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1. EBay is the Internet's retailing success story; so why are some people making cautionary noises?

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Company securities, Company financing, Market trend/market analysis, eBay Inc. -- Forecasts and trends, eBay Inc. -- Finance, eBay Inc. -- Securities, Online services -- Forecasts and trends, Online services -- Finance, Online services -- Securities, Financial analysts -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Published
2002

2. CheapSeats joins travel web sites

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Online services, Cable television/data services, Company services, Company pricing policy, CheapSeats.com -- Services, Online services -- Prices and rates, Travel -- Prices and rates
Published
2003

3. Millions of Addresses and Thousands of Sites, All Leading to One

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Company growth, Cable television/data services, Company business management, Online services, Online services -- Management -- Growth
Abstract

THINK you have a good handle on the Internet economy? Try this one. What Internet business has raised $120 million in financing in the last year, owns 725,000 Web sites, […]

Published
2007

4. A Richer Trip to the Mall, Guided by Text Messages

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Hand-held data device, Shopping malls -- Services -- E-commerce -- Usage, Online services -- Service enhancement -- E-commerce -- Services -- Usage, Hand-held computers -- Usage -- E-commerce -- Services -- Service enhancement
Abstract

SEARCH engines made it easy to find items at online stores. Now the Internet is poised to solve a more vexing problem: finding items while you are at the mall. […]

Published
2007

5. Share Grandma's Birthday, With Music and Animation

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Online services -- Services, Photographic industry -- Services
Abstract

FOR years, Internet users have treated online photo services like a batch of holiday snapshots -- checking them out for a while, then letting them collect dust on the shelf […]

Published
2007

6. Wanted: A Way to Profit by Simplifying Web Classifieds

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company business management, Internet/Web advertising, Online services, Internet/Web advertising -- Services, Classified advertising -- Services, Online services -- Management -- Services
Abstract

Web sites that list classified ads have proliferated, but so far they have mostly made life easier for buyers rather than sellers. First there is the technology hurdle: many people […]

Published
2006

7. Every Click You Make, They'll Be Watching You

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Electronic commerce, Cable television/data services, Online information service, Online services, Claria Corp. -- Services, Electronic commerce -- Services, Online information services -- Services, Online services -- Services, Information services -- Services
Abstract

WOULD you trust a company enough to let it follow your every click online? Claria, a company once vilified for raining pop-up advertisements across the Internet through its Gator software, […]

Published
2006

8. Microsoft Takes On Craigslist in the Battle for Classified Ads

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Computer services industry, Company service introduction, Craigslist Inc. -- Services -- Service introduction, Microsoft Corp. -- Service introduction -- Services, Computer software industry -- Service introduction -- Services, Classified advertising -- Service introduction -- Services, Computer services industry -- Services -- Service introduction, Online services -- Service introduction -- Services
Abstract

CRAIGSLIST has taken on many giants. Can it survive a challenge from Microsoft? The software behemoth late last month started Windows Live Expo (expo.live.com), another node in its growing network […]

Published
2006

9. Conduct a Search, Make a Donation

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Text search and retrieval software, Cable television/data services, Internet search software, Company financing, Online services, Internet/Web search service, Information services industry, Google L.L.C. -- Finance -- Donations, Yahoo! Inc. -- Finance, Internet/Web search services -- Economic aspects -- Usage -- Donations, Online services -- Donations -- Usage -- Economic aspects, Information services industry -- Finance -- Usage -- Economic aspects -- Donations, Gifts -- Usage -- Donations -- Economic aspects, Information services -- Finance -- Usage -- Economic aspects -- Donations
Abstract

BILL GATES made news earlier this month when he said Microsoft's MSN search engine might give away cash or software to get people to use the site. Actually, Yahoo and […]

Published
2005

10. A Software Strategy Helps The Little Guy Buy Smarter

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Small business, Computer services industry, Technology application, Business-to-business exchange, SOHO, Ariba Inc. -- Services, Business to business exchanges -- Technology application -- Usage, Small business -- Technology application -- New York -- United States, Computer services industry -- Services, Online services -- Usage -- Services
Abstract

