It’s only the end of October and there are nearly nine weeks until Christmas, but if your web site isn’t selling seasonal specials now, you could have missed out already. Some new research on shopping habits shows that 40% of people have completed their Christmas shopping by the end of October. Only 22% of people do their Christmas shopping in December. That means if you are setting up Christmas specials for your web site, you could be too late if you wait until the time feels right. Indeed, you should have added your Christmas specials to your web site back in September.
Australian athletes will not do well at next Olympics thanks to blog ban
The Australian Olympic Committee has banned all the country’s athletes from blogging whilst at next year’s Olympics in Beijing. The BBC reports that the Australian Olympic Committee believes blogging would “erode the sanctity of the
