| Online shoppers prefer books
Booming demand in emerging markets from Vietnam to India has made books the most popular item to buy online, according to research out today. More internet shoppers have bought books than any other product online over the past three months, according to a global survey by Nielsen Online. While two-fifths of e-shoppers bought books, 36% have bought clothing, accessories or shoes, 24% have bought airline tickets and 19% music. Putting paid to predictions that online clothes and shoes shopping would never take off, those categories have enjoyed the fastest growth. The proportion of internet shoppers buying shoes and clothes has jumped to 36% from 20% two years ago, according to Nielsen's survey of more than 26,000 internet users in 48 countries. There was also strong growth for books, whose biggest buyers are in South Korea - also the country with the highest proportion of online shoppers, at 99% of those with internet access.
Students win with Dr. Seussian style
Read To Succeed, a nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy, recently challenged students to write like Dr. Suess. The local organization worked with the Rutherford County Center for the Arts production of "Seussical! The Musical" in holding the Read To Succeed Seussical Poetry Contest. .
Customer service that's way up there in irk factor
Manning a complaint line requires a certain amount of patience and je ne sais quoi to listen to both sides of a story without succumbing to the urge to throttle the party that is clearly in the wrong. During the day, I do my best to control my opinions and frustration when facing obstinacy, or as I'm researching all available facts. The paper pays me to be compassionate, kind and nonjudgmental. .
Coming Soon: SR to Release E-mail Exchanges ... (Not so fast...)
Update: After reviewing the messages and our options (none good), we've decided not to post the messages. Here's the situation: Of the 50 messages, a few have explicit photos embedded in the message. We can't publish those photos (one shows a toddler's penis). We also have a strong ethical policy against blurring or otherwise manipulating photos. Some of the messages are completely innocuous. The rest of the messages only refer to attachments. Those attachments are explicit, so we can't publish them. We've also gone through each message to blur e-mail addresses for privacy reasons. So, if we don't publish any of the explicit images, and we refuse to blur, crop or otherwise alter them, all we're left with is a bunch of forwarded messages that say things like "take a look at this!" We decided that did not advance the story in any significant way.
ALASKA, ETC.: Blogs, chatter, life in the North
Take that, you dirty rats. Once rat-free, Dutch Harbor now has rodents running amok and everybody’s got a rat-sighting tale, according to a story in The Dutch Harbor Fisherman. But if new anti-rat regulations ordered by the Alaska Board of Game work — the measures forbid vessel operators from harboring rats and require ports to come up with rodent control plans — the community could have its rats on the run. .
A.M. Costa Rica/José Pablo Ramírez Vindas
Michael Rivera Guillen had his head stuck out the window and was moving it back and forth, back and forth, like the pendulum on a grandfather clock. This was the 5-year-old's first time on a train.
"I wanted to share the experience with my grandchildren," said Rivera's grandmother, Xinia Durán Meza, who said it was her first time on the train as well. "It's enchanting," she said, "everything is so beautiful."
The Tren a la Tica is one of the oldest in Central America, opening to the public in 1903. It ran for the first time as an electric train in 1930 and is the second oldest of its kind in Latin America, according to train officials. At the height of the era, the train institute employed over 3,000 people. The train was shut down in 1995 under President Jose María Figures Olsen but finally reopened in 2001 with the help of a tourist organization called American Travel.
Misadventures in Atlanta
Where you'll find me on a Friday night: cooking and playing cards with friends, dining at a new restaurant or hanging with the girls... Who is Wise Diva? A 34 year-old transplant to metro Atlanta who has found her dating experience here quite entertaining... What's on this page → The entry titled "Put me down!," and any of the comments about it. Access all your favorite blogs from myajc! Learn More Have a discussion idea? Send your ideas, comments, questions and suggestions to Bella. Categories About Bella About Laney About Mia About Wise Diva Atlanta Breakups Current Events Dating Family He Said/She Said Holidays How We Met Marriage Matters of the Heart Mix & Mingle Pop Culture Relationships Sports .
Stores slash prices after online shopping spree
It was manic out there this morning," said Jace Tyrrell, spokesman for the New West End Company. "Bargains are available that we haven't seen in a decade. Retailers have had a tough time this December so the sales are like a second Christmas for shoppers." Yesterday's rush to the shops is expected to be surpassed today with even more shoppers turning out on what analysts expect to be the busiest shopping day of the year. The Next sale starts at 5am on Oxford Street, followed by John Lewis and M&S nationwide. "We are extremely optimistic," said Andy Street, managing director of John Lewis. "We have fantastic special purchases and we have been helped by the hype surrounding the sales this year." A Timberland three-in-one cargo jacket will sell today for £98 - almost £100 less than usual.
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