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Online retailers afraid of payment fraud: survey

Two-thirds of online retailers say they feel threatened by payment fraud, something which threatens to hold back e-commerce growth in the UK.

The stats come from payment provider Sagepay, which surveyed 1,000 retailers, also revealed a lack of awareness of what they need to do to meet the industry standards (PCI DSS) on payment security.

by Graham Charlton 04 June 2009 11:42am 2 comments

Can you trust Web 2.0 companies with your money?

In a post last month, I pointed out that some of the most popular Web 2.0 companies still haven't figured out Customer Service 1.0.

Even though they're related, customer service is one thing and your money is another.

by Patricio Robles 04 June 2009 09:00am 0 comments

One in three web users afraid of shopping online

Lack of trust and security concerns are still holding people back from shopping online, though consumer confidence has grown significantly over the last few years.

According to a consumer survey (pdf) carried out by the Office of Fair Trading, nearly one in three are put off from shopping online. For 30%, lack of trust was the biggest reason, followed by concerns over personal security (20%) while 15% said they did not trust companies that sell online.

by Graham Charlton 12 May 2009 10:58am 8 comments

Website security as SEO

If you're putting together a list of all the components of a successful SEO strategy, there's a decent chance website security probably isn't on it.

After all, how is website security going to boost your placement in the SERPs?

by Patricio Robles 08 May 2009 11:32am 8 comments

Twitter has a really bad weekend

Twitter, the wildly-popular microblogging service that's the topic du jour amongst digital marketers these days, had a really bad weekend.

First, on Friday it came to light that a Twitter-oriented advertising network called Magpie was being used by affiliates to promote spammy affiliate links on Twitter. The affiliate links were presented as 'testimonial' tweets and the users who sent them did not directly disclose that their tweets were paid.

by Patricio Robles 14 April 2009 08:30am 9 comments

Amazon gets the Watchdog treatment

Amazon Marketplace was featured on Watchdog last night, with complaints about dodgy sellers and the availability of pepper spray on the site the target of the consumer programme.

Watchdog (on iPlayer) found several instances of customers buying items on the Marketplace, receiving emails purporting to be from Amazon, paying by transfer service Moneygram and not receiving the products.

by Graham Charlton 09 December 2008 10:00am 2 comments

The Web Week in Review

Few things are certain in today's crazy world but the weekend is one of them. So without further ado, here's this week's The Web Week in Review.

by Drama 2.0 14 November 2008 08:50am 1 comment

ClickForensics - click fraud rate steady, botnet click fraud up

ClickForensics, a company that sells "traffic quality management" solutions, released data about PPC click fraud rates in the third quarter last month.

The results are generated by the company's Click Fraud Index, which collects data from over 4,500 advertisers and agencies.

by Drama 2.0 10 November 2008 08:45am 0 comments