We have a lot going on here this month as we prepare for our annual user conference, Insight Live (which we will be blogging from this year). But in reading what various analysts have to say about a variety of topics relevant to e-commerce, there are two recent posts that stand out:

Jupiter retail analyst Patti Freeman Evans ponders the convergence of community/social networking sites with e-commerce, asking us to think about how and where it makes the most sense to provide more “interactive” components in the browsing and buying processes. An interesting read–I encourage you to check it out.

Also, Forrester’s blog is offering a peek into its Marketing Forum, including these remarks from Forrester Research Chairman and CEO, George F. Colony. on the six things he tells CEOs: Websites need to meet the needs of customers; customer loyalty “owns” you; and my personal favorite–great marketing + great technology is the only way forward. We couldn’t agree more.

More thoughts to come, but in the meantime we encourage you to take a look at what these folks are discussing and share your thoughts.

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