Tag: Ecommerce

How to stay safe shopping online this holiday season? Stay away from fake websites

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Since I started shopping online, I have noticed that scams have been increasing more than before. There have been so many hackers attacking websites, stealing data, sending social engineering emails which trick you. There are so many threats to keep track of in this age; the average citizen has no clue as to what to focus their energy on to keep the money in their wallets.

The sliest trick: The Fake Website Email or Message

In the early days of the internet, most hackers tended to focus on the inexperience of the users. As users got more comfortable with using the internet, they became even more cunning, attempting to weaponize what they saw as their home in cyberspace.

The culture we have now in cyberspace is under attack from all sides. We have outages happening more often than even in the 1990s. These outages are occurring almost every month, affecting economies.

The hackers and scammers are damaging the economy to gain an advantage. You should be steely prepared for scams throughout the holiday season.

The most important scam you be aware of is this one: the fake website.

The fake website is very common scam that hackers use but it is probably one of the most insidious out there and I have even come close to falling for it, almost giving a hacker some of the money in my bank account here.

The main aspect you need to consider is to look at the address in the email or message sent to you here.

You must check the address carefully. If the address is saying that it is from the official site and has the “.com” in it, then it should be a legitimate email or message.

However, if the address looks really strange and not like an official address, you should not be clicking any links in the message. Generally speaking, the strangeness is that address has not form or structure in here.

You should also watch for the emails that aim to copy the style of the website. Some of the details are not authentic to the actual website.

Check your original website emails and then compare them to these emails. If they look sketchy, then they are.

With these steps, you will be able to stay safe this holiday season.

The Rise of the Virtual Mall: Celebrating eBay 30 years of ecommerce

September 3rd, 2025, is the 30th anniversary of Ebay and I say I am impressed with the site. It is has been the place that has been in the shadow of Amazon but it still manages to survive.

Ebay was one of the few internet companies from Web 1.0 that were actually successful and still has an influence.

As a seller, I raise my glass to praise it. There is something unique about eBay. It is not like other sites. While the bidding is no longer the main aspect of the site, the community is still on top and we should celebrate their accomplishments for keeping this part of Web 1.0 still here and kicking to remind of the older ethos of the internet age.

Amazon 30 Years of Ecommerce Triumph and the Transition to a Struggle with Walmart.

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Amazon is celebrating 30 Years today of Ecommerce. It has much to celebrate as it is one of the world’s biggest websites and is sitting as a titan. Jeff Bezos has become a household name and had a wedding in Venice which showed the man’s immense power and influence. However, the company faces a new rival from a traditional brick and mortar sector, Walmart. These two giants are competing this week to offer incredible deals to their customers. What does this say about the future of Ecommerce.

Walmart in the 2000s had a rather poor reputation. Its customer base was always diverse but there was feeling it was too working class for some. They wanted higher quality goods as well as healthier items in the deli and meals section.

Now, Walmart is having ads that are much more youth oriented than many of their previous ads in the past. They have more young people who are fit and look like they belong in the wealthy areas of America than what was once Walmart’s traditional customers, working class Americans.

Amazon had the advantage for years as it was a digital only store. It’s customers from the start were more wealthy and had more social mobility. They also were more chatty about their interests, as can be seen by the usage of customer reviews.

Walmart has begun to transform itself into that Amazon style store.

Amazon better watch out as Walmart has a huge retail presence and they are even expanding into drone delivery which is another area that Amazon still hasn’t made progress in. Walmart has shown itself to be a resilient and strong company.

The battle of the Ecommerce giants is in full swing and we shall see which one wins the battle of the online stores.