Costumes (Disguise) vs. Security : How to avoid the sec_error_ca_cert when setting up apache (mod_ssl) | OpenSSL.
While most instances of a security error in your browser of choice pertaining to a self signed certificate will give you the option to “Add an Exception” and accept the certificate, there are cases where you will receive this error and not be allowed to proceed with the request. In Firefox 3 particularly you will be thrown the error below and not allowed to proceed further with the request. This is very annoying and inconvenient for developers to hit. You've probably installed this apache server environment many times and now you receive the “invalid security certificate error” while setting up your environment. No worries... you can still use your favorite browser to develop and get the results you would have normally expected.[Read More]
Posted at 08:27PM Jun 02, 2009 by Robert in Potpourri | Comments[2]
US Online Sales Up
In dark days, e-commerce shines.
Most US economic indicators were down in Q1 2009, but online sales were an exception.
According to a survey by Forrester Research and Shop.org, US online retail sales rose an average of 11% in the first three months of 2009.
Of the 80 companies studied, 58% saw online sales increases compared with the same quarter last year.
Looking further into the findings, 44% of the e-tailers reported increases of over 10%, 14% showed increases up to 10% and 13% reported flat sales.
In the survey, about 70% of both consumer brand manufacturers and multichannel retailers reported online sales increases. However, Web-only merchants had a different situation. About six in 10 reported Web sales declines.
“It seems that consumer confidence is getting better,” Sucharita Mulpuru, a Forrester analyst, told Bloomberg News. “Hopefully the worst is behind us.”
Looking ahead, Citi Investment Research projects that US retail e-commerce sales will grow 4.4% in 2009 to $141 billion—and jump to 16.5% growth in 2010.
Could happy days be here—at least online—again? Maybe not for Web-only retailers.
Originally published at eMarketer.com on April 27, 2009
Posted at 01:42PM Apr 27, 2009 by Ryan in Potpourri | Comments[0]