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U.S. Senate begins investigation into post transaction marketing

Sean P. Aune — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:11:20 +0000

It seems some big name online retailers thought it would be okay to trick consumers into giving their credit card information to third-party vendors. The United States Senate is letting them know they thought wrong.

The U.S. Senate Committee on [...]

Google launches new Commerce Search for retailers

Sean P. Aune — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:11 +0000

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Google has launched a new Commerce Search engine to aid retailers in making sure customers find just the information they need.

The months of November and December can make or break retailers both in [...]

Can Sony’s PSN movie service compete with Netflix?

Mike Ferro — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:23:43 +0000

Netflix recently announced that its streaming movie service will be heading to an existing CE device out on the market. Currently, it looks like Sony’s PS3 device might be the most likely [...]

Microsoft begins selling computers in its online store in celebration of Windows 7

Sean P. Aune — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:09:07 +0000

In a surprise move that no one saw coming, Microsoft has begun selling computers in its online store.

It seems that today’s launch of Windows 7 wasn’t the only big announcement for the company [...]

Amazon and Wal-Mart go toe to toe

Michael W. Jones — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:40:53 +0000

In a heavyweight battle of brick and mortar superstores and internet super-sites, Amazon and Wal-Mart are squaring off to see who is the biggest, baddest bookseller in the land.

Wal-Mart is approaching Amazon the [...]

QuinStreet buys Insure.com for $16 million

Dave Parrack — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:05:43 +0000

Are we entering another dot-com bubble? I only ask because it seems as though domain names are being bought up in their droves and new Web properties are also appearing by the dozen. And now [...]

Viagra spam still raking in cash from gullible people

Dave Parrack — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:27:49 +0000

There was I thinking that the problem of spam had been pretty much solved due to spam filters and Web users applying a little more common sense these days [...]

EBay CEO determined to unload Skype

Dave Jeyes — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:34:32 +0000

Even in the midst of lawsuits from Skype’s original founders regarding the use of its technology, EBay CEO John Donahoe is hell-bent on jettisoning the unit. This turbulence comes just as EBay’s long-term outlook is starting [...]

Poll proves that nobody wants to pay for content

Dave Jeyes — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:40:55 +0000

It doesn’t matter whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, nobody wants to pay for online news. With almost three quarters willing to move on to another site, just how many consumers are [...]

Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol selling well on Amazon Kindle

Dave Parrack — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:55:12 +0000

Dan Brown’s new novel, The Lost Symbol, was released on Sept. 15 after five years in the making. And it’s already selling well, as most people expected [...]