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Stats From Amazon’s Holiday Sales

by Jason Wilk on December 26, 2008

  • Amazon announced today their 2008 holiday season was its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, Dec. 15. Amazon proved that they were recession proof throug this holiday season. I think the reason being is the growth rate  at which people are shopping online to save time is greater than the decline in people’s wallets this season. Here are the stats from Nov.15 to Dec.19th
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    • Amazon shipped to over 210 countries.
    • 72.9 items per second.
    • On the peak day this season, Amazon’s worldwide fulfillment network shipped over 5.6 million units.
    • 99 percent of orders in time to meet holiday deadlines worldwide
    • Amazon.com sold enough “Breaking Dawn” books that stacked end to end they would reach the summit of Mt. Everest eight times.
    • During the period from Nov. 15 – Dec. 10, Amazon sold one copy of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 every 2.5 minutes.
    • Amazon Grocery sold enough coffee to give each resident of the highly caffeinated city of Seattle a cup per day for two months.
    • Amazon sold enough Casio G-Shock watches to outfit every Kanye West fan attending the 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour concert at Madison Square Garden, N.Y.
    • Amazon sold enough Coldplay CDs that laid side by side they’d stretch from Seattle to Violet Hill (a street in London and the album’s first single) and more than halfway back.
    • Amazon sold enough Munchkin Mozart Magic Cubes to fill every seat in the Sydney Opera House five times over.
    • Amazon sold enough Wild Planet Hyper Dash games that the total weight of sets sold is over 81,000 pounds — almost the size of two 747 aircrafts.
    • Amazon sold enough Spalding basketballs to fill three C-130 cargo planes.
    Best Sellers Include:
    • Eyeclops night vision stealth goggles, Blokus classic board game and Wild Planet’s Hyper Dash.
    • Samsung’s 52-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV
    • iPod touch 8 GB 
    •  Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch netbook, sapphire blue.
    • Nintendo Wii 
    • Razor A Kick scooter
    • Victorinox Swiss Army Champion Plus pocket knife and Klean Kanteen sports cap.
    • 14-karat white gold Journey Curve pendant
    • Invicta men’s Pro Diver stainless-steel watch
    • Sephora Brand Ultimate Blockbuster – collector’s edition makeup palette.
    •  ”Wall-E,” and  ”The Dark Knight” for Blu-ray 
    • “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” by J.K. Rowling 
    • “Fearless” by Taylor Swift”

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    More info can be found at the official press release here:

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European And Silicon Valley Culture Clashes Hit The Mainstage

by Jason Wilk on December 13, 2008

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  • Since the LeWeb Conference in Paris has finished up, many Europeans have stated how displeased they were with TechCrunch editor Mike Arrington. The controversy has stemmed from his on-stage behavior and follow up article to the conference, dicsusses the differences between European and Silicon Valley work ethic. To say the least, the conference organizer and web personality Loic Le Meur is not thrilled, and has decided to put a poll up to see whether or not Mike should be invited back next year. Somehow the poll eminates the feeling that he may not want to invite any Americans to moderate next year. Loic’s comments below:

Michael focuses on my “we know how to take quality time in Europe” and my example of a two hour lunch versus five minutes at starbucks if you are lucky. There is a huge difference between being lazy and taking time to know each other. It is one of the main cultural differences I feel everyday as I moved to Silicon Valley: every minute, every coffee, every phone call must have a point. When you call someone in Silicon Valley for anything you will likely get “why are you calling me?” often presented in the polite “how can I help you” formula that Tim Ferriss in his book the brilliant 4 hour workweek book (hilarious this was written by an american entrepreneur) gives as a hint to save time. Don’t even think about starting a conversation in Silicon Valley by “how was your week-end” or “how are your kids”, they all want you to go straight to the point and no time to lose.

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Wifi Network Re-Naming Prompts More Coffee Purchases?

by Jason Wilk on November 2, 2008

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  • It turns out, by continuing to rename your Wi-fi network with names that encourage purchases, your sales go up. (says adRants)
  • If you own a coffee shop or another type or business offering free Wi-fi, give it a try.
  • Examples include: YourWelcomeForWi-Fi.PleaseBuyACup, or OrderAnotherCoffeeAlready

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MyJambi, A Place To Share And Sell Your Skills.

by Jason Wilk on September 11, 2008

  • MyJambi has created a social marketplace for people to share and sell their unique service skills to others.
  • Are you a dog walker, tutor and a computer repair person on the side? MyJambi will give you a place to host and market those talents to their community who may want to hire you for a part time gig.
  • Set a price range for your services and other members (based on your reputation) can submit an offer and payment for you to work.
  • Co-founder David Huebner, who showed us a demo this past week at the 50, said he was hired through MyJambi to run and get someone a cup of coffee for $5.
  • The site has a clean UI with a really nice concept behind it that can be scaled to even the smallest of countries. (local tour guides in third world countries need a site like this to market their service to tourists)

What skills do you have for MyJambi?

A tiny exclusive from the TC Demo Pit

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