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• Holiday e-Commerce Showed Signs of Stability
  With growth flat from the previous year, 2009 ended on a high note for e-commerce, but the gains aren't spread evenly among the smaller and larger players.
  
• Gmail Upgrades to Social Networking
  Gmail hopes to tame social networking with Buzz, a new feature that the company claims gives you more control and security over tweets and real-time feeds.
  
• eBay's 'Garden' Grows New Features
  Online auction giant says its "Garden by eBay" is a way to open up its innovation process to testing and feedback by users. First up: a streamlined search feature.
  
• Boost E-commerce Site Appeal with Web Widgets
  These Web widgets can add a little appeal and e-commerce functionality to your business Web site or blog.
  
• Super Bowl Ads' Best and Worst Online Performances
  Web analysis firm Gomez ranks the big Super Bowl advertisers' post-game performance. The winner may be a sweet surprise, but GoDaddy and Hyundai can't be too happy.
  
• Yahoo Led the Pack in Display Ads in 2009
  Online metrics firm comScore recaps the past year in digital advertising and social networking, finding Yahoo had a banner year with banner ads, while Facebook consolidated its lead in the social space.
  
• Facebook Redesigns Site —Again — Nears 400M Mark
  Another new look in an attempt to simplify the design, and at close to 400 million strong, an ever-growing marketing opportunity for e-tailers.
  
• Lights, Camera, Sales: The Benefits of SEO Video
  Want to sell more products? Of course you do. Adding search engine optimized video to your e-commerce site can raise both your Google ranking and your bottom line.
  
• Social Media Marketing: Age Really Matters
  It literally pays to know your customers. If you market to the younger set, take note. A recent Pew study says bye-bye blogs and hello Twitter.
  
• How to Twitter for E-commerce Success
  Follow the lead of other businesses and learn how to successfully integrate Twitter in to your existing marketing and customer-service strategies.
  

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