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If your latest Google search was faster and provided fresh, current results, it's because Google recently updated their search algorithm to reward newsworthy, updated information — and discourage reworked, repetitive, stagnant or multilinked sites to nowhere, sites that copy content from other websites or are just not very useful.

Los Angeles-based Forever 21 Inc. opened its first-ever Hong Kong store on Jan. 18, according to www.wwd.com.

Charming Shoppes announced that Elizabeth Crystal has joined Lane Bryant as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Crystal will develop and lead the brand positioning, marketing and advertising strategies for the Lane Bryant and Cacique brands.

Kim Kardashian was quick to defend herself against the New York Post's claims the Kardashian brand was quickly plummeting, but a lawyer hired by Gap has set out to discover Kim's true worth. The investigation comes after the reality TV queen filed a lawsuit against Old Navy's parent company for commercials featuring Kardashian look-alike Melissa Molinaro, alleging they deliberately infringed upon her public persona.

Facebook is bringing a bunch of apps and actions onto the social network. Now, instead of just “Liking” something, you can say you read it, listened to it or watched it, all through your favorite web and mobile apps. Two Actions might be more commercially significant than the rest: “Want” and “Own.” 

Online retailers Amazon.com and Zappos.com are being sued in Kentucky by a Texas woman alleging that she and millions of other customers were harmed by the release of personal account information.

MaxPoint Interactive hit the show floor at the National Retail Federation's 101st Annual Convention & Expo to get a pulse on what's hot in 2012. The company surveyed 101 show attendees, asking "What is your new rule for retail in 2012?"

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 19, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Apparel Deals announced this week the launch of its new wholesale clothing website – ApparelDeals.com . Apparel Deals has been providing quality goods and competitive pricing to hundreds of thousands of customers for nine years and decided it was time to create an online presence. “Our executive team has more than 20 years of experience in the industry,” says Jonathan Kremerman of ApparelDeals.com . “We know our market.” On a daily basis, Apparel Deals provides new arrivals on wholesale clothing for the most up-to-date

Target will host a release event for Summit Entertainment's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" on DVD and Blu-ray at nearly 500 stores across the country, extending store hours to accommodate the fans of the franchise.

San Jose, Calif. — eBay announced that revenue for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 increased 35% to $3.4 billion, compared with the same period of 2010. The company reported fourth quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $2 billion, or $1.51 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $788.6 million, or 60 cents per diluted share. The year-over-year increase in the fourth quarter GAAP earnings per diluted share was driven primarily by a gain on the sale of the company's remaining investment in Skype. The year-over-year increase in the fourth quarter non-GAAP earnings per diluted share