Photobucket: Holidays Were All About Mobile Photos — And Fido

’Fess up: you took lots of holiday photos on your mobile phone this year, and/or you dressed your dog up as Rudolph for the annual greeting card.
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Online Commerce Trend: More Spending, Smaller Purchases

The average checkout size is shrinking, even though more people spent more money online. Why? Here are three reasons.
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Xbox Accounted for 40 Percent of All Videogame Sales in 2011

Despite sales declines bringing down the overall game industry last year, Microsoft dominated the market, with the Xbox capturing nearly half of all consumer spending from physical sales.
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10 of the Days Before Christmas Hit $1 Billion in Online Spending

For the second straight year, Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day of the year, hitting $1.25 billion in the U.S.
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A Banner Black Friday for Some Disappoints Groupon and Other Daily Deal Providers

Groupon and the other daily deal providers saw sales tank during the week of Thanksgiving, unlike traditional retailers, which reported robust sales surrounding the holidays.
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Appy Holidays: The First Billion-Download Week

In addition to setting a record for the number of smartphones activated in a single day, the world has broken another barrier: The number of applications downloaded in one week.
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Did Kindle Gift Cards Outsell iTunes Gift Cards This Holiday?

It’s possible Kindle gift cards outperformed iTunes gift cards this holiday — if what people were searching for is any indication.
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The Best Retail Ads of the Holiday Season Get the Ugly Sweater Treatment

Here are some of the best retail spots of the holiday season, the ones that motivated throngs of people to shop and spend record amounts online.
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Can We Say Damage Control? Amazon Talks Up Its Role in the Success of Independent Businesses.

Amazon is not all about squashing the little guy, or at least that is what it wants you to believe this holiday season.
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Holy Cow, You Spent $35.3 Billion Online This Holiday Season

Online spending this holiday season is 15 percent higher than last year, says comScore.
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Santa’s Digital Downtime (Video)

Apps for Last-Minute Holiday Shoppers

Siri + Santa = Apple’s New Ad