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Measures to protect consumer privacy online are not keeping up with technological advancements, President Clinton said Sunday in a commencement address at Eastern Michigan University.

Consumers spent $7 billion (US$) at online retail sites during the first quarter of 2000, including $2 billion on travel, according to a new report from Harris Interactive.

Despite Friday's court ruling finding MP3.com liable for copyright infringement, the music industry is going to have to start facing some difficult facts when it comes to the Internet.

While more than two-thirds of online buyers participate in some type of customer loyalty program, only 22 percent regard the programs as a key factor driving their online purchases, according to a study by Jupiter Communications.

Despite an ongoing U.S. government antitrust probe into the online real estate sector, America Online (NYSE: AOL) and Internet home and real estate network Homestore.com (Nasdaq: HOMS) announced a five-year, $200 million (US$) deal today that expands Homestore.com's real estate listings and moving s...

Keeping with its reputation for being tough on cybercrime, the State of Washington launched three initiatives last week designed to help law enforcement officials combat illegal Internet activities.

Application service provider (ASP) Interliant, Inc. (Nasdaq: INIT) announced Monday that it has signed a multi-year contract with Freeinternet.com to provide CRM and financial management applications.

Enterprise portal Viador (Nasdaq: VIAD) and Zamba Solutions (Nasdaq: ZXBA) announced Monday that they have formed a partnership to deliver CRM solutions through an enterprise portal.

Quintus Corporation (Nasdaq: QNTS) announced Monday that free Web site provider OhGolly.com has selected it to communicate with and track its customer interactions.

NetCustomer.com received airplay Monday, when Internet radio broadcaster NetRadio announced it has selected the Fremont, California-based company's CRM services.

Ending the first U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case focusing on Internet auto lease ads, car dealers in Colorado, New York and Pennsylvania have settled charges that they ran deceptive lease advertisements on the Internet.

Deputy U.S. Postmaster General John Nolan announced Thursday that a new United States Postal Service Electronic Postmark (EPM) is now available.

eToys, Inc. (Nasdaq: ETYS) was a nearly ubiquitous presence in the news this week, as the online toy seller launched a splashy, summer-themed marketing campaign in advance of a mixed quarterly report.

This week, the government of Mexico officially acknowledged the viability of e-commerce in the country by passing legislation that recognizes Internet purchase orders as binding contracts.

Online women's network iVillage should install a revolving door at its New York headquarters -- if it has not done so already -- to make it easier for top management to exit.