (http://bit.ly/U27qM). Means another post is in the works :) # RT @asorense: Bizrate wins the award for biggest search box among CSEs! : ) Site [...]

• Nov 15, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15

  RT @lloydgprice: Comparethebazaar.Com Product Price Comparison India – Shopping … http://bit.ly/bRuit # RT @siva_v_kumar: New grid of Product Search results on top of Google organic results – more free clicks to retailers http://pic.gd/e712d7 # http://bit.ly/3f9ZFf ShopStyle is using horizontal scrolling for products ; interesting, but a bit weird when using the scroll wheel… # 35 Resources for [...]

• Nov 08, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08

  About AdWords Comparison Ads: RT @Econsultancy: Google pulls the trigger, gets into lead gen http://bit.ly/4GlvqZ # Full Xmas event launched in Kelkoo Denmark – http://bit.ly/2pktKc – other countries to follow… yes, Xmas is coming fast :) # RT @danbarbata: RT @FindWAtt: Reviewing Easy2 Technologies Product Selector http://ow.ly/yG21 # "1-click compare" from Amazon – AMZN launching price comparison over [...]

• Nov 01, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01

  Quite happy with the revamped faceted navigation introduced on Kelkoo today – http://is.gd/4EEQN # RT @KelkooUK: Kelkoo Christmas has launched! Get some gift ideas: http://bit.ly/2DCJwx # Twenga eager to launch sites in Canada, Turkey, Asian markets according to http://bit.ly/1c1xTq (french article) # http://bit.ly/31j3T7 French tech firms which raised over €1 million in 2009 # Google introduces Comparison Ads for [...]

• Oct 25, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

  RT @TheFind_UpFront: According to quantcast, thefind.com is now officially a top 100 website: http://www.quantcast.com/thefind.com. # Tough economy: focus on UI improvements to increase CTRs, even Google does it :) http://is.gd/4rd2F # RT @customerexplabs: (great article) –>Debunking the Myth of the Page Fold in Web Design – Webmonkey http://ow.ly/v2xU # RT @TheEcommercePro: Google Analytics "Inaccurate," Expert Says – Practical [...]

• Oct 18, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

  RT @feedsmanagement: http://bit.ly/acL25 – Kelkoo Change Commercial Terms and Conditions for New and Existing Merchants # RT @iamandyclayton: Just got a cheque in the post from Kelkoo, and I thought cash back sites were a scam… £21:19 in the bank… Gratis! # RT @csestrategies: CSE Strategies Blog: Shopzilla EU Sites Mirror Bizrate Designs http://bit.ly/ElMk0 # RT @lloydgprice: Comparison [...]

• Oct 11, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11

  Brand Measurement: Analytics & Metrics for Branding Campaigns – http://is.gd/3VXsf # RT @sean_orourke @hnshah @davemcclure KILL a Feature Every Week: http://bit.ly/killafeature great counter-intuitive slide # Ask launching "deals/coupons" min-site inside its search – http://bit.ly/tEGT # RT @lihall: Was that really a year ago? TheFind has since hit profitability RT @TechCrunch http://bit.ly/1R5NrT # RT @CPCstrategy: We just released our [...]

• Oct 04, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-04

  RT @danielbroche: Discounteo lance la notation écologique des produits electromenager avec Hop-cube http://twurl.nl/040z56 # RT @csestrategies: CSE Strategies Blog: New Google Product Search Merchant Center and Merchant Blog http://bit.ly/2l3yFx # Discovered Crate&Barrel site: great B&W design, color only for products, interesting details (i.e: search box) http://is.gd/3MSsO # PowerReviews launches social media tools for brands: http://bit.ly/1IEypo # RT @getelastic: You've [...]

• Sep 27, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-27

  Nice: TheFind integrates Bing Cashback offers in its results. Example: http://is.gd/3wdos – Wonder how they get those data from Bing… # RT @michaelslevy: Carrefour, the #2 retailer in the world, launches a "daily deal" app on Facebook – http://apps.facebook.com/faceshopping/ # Craiglist redesign study for Wired http://is.gd/3yfUu – Impressed by this "99% HTML" proposal. # The Lost Symbol by [...]