IT'S not tough to see why small companies have avoided the chorus of Internet cheerleaders. The Web has been where they get dragged through so-called reverse auctions -- where big […]

Published
2005

11. New Video Search Sites Offer Glimpse of Future TV

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Text search and retrieval software, Internet multimedia broadcasting, Cable television/data services, Internet search software, Online services, Market trend/market analysis, Internet/Web search service, Company service introduction, Internet/Web search services -- Service introduction -- Forecasts and trends, IP Television -- Forecasts and trends, Online services -- Service introduction -- Forecasts and trends, Internet broadcasting -- Forecasts and trends, Webcasting -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

FOR those tired of navigating hundreds of television channels to find shows worth watching, the Web sends this message: let us do the work. Oh, and by the way, a […]

Published
2005

12. A Tidy Option for Data Pack Rats

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Information services industry, Apple Inc. -- Product information, Google L.L.C. -- Product information, Yahoo! Inc. -- Product information, Online services -- Product information, Information services industry -- Product information, Information services -- Product information, Computer industry -- Product information, Information storage and retrieval systems -- Product information
Abstract

Millions of PC users have relied on Flash drives or other pint-size hard drive storage units to safeguard valuable files. But those portable drives can be broken or lost. And […]

Published
2005

13. Some Web sites are producing TV-type shows and showing them around the clock, a contrast to video-on-demand

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Internet multimedia broadcasting, Company marketing practices, Cable television/data services, Online services, Company service introduction, Online services -- Service introduction -- Marketing, Internet broadcasting -- Service introduction -- Marketing
Abstract

DON'T touch that mouse: your favorite show is coming up online, and there may not be a rerun. In a nascent trend that may vastly complicate life for publishers of […]

Published
2005

14. To attract more Internet customers, some banks are adding services available on their Web sites to their A.T.M.'s

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Banking industry, Company service introduction, Wells Fargo & Co. -- Service introduction, Online services, Banking industry -- Service introduction, Automated teller machines -- Service introduction
Abstract

THOSE ubiquitous A.T.M.'s are about to get considerably smarter. Wells Fargo, the Bank of America and other financial institutions are giving their painfully low-tech A.T.M.'s a dose of Internet technology […]

Published
2005

15. For digital pack rats who are finding their hard drives filling up fast, one way to free up space is to deposit files in an online storage bank

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Cable television/data services, Company market share, Online information service, Online services, Company service introduction, Storage Area Network, Xdrive Inc. -- Marketing -- Market share -- Services -- Service introduction, AOL Inc. -- Service introduction -- Marketing -- Services -- Market share, Online information services -- Service introduction -- Marketing -- Usage -- Services -- Market share, Online services -- Service introduction -- Marketing -- Usage -- Services -- Market share -- Economic aspects, Information services -- Service introduction -- Marketing -- Usage -- Services -- Market share, Storage area networks -- Usage -- Economic aspects
Abstract

FOR digital pack rats, life is problematical these days. Armed with high-speed connections and new digital music players, cameras and camcorders, they are filling their computer hard drives faster than […]

Published
2005

16. A growing Internet service has attracted a loyal following but, strangely, no rivals

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company market share, Online services, Online services -- Market share -- Services
Abstract

WHY is Meetup.com so alone? In nearly every Internet category imaginable, successful sites have triggered copycats, sometimes by the dozens. But Meetup, which has helped more than 30,000 groups -- […]

Published
2004

17. As their core businesses prosper, some companies try to expand their horizons with new product lines

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company marketing practices, Company business management, Company financing, Online services, Contract agreement, Computer services industry, Internet Brands Inc. -- Marketing -- E-commerce -- Contracts -- Finance -- Management, Ritz Interactive Inc. -- Marketing -- E-commerce -- Contracts -- Finance -- Management, Amazon.com Inc. -- Contracts -- Marketing -- E-commerce, GSI Commerce Inc. -- Finance -- Marketing -- E-commerce -- Contracts -- Management, Computer services industry -- Marketing -- E-commerce -- Contracts, Online services -- Marketing -- Management -- E-commerce, Jewelry industry -- Finance -- Marketing -- E-commerce -- Contracts
Abstract

