This year’s IRCE event in Chicago’s McCormick Place kicked off on June 4, 2013, and among it’s 600 exhibits and anticipated 9,500 visitors, the event boasted 205 speakers, including Al Gore, the 45thVice President of the United States. Despite the long-running joke as to whether Gore invented the Internet, he served as a formidable choice as speaker amongst the assembled collection of eCommerce experts.   For the majority of his 30-minute-long speech, Gore focused on the ever-expanding global marketplace. As the...

The Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition is less than three weeks away, and as its opening day approaches, eCommerce companies, like ours at NetSphere Strategies, are gearing up for the event. This year’s Chicago-based show serves as the 9thannual event of its kind, which is hosted by Internet Retailer Magazine, one of the leading publications for the eCommerce industry.   So whether your company is based in the Chicagoland area or not, a visit to the IRCE at the Windy City’s...

Despite the ongoing joke about Al Gore inventing the Internet, few actually know who did. And there’s really no excuse for it. After all, it’s been around for more than 20 years, becoming a ubiquitous part of life for more than 2 billion users.   So although Tim Berners-Lee, the brains behind the information highway, would probably appreciate a little more acclaim, he seems to be more interested in improving and enhancing the system that he built. That’s why he’s the...