• Sep 20, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20

  RT @GoogleRetail: How will you target different types of shoppers based on their buying styles? http://bit.ly/qDTSK # MS launching visual search – I.E: shopping galleries: http://is.gd/3gEV6 (still not working for me though) # RT @nextag: Check out the new NexTag iPhone App: http://bit.ly/bZsyO # RT @ciao_uk: MyVoucherCodes partners with Ciao UK to offer the best online deals and [...]

• Sep 13, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-13

  If you do care about the dynamic range of the Beatles remasters: http://bit.ly/cCZpH # Beatles remasters: should I buy the mono or stereo edition? 470 EUR for both is def too much… # Is it me, or Google is testing subtil design changes (search box on home: http://is.gd/35q15 ; incr. text size on SERP http://is.gd/35q4r)? [...]

• Sep 06, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-06

  Bing: Decision engine = shopping engine http://bit.ly/ra0KH # Interesting to see a small retailer sharing the details of its biz. RT @patricecassard: Le bilan au 1er septembre 2009 http://bit.ly/4m7Q4 # RT @peppelino: Reviewing is the new advertising http://bit.ly/21ZvNH # TheFind acquires iStorez.com http://bit.ly/GrxEZ , a way to boost its current coupons offering (http://coupons.thefind.com/) # Design @ Facebook: http://bit.ly/1MULUb [...]

• Aug 30, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-30

  Site archi is def key for success, even for Google index – RT @customerexplabs: Google Testing Breadcrumb Display in SERPs http://ow.ly/l1ZC # RT @Econsultancy: Price comparison sites need to work on usability http://bit.ly/raUQb # Great post on SEOMoz: impact of captchas on conversion rates. http://bit.ly/10C1W2 # RT @GoogleRetail: New Insights for Search tool forecasting feature predicts query [...]

• Aug 23, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-23

  RT @feedsmanagement: http://www.become.co.uk/ – new comparison engine in UK… # Q & A with TheFind CEO Siva Kumar – http://bit.ly/HMQYI – Interesting economic facts to build a vertical search # Discovered "Information is beautiful" blog, I love it ! See twitter stats viz http://bit.ly/15tOA2 and music stats viz http://bit.ly/fbdea # Hitwise: Shoppers beginning to Bing – [...]

• Aug 16, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-16

  New version of leguide.com online (end of beta) (via @danielbroche , @donkey20) # RT @ShopzillaUK: We're pleased to re-launch our other intl sites today. Feel free to have a look: http://www.prixmoinscher.com, http://www.spardeingeld.de # New version of Yahoo! Deals US – http://bit.ly/1h5jt # Google officially testing new backend for search (http://bit.ly/1lKcju) and blogs calling this "the new [...]

• Aug 10, 2009 The new Twenga

  Twenga has launched a beta version of its upcoming new site, currently limited to the french market. At first glance, the new site has a much better look&feel, really professional compared to the “amateurish” current version. New logo, clean layout, trendy colors, rounded colors and gradient background… Difficult to not like this new design, compared [...]

• Aug 09, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-09

  Beta version of the new Twenga at http://beta.twenga.fr/ – at first glance: much more professional web design. # Apnoti.com, shopping engine with real-time price check!! – http://blog.apnoti.com/ – Impressive product pages!!!! (via @danielbroche) # RT @hall_jason: Shopzilla Europe expands into product reviews http://bit.ly/kgb8r Very excited about the announcement of this deal! # RT @danielbroche: http://twurl.nl/olz62j (about Shopzilla / [...]

• Aug 02, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-02

  RT @customerexplabs: 50 Must Read Web Design for ROI, Usability and SEO Articles | http://ow.ly/h5QF #

• Jul 26, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-26

  New beta version for LeGuide: http://beta.leguide.com # RT @BrandRepublic: Kelkoo signs ad deal with Google: http://bit.ly/17zsGF # RT @siva_v_kumar: Greg Sterling's interesting take on a potential Y! Small Biz sale that has implications for Y!Stores http://bit.ly/Tf7XB # Adobe Wave Beta launched – http://is.gd/1J6JL – LastMinute, TheFind among early adopters. Mainstream RSS replacement, or I miss [...]