AFTER witnessing the hubris (and resultant failures) of so many Internet start-ups, many e-commerce sites have stuck to their knitting in recent years, rejecting the urge to expand into new […]

Published
2004

19. Photo-sharing Web sites have a place for your pictures in their digital albums, alongside messages from advertisers

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Company acquisition/merger, Computer services industry, CNET Inc. (San Francisco, California) -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- Services, PICASA -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Google L.L.C. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- Services, Webshots -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- Services, Snapfish by HP -- Services -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Computer services industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- Services, Online services -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments -- Services
Abstract

CAN'T get anyone to peruse the 50 family photos from your new digital camera? Internet companies would love to see them. As digital cameras continue their sales boom, Web sites […]

Published
2004

20. To attract more advertising from small businesses, search engines contemplate replacing a click with a ring

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Contract agreement, Internet/Web advertising, Online services, FindWhat.com Inc. -- Contracts, Google L.L.C. -- Contracts, Internet/Web advertising -- Methods -- Contracts, Online services -- Contracts -- Methods
Abstract

MARKETERS have created the Google empire by paying the company every time consumers click on an ad. Imagine how much advertisers would pay if Google and other search engines could […]

Published
2004

21. Forbidden to offer online games of chance, American companies turn to games of skill

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Sports/gambling game, Cable television/data services, Online services, Market trend/market analysis, Product marketing strategy, WorldWinner Inc. -- Product information -- Marketing -- Forecasts and trends, Online gambling -- Forecasts and trends -- Marketing -- Product information, Online services -- Product information
Abstract

FOR United States companies locked out of the lucrative global industry in Internet gambling, there is still money to be made -- as long as they don't call it gambling. […]

Published
2004

22. Some job seekers who turn to the Internet for help-wanted listings are learning about fraud the hard way

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Company legal issue, Industry hiring, Cable television/data services, Online services, Online employment search service, PayPal Inc. -- Usage -- Ethical aspects -- Recruiting, Online services -- Ethical aspects -- Usage -- Investigations, Fraud -- Investigations -- Usage, Employment services -- Ethical aspects -- Usage -- Investigations, Money laundering -- Investigations -- Recruiting -- Usage
Abstract

HELP wanted: money launderer. Online job sites like Monster.com, CareerBuilder and HotJobs have given employers another way to find workers, but it turns out that crime rings are making use […]

Published
2004

23. As Google considers going public, some of its online colleagues say they are happy to remain privately held

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company securities, Company business management, Company financing, Online services, Google L.L.C. -- Securities -- Finance -- Management, Online services -- Securities -- Finance -- Management
Abstract

SILICON Valley may be buzzing with the thought that a Google public offering would bring about a new boom for Internet businesses, but executives at some successful online companies who […]

Published
2004

24. Making Business Pay

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company Web site/Web page, Company financing, Online services, Online services -- Finance -- Services, Web sites -- Services -- Economic aspects
Abstract

Web sites have been cautious about charging consumers for content, fearing they would simply click away for free information elsewhere. But companies selling information to the business community have been […]

Published
2004

25. Search engines look for advertising dollars from small businesses that don't have a presence on the Internet

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Text search and retrieval software, Cable television/data services, Internet search software, Internet/Web advertising, Online services, Small business, Internet/Web search service, Company service introduction, SOHO, Google L.L.C. -- Service introduction -- Advertising, Internet/Web advertising -- Surveys, Internet/Web search services -- Service introduction -- Surveys, Small business -- Advertising -- United States, Online services -- Service introduction -- Surveys
Abstract

CAN small businesses be persuaded to pay for online advertising even if they do not sell their products or services on the Web? That is a big question for Internet […]

Published
2004

26. Social Networks: Will Users Pay To Get Friends?

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Market trend/market analysis, Online services -- Evaluation, Social networks -- Evaluation -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

