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Introducing Magento Community 1.7

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On Tuesday, day two of the Magento Imagine eCommerce Worldwide Conference, the new version of Magento Community, version 1.7, was announced.  According to the Magento blog, “The recent enhancements to our powerful eCommerce offerings help merchants provide a more personalized shopping experience for their customers.”  In addition to new features that benefit…

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Introducing Magento Enterprise 1.12

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On Tuesday, day two of the Magento Imagine eCommerce Worldwide Conference, the new version of Magento Enterprise, version 1.12, was announced.  According to the Magento blog, “The recent enhancements to our powerful eCommerce offerings help merchants provide a more personalized shopping experience for their customers.”  In addition to new features that benefit…

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X.commerce Announces New Partners At Magento Imagine Conference

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The second annual Magento Imagine eCommerce Worldwide Conference opened today in Las Vegas at the M Resort.  More than 1,300 Magento merchants, developers, and partners from throughout the world have gathered for three days of learning, networking, and fun.

Today, the opening day of the conference, was not jam-packed with content sessions,…

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eBay Posts Improved Q1 Numbers, Outlook Good For eCommerce

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On Wednesday, eBay Inc. reported its first quarter earnings for 2012, and they were better than expected.  Revenue for the large company, which also owns PayPal, Magento, and GSI Commerce, increased 29% from Q1 last year to $3.3 billion.  Although analysts expected $0.52 per share, eBay’s non-GAAP earnings for Q1 were…

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The Right Way To Use Social Networks

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Do you know how many social networks exist?  Me neither.  But there are definitely hundreds.  Probably even thousands.  And that might just be in the U.S.  I can’t even imagine the number of active social networking websites in the world.  But, to be honest, it doesn’t matter how many there are.  There are enough just…

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Orange Collar Media Announces Gold Level Sponsorship of 2012 Magento Imagine eCommerce Worldwide Conference

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Check out the most recent Orange Collar Media press release below!

Orange Collar Media, a top Magento web design and development firm based in Denver, will be a Gold Sponsor of the 2012 Magento Imagine Worldwide Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 23rd-25th.

DENVER, CO. – Orange Collar Media, a Magento Gold…

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Google+ Gets New Design and Updates

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Google rolled out a serious redesign for the social network, Google+ early this morning.  According to Google’s Official Blog today, “More than 170 million people have upgraded to Google+, enjoying new ways to share in Search, Gmail, YouTube and lots of other places.”  In the post, Google Senior Vice President,…

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Why You Should Focus More on Blogging Than Facebook or Twitter

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As a small business owner, it is easy to get caught up in the social network craze and focus your time and energy on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.  Of course, engaging with customers and prospective customers on the most popular social networks is important, but it may not be the most important…

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How to Optimize Your eCommerce Site

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We have talked about search engine optimization (SEO) quite a bit over the last few months.  There have been lots of changes to the tenets and tactics of SEO due to search engines modifying their algorithm and new social networks being added to the fray.  When it comes to SEO, the principles behind optimizing an…

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Google Announces March Changes

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Earlier this week, Google announced a slew of small changes that were made to the platform and its products throughout the month of March.  The 50 changes announced by Google vary in the magnitude of the effect they will have on everyday users.  A number of these changes are important because they show that…

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