Retail Research Tracks Changes at Nation’s Malls
If you have a small business or a kiosk in a mall, you know all too well how tough this economic downturn has been. New real estate figures show the second quarter brought a nine year high for empty space at regional malls. Strip mall vacancy rates set a 17-year high. The co-founder of ShopperTrak, Bill Martin talked with SBTV.com about the gains mall traffic is seeing and how shopping habits have changed. Click here to hear the details.

Computer Virus Targets Business Financial Accounts
A rapidly spreading computer virus attacking financial accounts used by businesses is creating concern. The virus, called Clampi, has infected a million computers in a few weeks. Clampi is one of a few dozen "banking Trojans" to target online financial transactions. But the criminals behind Clampi are going after companies to get bigger payoffs. Windows PCs can pick up the Clampi infection when a user clicks on a tainted Web page, including ones on innocuous-looking legitimate sites that have been hacked. An infected PC then waits to see if the user logs into personal accounts at any of 4,600 Web pages for a wide array of businesses and government agencies - and their banks. Cyber-security experts advise businesses should make online financial transactions only on PCs dedicated to those tasks - and that aren't used for e-mail, accessing social networks or browsing the Internet. More

Smart Phone Hacker Warning
Another startling warning coming from cybercrime experts meeting at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas: hackers can take over smart phones like the iPhone by sending a series of text messages. A pair of security researchers, Collin Mulliner and Charlie Miller, warned attacks can be sent through SMS or text messages to everyone in the phone’s address book. Several mobile phones and operating systems are vulnerable through SMS according to security firm McAfee. More

Wireless Connections to Build Business
More customers are shedding landline telephones in the down economy; so how can you connect with these consumers? More small firms are also going mobile with marketing. SBTV.com talked with the CEO of the Mobile Marketing Association Mike Wehrs about text and SMS marketing. Click here to hear part of the interview. You can join other SBTV.com viewers receiving a free daily success text tip ---just Text BIZ to 35350. Fees from your carrier apply. More

New Small Business Initiatives from eBay
eBay is introducing new initiatives to support small businesses online. Under a new program scheduled to go into effect in the fall, eBay is introducing some changes to reward sellers who consistently deliver a good shopping experience to eBay buyers; even if the sellers aren’t among the top sellers best known on eBay as PowerSellers. More

Business Events a Click Away on SBTV.com
What is happening in small business in your area? The answer is just a click away! SBTV.com now features the largest calendar of small business events anywhere. The easy to use events calendar has thousands of events for business owners, and anyone may easily submit events to the calendar. More

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