The idea behind 'social networking' Web sites like Friendster, Tribe.net and LinkedIn is almost the opposite of the old Groucho Marx joke: they attract people who want to join a […]

Published
2004

27. A January of ill winds blows some good to Internet weather sites, in the form of heavy traffic and higher revenues

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Company earnings/profit, Meteorological services -- Company sales and earnings, Online services -- Company sales and earnings
Abstract

MANY businesses suffer in the event of flash floods, hail or snowstorms. But in the online weather industry, at least, nature's fury can be a balance-sheet blessing. Internet weather services […]

Published
2004

28. More Canadians than Americans use the Internet, but they do far less of their shopping there

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Electronic commerce, Cable television/data services, Online services, Electronic commerce -- Statistics -- Economic aspects, Online services -- Industry sales and revenue -- Statistics -- Economic aspects, Canada -- Economic aspects
Abstract

BY many measures Canadians are as sophisticated as Americans in their use of the Internet, if not more so. But there is one crucial difference between the two countries' Web […]

Published
2004

29. To reach Internet users overseas, more American Web sites are speaking their language, even Mandarin

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company Web site/Web page, Online services, Online services -- International marketing, Web sites -- International marketing -- International aspects
Abstract

THE National Football League will roll out a Chinese-language version of its Web site this month in yet another move by American entertainment and media organizations to capitalize on overseas […]

Published
2004

30. After several favorable court rulings, WhenU.com has been barred, at least for now, from the use of some pop-up ads

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Company legal issue, Cable television/data services, Online services, Internet/Web advertising, WhenU.com Inc. -- Cases -- Advertising, Internet/Web advertising -- Cases, Online services -- Advertising -- Cases, Pop-up advertising -- Cases
Abstract

JUST when some federal courts seemed unwilling to find fault with a controversial type of pop-up Web advertising, a federal judge in New York has called at least a temporary […]

Published
2004

31. Reporting healthy increase in sales, this holiday shopping season was the best ever for Internet retailers

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Electronic commerce, Cable television/data services, Online services, Electronic commerce -- Statistics, Online services -- Industry sales and revenue -- Statistics, Christmas business -- Statistics
Abstract

ONLINE retailers enjoyed a stellar holiday season, according to preliminary reports, punctuating a year in which many e-tailers reached profitability and pushed sales steadily higher. But some analysts warned that […]

Published
2003

33. Several of the most popular online merchants have struggled to cope with heavy holiday traffic, a survey shows

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Electronic commerce, Cable television/data services, Online services, Cable television -- Surveys -- Production management, Electronic commerce -- Surveys -- Production management, Online services -- Surveys -- Production management, Christmas business -- Surveys
Abstract

ONLINE retailers can forget about Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving when holiday shoppers overrun conventional stores. For online merchants, the real trouble seems to be early December. So […]

Published
2003

34. Making Faces, In the Style Of Picasso

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Company service introduction, Ruder Finn Inc. -- Product introduction -- Service introduction, Public relations agencies -- Product introduction -- Service introduction, Cable television -- Product introduction, Online services -- Product introduction, Portraits -- Product introduction
Abstract

Announcing the birth of an artistic movement: the Web Cubists. From Thanksgiving through last Saturday, some 220,000 cubists have gone to www.mrpicassohead.com, a Web site created by Ruder Finn, a […]

Published
2003

35. Hear this, procrastinators. More online merchants say they can deliver the goods for last-minute shoppers

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Company distribution practices, Cable television -- Distribution, Online services -- Logistics -- Distribution, Christmas business -- Logistics -- Distribution
Abstract

MADE bold by improved technology and shipping methods, online merchants are poised to live dangerously this holiday season, offering to accept orders later in the shopping cycle than in the […]

Published
2003

36. Nervous about bidding on eBay? Hartford Insurance and a start-up are offering a policy to allay buyers' fears

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Electronic commerce, Cable television/data services, Online services, Insurance industry, Company service introduction, eBay Inc. -- Insurance -- Service introduction -- Product introduction, The Hartford Fire Insurance Co. -- Product introduction, Cable television -- Product introduction, Electronic commerce -- Insurance -- Product introduction, Online services -- Insurance -- Product introduction, Insurance industry -- Product introduction -- Service introduction
Abstract

