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Brazil e-commerce grosses more than $11 billion in 2012

March 20, 2013 13:16
Online commerce in Brazil last year grossed 22.5 billion reais (around $11.5 billion), up 20 percent over the previous year, the market research firm e-bit said Wednesday. According to a study e-bit conducted with the Brazilian Chamber of Electronic Commerce, Brazil added 10.3 new million electronic consumers, bringing to 42.2 million the number of people who made at least one online purchase last year.

Global ecommerce sales topped $1 tn in 2012: study

February 5, 2013 13:30
Global Internet retail sales topped $1 trillion for the first time in 2012 with the United States holding the top spot but China rising fast, a market research firm said Tuesday. The report by eMarketer said ecommerce consumer sales grew 21.1 percent to just over $1 trillion, and are expected to grow another 18.3 percent in 2013, fueled by strong growth in Asia. The research firm said North America remained the top region for ecommerce in 2012 with $364 billion in sales, up 13.9 percent.

Hundreds attend NYC memorial for Internet activist Aaron Swartz

January 20, 2013 01:45
* Swartz described as scared, frustrated and weary * Employer calls federal case "an abuse of state power" * Prosecutor said she had offered Swartz a plea deal By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Supporters of Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Internet activist who committed suicide last week, gathered in New York to remember the computer prodigy on Saturday, with some calling for changes in the criminal justice system they blame for his death.
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