• Jul 19, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-19

  Trying to install Silverlight3 with IE8: "Microsoft Silverlight cannot be used in browsers running in 64 bit mode. "… Unbelievable. # Interview with Bastien Duclaux, CEO, Twenga – http://is.gd/1×76i # Started yesterday, Windows7E pre-orders now closed when they were supposed to last till Aug 15th?? WTF!! # http://is.gd/1Bcxg – Google Squared as a tool to generate keywords [...]

• Jul 12, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-12

  Steely Dan at L'Olympia, Paris, July 2nd 2009 – Was incredible to see Mr Becker & Fagen live for the first time!! http://flic.kr/p/6BYB3p # Google testing real estate search on top of Maps (but only in Australia). Sounds a logical move – http://is.gd/1oYqn # RT @Econsultancy: Six rousing user experience presentations http://bit.ly/XWhVT # RT @superinsolite: Qu'est ce [...]

• Jul 05, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-05

  RT @kelkoofr: Kelkoo, site de confiance reconnu, obtient le label de la charte des comparateurs ! http://tinyurl.com/dd7nxw # RT @danielbroche: Le metier s'organise: http://twurl.nl/zcku56 # Testing new Flickr / Twitter integration – smooth integration!!! http://flic.kr/p/6ygGEq # http://bit.ly/gVPfh – Inspiring article about "tools of engagement: the new practice of user-centered design" (user experience) #

• Jun 28, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-28

  Just discovered getprice.com.au, an Australian price comparison site, with clean design… http://bit.ly/11IGAz # RT @siva_v_kumar: Google experiment at monetizing product listings on SERP. Copying BING? http://bit.ly/19Usqi # http://bit.ly/hl71j – "Google Website Optimizer Increases Conversion 591%" by introducing a visible call-to-action # LeGuide.com announcing new self-serve tools for merchants – http://bit.ly/PaftP # http://bit.ly/11QXkj – USwitch for sell – [...]

• Jun 23, 2009 A few thoughts about Microsoft Bing

  So Bing, the new search engine by Microsoft, has been live for a few weeks. It has been covered extensively by the online press and blogosphere; but here is my modest contribution on the topic (with emphasis of shopping-related features). General comments First of all, what I don’t like: “Bing” as a brand – I have no empathy [...]

• Jun 22, 2009 Back from Phuket, Thailand

  I’m back from holidays after 10 perfect days spent in Phuket, Thailand. Really nice hotel, good weather, delicious food, friendly thai people… Difficult to come back :) I found the hotel with TripAdvisor. I rarely use such review service, as I usually don’t trust the 5-stars rating pattern especially for hotels, as the appreciation of an [...]

• Jun 14, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-14

  Nice page by channeladvisor: list of taxonomies for main CSEs – http://bit.ly/j5aIr # Great article on designing faceted navigation: http://bit.ly/jDdi0 #

• Jun 09, 2009 On holidays…

  … till June, 22nd… Visiting Phuket island in Thailand :)

• Jun 07, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-07

  Visual search company like.com launches Covet.com, a personal style assistant – http://www.covet.com http://bit.ly/6eg72 # Newly released Google Squared good for competitive analysis? MMhh not sure… I.e: list of price comparison sites http://bit.ly/K80OG # Counting days before holidays… – D-day next Wednesday :) # New Ciao.co.uk site powered by Bing search engine – http://bit.ly/16xq8v # RT @ciao_uk: Ciao [...]

• May 31, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-31

  PR: Kayak on the Semantic Web – http://bit.ly/9GYp0 – prob: XML feeds and API are not enough to build the semantic web…. Buzzword? # Spotted new Shopping.com SRP with LREC on surprising top left position – http://bit.ly/3Aa3A # http://is.gd/IeXB – Screenshots of shopping-related features from upcoming Bing, new Microsoft's search engine # RT @Econsultancy: As mobile [...]

• May 24, 2009 Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-24

  RT @Econsultancy: Q&A: Kelkoo’s UK MD Bruce Fair http://bit.ly/ueI8p # http://bit.ly/jaOYi – “Google Microformats Will Have Large Impact On Online Retail — Not All Good” – inspired article. # http://bit.ly/VDRrG Nielsen: Wind.Live.Cash was 1 of only 2 Top Ten Shopping Search Providers to grow their audience from Apr08 to Apr09 # RT @ShopzillaUK: Wow! @BizrateUK have launched [...]