IN every fear lurks an insurance opportunity, even online. A small start-up company and the giant Hartford Financial Services Group plan to roll out a buyer protection plan today that […]

Published
2003

37. Sports teams have discovered that they can put more spectators in the seats through online ticket sales

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company marketing practices, Company financing, Online services, Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch Inc. -- Marketing -- Statistics -- Finance, National Basketball Association -- Marketing -- Statistics, Memphis Grizzlies -- Marketing -- Statistics, Basketball teams -- Marketing -- Statistics -- Usage, Cable television -- Statistics -- Usage, Online services -- Marketing -- Statistics -- Finance -- Usage, Electronic ticketing -- Usage -- Statistics -- Marketing
Abstract

AS last week's earnings report from InterActiveCorp indicated, the growth of online ticket sales continues unabated. More than half of the $1.1 billion worth of tickets sold by the company's […]

Published
2003

38. New advances mean that advertisers are able to quantify the impact of their online marketing campaigns

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Internet/Web advertising, Online services, CNET Networks Inc. -- Services, Google L.L.C. -- Services, Internet/Web advertising -- Measurement -- Economic aspects -- Services, Cable television -- Services -- Economic aspects -- Measurement, Online services -- Services -- Measurement -- Economic aspects
Abstract

MARKETERS have long said they would increase their online advertising budgets if Internet sites would do what they promised to do years ago: quantify the effects of an ad campaign […]

Published
2003

39. Critics Take Wary View Of Shopping Web Link

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Online shopping, Cable television/data services, Online services, BizRate.com -- Services, Consumers Union -- Services, Online shopping -- Services, Cable television -- Services, Consumer protection -- Services, Online services -- Services
Abstract

Consumers Union has raised many eyebrows with recent changes on its Web site, ConsumerReports.org, whose new features include a link to the online shopping comparison service BizRate.com. Critics question whether […]

Published
2003

41. As Amazon moves into sporting goods, online retailers wonder whether to see it as a competitor or a partner

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company business planning, Company market share, Online services, Market trend/market analysis, Amazon.com Inc. -- Planning -- Market share, GSI Commerce Inc. -- Forecasts and trends -- Market share, Cable television -- Economic aspects -- Market share -- Planning -- Forecasts and trends, Online services -- Planning -- Market share -- Forecasts and trends -- Economic aspects, Sporting goods industry -- Planning -- Market share -- Forecasts and trends -- Industry forecasts, Competition (Economics) -- Economic aspects -- Influence -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

THE giant of e-commerce is dipping its toe into another new market, and, as usual, the ripple effects are considerable. Amazon, of course, is the giant. And its official entry […]

Published
2003

42. Growing concern about fraud is pushing the online world into action. The task looms large, though

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Company legal issue, Online shopping, Cable television/data services, Online services, Computer crime, Information Technology Association of America -- Safety and security measures -- Cases -- Investigations, Online shopping -- Safety and security measures -- Cases, Cable television -- Cases -- Safety and security measures, Online services -- Safety and security measures -- Cases, Identity theft -- Investigations -- Prevention -- Cases -- Safety and security measures, Computer crimes -- Prevention -- Investigations -- Cases -- Safety and security measures
Abstract

CONSUMERS are losing trust in the Internet, and online companies are taking note. The Information Technology Association of America, a trade group, said last week that it would help create […]

Published
2003

43. Web sites are becoming more upfront about revealing taxes, fees and shipping charges

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Government regulation, Company marketing practices, Cable television/data services, Online services, Company pricing policy, Expedia Inc. -- Prices and rates -- Ethical aspects -- Marketing -- Laws, regulations and rules, Travelscape L.L.C. -- Prices and rates -- Ethical aspects -- Marketing -- Laws, regulations and rules, Cable television -- Ethical aspects -- Prices and rates, Disclosure of information -- Laws, regulations and rules, Online services -- Prices and rates -- Ethical aspects -- Marketing
Abstract

