Amazon announced yesterday its “Prime Day” deals would extend for a full 48 hours July 15 and 16, but eBay and Target aren’t just going to sit back and watch the dollars pile up: they’re countering with promotions of their own. CNBC reported that Amazon had failed to secure enough servers to handle the traffic surge, and the glitch prompted Amazon to launch a scaled-down back-up front page, temporarily suspend international traffic, and add servers manually. Read More...
eBay, Target plan sales to compete with Prime Day
Amazon announced yesterday its “Prime Day” deals would extend for a full 48 hours July 15 and 16, but eBay and Target aren’t just going to sit back and watch the dollars pile up: they’re countering with promotions of their own. CNBC reported that Amazon had failed to secure enough servers to handle the traffic surge, and the glitch prompted Amazon to launch a scaled-down back-up front page, temporarily suspend international traffic, and add servers manually.
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