Myer sales up slightly: Midday Roundup
Department store Myer has reported a slight rise in its third quarter sales, with the menswear, cosmetics, womenswear and childrenswear the strongest performing categories.
All I’ve Heard From My Family Since The Acquisition News Began
Tumblr’s “Literary Community Organizer” Rachel Fershleiser has family who read TechCrunch. And Tumblr founder David Karp think it’s the “greatest thing.”
So do we.
Update: We originally thought this email was a missive from Karp’s family. Thank you Scott Kidder for setting us straight.
How silly is @TechCrunch? They confuse emails to @RachelFersh with emails to @DavidKarp 013/05/21/all…—
Scott Kidder (@skidder) 013
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Ingrid Lunden
Building Your Narrative or Why Post Rationalized Narratives Stink
Narrative, when done well, is the tail that can actually wag the dog. But let’s be clear here and now, post rationalized narratives stink.
Gartner Magic Quadrant for E-Commerce Keeps IBM, Oracle + Hybris as Leaders
Over the last two years, Gartner considers the ecommerce space to still be dominated by the same leaders named in its last Magic Quadrant report, namely IBM, Oracle and hybris.
Number of businesses in Australia continues to stagnate: ABS
The number of businesses in Australia remains static and has failed to increase according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
IBM Report: How Social Business Can Help Organizations Succeed
“Social business” has become a popular buzzword, but what are the processes and best practices that successful social businesses use to boost profits, decrease expenses and increase customer satisfaction? A new report from IBM aimed to find out.
AGL fined $1.5 million for illegal door-to-door practices: Midday Roundup
The sales and South Australian division of energy company AGL has been ordered to pay combined penalties of $ 1.555 million by the Federal Court for illegal door-to-door sales practices.
Flickr Gets the Yahoo Upgrade Treatment With Hi-Res Pics and 1TB Storage
Alongside the Tumblr acquisition, Yahoo is taking off the wraps on one of its earlier acquisitions. Image-sharing service Flickr gets a major hi-resolution makeover with a new app for Android users.
Tornado Forces News Team to Abandon Live Broadcast
A massive storm generated several tornadoes on Sunday in the Midwest, hitting Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. The tornado in Kansas got so bad that news station staff at the NBC affiliate TV station in Wichita, Kan. had to leave in the middle of a live broadcast to take cover.
In the dramatic video, the channel’s meteorologist JD Rudd is talking about the extreme weather in front of a radar image of the storm when, after a few seconds, producers tells him it’s time to leave
“You know JD, in 20 years I never said this, but I think it’s our time to go,” he says. “It is time for all of us to get to shelter.” Read more…
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Small business trading conditions depressed in first quarter: Midday Roundup
Small business trading conditions have remained depressed in the first quarter of 2013, despite some indicators suggesting marginal improvement, according to survey released this morning.
