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From CEO's Desk

Welcome to the mid year 2011 edition of our newsletter. It goes without saying that since celebrity live chat has become both popular and ubiquitous, online site visitors no longer find live chat an oddity. This is good for your business because your site visitors and customers aren't going to think twice about clicking that live chat icon when they have a question as they used to do as recently as a few years ago.  Celebrity live chat events in July included the Kerry Sanders live chat session on the famous Anthony trial from Florida which has literally rocked the nation, and the NASCAR Kentucky Race live chat interchange in which racing fans can chat with one another. If you haven't activated live chat already from Live2Support, this is the perfect time to act because you still have about eight weeks lead time before the onset of the shopping season. This provides you with a superb window of opportunity during which you can train your live chat operators, run trial chat sessions and oil the hinges well in time for the throngs to arrive on your cyber step.  And at a monthly single-user subscription for less than $10, it is a bargain at twice the price!

In this Issue...

Redesigning your Website for the 2011 Shopping Season
If your website or Internet commerce portal was developed several years ago and has not been updated in the recent past, chances are high that you aren't leveraging some of the latest cutting-edge web technologies that make online shopping and browsing a delightful experience for your customers. What are some of these bells and whistles and how can you benefit from them?
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An Insider's Report on QR Codes
QR codes first appeared on the horizon almost a decade ago. However, no one took them seriously when they were first introduced. Lately, these comical-looking two dimensional tags and signs have begun to peak the collective curiosity of many. Learn what QR codes are, their emerging prominences in social media, and how you can use them in your online business.
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Live2Support Spotlight : The Live2Support In-built Organizer
The July spotlight shines brightly on one of our most popular value-added features - the Live2Support Organizer. It is undoubtedly a value-added service - sticky notes, event alerts, alarm, calendar and the works. However, unlike other value-added services, you don't have to pay extra for it.
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What is New at Live2Support : Live2support Live Chat Integration with Salesforce CRM
Live2Support achieved a major milestone this month with the successful integration of Live2Support and Salesforce CRM, the open source customer relationship management system used by several million small and large companies around the world. If you haven't hopped on to the Salesforce.com band wagon - and it is a good band wagon to hop on to - it is worth a consideration because live chat and CRM will now work hand - in - hand to deliver the ultimate customer service experience on your website.
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Down the Pike

Beyond Google Analytics - New Pathways to Web Analytics
For some time, millions of website owners have relied on Google Analytics for a glimpse of the real picture. Google Analytics continues to go strong in the analytics realm but many fledgling services are slowly but surely gaining both ground and momentum. Our August cover story tells you who they are and what they have been up to lately.

Google Plus and the Internet e-entrepreneur
By the time you read our August lead feature, Google Plus would have celebrated its second monthly birthday. "What can Google Plus do for me and my Internet business?" you ask. Let us tell you next month as competition between the social media stalwart's heats up and touches uncharted territories and opportunities to build larger-than-life communities spanning all continents and most major countries.