Volusion Adds Social Store Builder to Industry's Leading Ecommerce Shopping Cart Software (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Volusion, a leading provider of complete all-in-one ecommerce solutions, today announced an upgrade to its advanced shopping cart software, Volusion 5 with Social Store Builder(TM).

Retail Corridor: Americans say gas prices affect how they celebrate the holiday (East Valley Tribune)
Are you stuck at home instead of cooling off at a California beach this weekend? Maybe you're planning a big spending spree since local stores are launching lots of sales for the so-called "staycationers."

Zoovy Partners with Google Checkout to Increase Click-Through Rate and Decrease Cart Abandonment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Two of the most fundamental issues of online shopping are driving traffic to a website and generating a completion of sale from that visit. In order to further increase the traffic and sales of its merchants, Zoovy, Inc. a leader in e-commerce technology, has partnered with Google Checkout, a checkout service that assists both of the issues simultaneously.

Website Development Agency Utopia Solutions Launches New Improved Site For Delta Leisure Group (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
London based ecommerce and web development agency Utopia Creative Solutions continues to increase it's proven portfolio of web projects by launching a new and improved website for music company Delta Leisure Group.

Website Development Agency Utopia Solutions Launches New Improved Site For Delta Leisure Group (PRWeb)
London based ecommerce and web development agency Utopia Creative Solutions continues to increase it's proven portfolio of web projects by launching a new and improved website for music company Delta Leisure Group. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/website/development/prweb1071624.htm

Note to Self: Buy Less (Seriously) (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
Mind Over Money author Eric Tyson has formally researched this truism, and even explains how to overcome our faulty psychological wiring so we can do things like, well, stick to our shopping lists.

eBay Watch: Agreements, Visibiltiy and Trust Top the News (ECommerce-Guide)
EBay Updates User Agreement Policy This week, eBay has made several changes to its User Agreement and Privacy Policy . In a public announcement, Scott Shipman, eBay's Legal Team Senior Counsel, said that the changes are minor and that eBay members will find their rights and responsibilities have changed very little.

Resources Toolbox (NAA Presstime)
Because many newspaper carriers now deliver multiple publications, home and single-copy delivery has become a more complicated process. As a result, some newspapers are equipping their distributors with handheld devices, either personal digital assistants or e-books, which are loaded with software to help retrieve and transmit delivery data.

Salesforce's E-commerce Engine Favoring 'native' Apps (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Salesforce is developing an e-commerce engine, but only "native" applications need apply.

Tech 12 (Traverse City Business News)
The following market leaders have been selected as this year’s Traverse City Business News’ Tech 12 based on their innovation and economic impact, and responses from area business leaders and readers.