CLICKER shock is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Online merchants have improved how quickly they disclose the actual selling price of goods and services after taxes, fees and […]

Published
2003

44. In quest for financial payoff, online dating services are expanding to do more than find you the love of your life

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company business planning, Company financing, Online services, Company earnings/profit, Match.com Inc. -- Statistics -- Finance -- Services -- Company sales and earnings -- Planning, Friendster Inc. -- Services -- Planning -- Company sales and earnings -- Finance, Dating services -- Statistics -- Finance -- Services -- Planning, Cable television -- Services -- Statistics -- Planning, Online services -- Statistics -- Finance -- Services -- Planning
Abstract

ONLINE dating companies are seeking a deeper commitment from their customers. Internet personal ads have shed nearly all traces of stigma to become a mainstream medium, with 40 million people […]

Published
2003

45. If You Liked The Web Page, Try the Ad

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Internet/Web advertising, Overture Services Inc. -- Services, Google L.L.C. -- Services, Cable television -- Services, Internet/Web advertising -- Services, Online services -- Services
Abstract

Two Internet companies, Google and Overture, have made a brisk business of selling ads that appear alongside Web search results. But so far, the big customers for these ad services […]

Published
2003

46. Buy.com Chief Starts Site To Sell Music Downloads

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Company business management, Online services, Company service introduction, buy.com Inc. -- Officials and employees -- Services -- Product introduction -- Service introduction -- Management, Cable television -- Product introduction -- Services, Online services -- Officials and employees -- Product introduction -- Services, Online music -- Services -- Product introduction
Abstract

Scott Blum, the chief executive of the online retailer Buy.com, yesterday unveiled a new Web site, BuyMusic.com, which will sell music downloads to Windows users. The service, which is not […]

Published
2003

47. Companies are trying once again to find ways to turn penny-ante charges for Web viewing into profits

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Electronic commerce, Online shopping, Cable television/data services, Company business planning, Company financing, Online services, Company pricing policy, Online shopping -- Prices and rates -- Finance -- Innovations -- Planning, Cable television -- Prices and rates -- Innovations -- Planning, Electronic commerce -- Innovations -- Planning -- Prices and rates, Online services -- Prices and rates -- Planning -- Innovations
Abstract

A FEW start-up Internet companies are taking on a problem that goes back to the earliest days of online commerce -- micropayments. Like others before them, they hope their solutions […]

Published
2003

48. Yahoo in Deal For Overture, An Internet Listing Service

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Online services, Online information service, Company acquisition/merger, Information services industry, Overture Services Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Yahoo! Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Cable television, Online information services -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Online services -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Information services industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Information services -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Abstract

Yahoo, the big Internet portal, announced yesterday that it would buy Overture Services, an Internet search listings service, for $1.63 billion in cash and stock. Overture, which makes money by […]

Published
2003

49. Legal battles pit online advertising companies that create pop-up ads against the owners of Web sites

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Company legal issue, Cable television/data services, Online services, Internet/Web advertising, When Inc. -- Cases, Claria Corp. -- Cases, Internet/Web advertising -- Cases, Cable television -- Cases, Online services -- Cases, Marketing industry -- Cases
Abstract

A SERIES of legal skirmishes over who owns the real estate on a computer user's screen is turning into a war. A federal court decision late last month gave a […]

Published
2003

50. States have become stricter about sales taxes for online transactions. Next in line to collect: Europe

Author

Tedeschi, Bob

Subjects
Online shopping, Electronic commerce, Cable television/data services, Company business planning, Online services, European Union -- Tax policy, Online shopping -- Taxation -- Planning, Electronic commerce -- Taxation -- Planning, Cable television -- Taxation -- Planning, Online services -- Taxation -- Planning, Sales tax -- Planning -- International aspects
Abstract

NOW that e-commerce is big enough to face grown-up responsibilities like taxes, governments are wielding their tax power with increasing zeal. In the last year, state governments have become much […]

Published
2003

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