Archive for January, 2012

31 Jan

Meet FastPivot President at IRWD 2012

Conferences

IRWD 2012 (Internet Retailer Web Design conference) will held in Orlando Florida again this year, from February 13-15. A number of top speakers will be at this year’s conference, including keynotes: Paul Miller, Vice President, U.S. E-Commerce, W.W. Grainger Inc.and Thomas Ryan, CEO, Threadless.com. FastPivot president, Matthew Ledford, will be on-site providing consultations, as we [...]

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30 Jan

Simply Youth Ministry Team Visits FastPivot Headquarters

Conferences

As a Yahoo! Store development agency that serves clients wherever they are in the world, FastPivot’s team of programmers, graphic designers, project managers, etc. are located all over the U.S.. But, we do have a physical headquarters in Asheville N.C., where owners Matthew Ledford and Keith Enloe are located (among several other team members). Occasionally [...]

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27 Jan

Shop Translated Struts New Custom Homepage Banner Image Map

Yahoo! Stores

Shop Translated, a Yahoo! Store focusing on “translating” modern fashion trends for plus-sized women, recently up-styled their store. FastPivot’s development team assisted in the development of enhanced functionality, stream-lined interface and behind-the-scenes management systems. The site was widened overall, a new background was added, an enhanced footer was integrated. and the cart was wrapped to [...]

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23 Jan

Yahoo! Stores May Lose Some Functionality for 30-40 Minutes During January 23-24 Update

Yahoo! Stores

Via Yahoo! Merchant Solutions: On Monday, January 23, at 7:30 p.m. PT, until Tuesday, January 24, at 6:30 a.m. PT, Yahoo! Merchant Solutions will be releasing several feature enhancements for your store. While we do this work, you may experience a 30 to 40-minute period during which shoppers may be unable to use coupons or [...]

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19 Jan

When Facebook Fails, A Reminder to Diversify

Social Media

Here’s the scenario: You’ve spent countless time building your Facebook Page, because you know social media is the marketing of the future. In fact, to really make social media work you’ve got to be there posting and interacting everyday. And you’ve even added Facebook link icons to all your webpages, product pages, blogs, etc. etc. [...]

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