That could cause Google to lose even more search traffic to Amazon as consumers realize that Google Shopping does not provide a truly useful way to compare product options.
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Amazon.com (nasdaq: AMZN - news - people ) serves up millions of images every day on their Web site, many of which are created on the fly to indicate different product options and sales.
Its bigger and more progressive neighbor, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, has released a juiced-up options product, part of its accelerated plan to digitize (see box).
GeraldPutnamGerald Putnam, who came with the Archipelago transaction and had been serving as president, will become vice chairman of NYSE responsible for technology, product development and options.
Gerald Putnam , who came with the Archipelago transaction and had been serving as president, will become vice chairman of NYSE responsible for technology, product development and options.
There is thus little threat to Kansas City's main product, futures and options on hard red winter wheat.
Perhaps it is because the average investor has more experience trading stocks or because options are a derivative product, but the worry about who you are trading with becomes even more pronounced here.
The key is finding customers willing to pay a premium for its product, which could be difficult given the many options out there.
Other consumer trends have included a demand for recyclable packaging, flavor variety, and more ready to drink options that have subsequently led to more product innovations in the beverage space.
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Mastering strategic options management, knowing when to release a product or an upgrade, when to hold one back, when to lock one in the cupboard.
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The illustration below depicts how just four customization options can result in 16 variations of a single product.
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That journey begins when people realize that you offer a product or service they might want, then compare your offer to other options.
As part of a series of refreshes to its PC product lines, Compaq unveiled an interesting notebook called the Evo N400c yesterday that includes options for 802.11b networking or Bluetooth connectivity.
But reasonably sophisticated investors can create the same product themselves by purchasing a risk-free zero-coupon Treasury bond and call options on a stock index, such as XSP options traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
When an organization becomes very good at something, top of its industry, it usually starts to focus on the thing (product, technology, or business model) that made its success, crowding out other options and points of view.
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Koss has also developed a menu of options for the headphone slide and button controls that the user can remotely modify on the product itself through the MyKOSS website.
But at Ford, new product development marketing manager Lew Echlin says the company plans to shrink the number of free-floating options available on its Focus compact car lineup for the 2013 model year because the numbers say it makes sense.
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The new ASUS VariDrive product is the perfect match for UltraBooks and notebooks alike, providing all the much-needed peripheral expansion options that users today demand.
The Amazons of the Web can offer all the cost advantages and speedy delivery options they want, but without a physical presence, you still have to wait for your product.
"The Minimus and Rikiki USB 3.0 offer our customers easy and affordable options to access the super speeds of USB 3.0, " said Philippe Rault, LaCie Consumer Product Manager.
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