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The issue of Internet privacy seemed to dominate much of the e-commerce terrain last week as President Bill Clinton and the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee waded knee-deep into the fray.

As 16 U.S. states prepare to cast presidential primary votes in what has become known as "Super Tuesday," Internet research firm Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) has declared Vice-President and Democratic front-runner Al Gore the most Internet-friendly candidate in the 2000 presidential race.

Online auctioneer eBay, Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) and used car listing service AutoTrader, Inc. unveiled a used car marketplace Tuesday for consumers and dealers.

So, you want to see your e-store take off and generate the big bucks. Well, in the old days, I might simply have reminded you to buy low and sell high, or to remember that the customer is always right. However, in the new electronic world, my best advice consists of three simple words: Be Like Bezos...

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which is already established as a major online player, has launched an electronic commerce division to tap into the burgeoning business-to-business (B2B) market. GE Information Services has been considered a major competitor for IBM in the area of trading systems ...

Michigan Attorney General Jennifer M. Granholm has "reserved judgment" about DoubleClick's recent pledge to stop tracking individuals by name over the Internet.

Internet sports media company SportsLine.com (Nasdaq: SPLN) announced today that it intends to form a joint venture to launch a series of Web sites across Asia that will provide information and sell sporting goods and licensed team apparel.

Speaking at a forum held by the Aspen Institute in San Jose, California, U.S. President Bill Clinton sternly warned high-tech industry leaders Friday that they must quickly adopt minimum privacy standards or have the government do it for them.

China Commodity City, which has been appraised as the largest commodities market in China, has formed a partnership with Tianrong Internet Products and Services, Inc. (TIPS) to develop China Commodity City's global B2B e-commerce site, expand the English language portion of the company's current sit...

Recently, it has been reported that Russia is on the verge of cashing in on a growing boom in Internet use and e-commerce, if only -- we are told -- authorities would seize the opportunity and do away with bureaucratic hurdles.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has intensified government scrutiny of online consumer privacy by announcing that it will survey U.S. commercial Web sites about how personal consumer data is collected and used.

Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and Spanish ISP Terra Networks announced a $2.4 billion (US$) merger today that will create a global Internet banking group with Irish Internet-only bank First-e.

CheckFree Corp. (Nasdaq: CKFR) has announced that it will team up with application service provider Derivion to offer an e-billing service to small and medium-sized companies. The agreement will give CheckFree access to Derivion's inetBiller and enable Derivion to gain access to a wider number of...

Releasing the first of what will be a steady stream of quarterly reports on national Web sales, U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daley reported Thursday that e-commerce retail sales topped $5.3 billion (US$) for the fourth quarter of 1999.

Controversial Internet advertising firm DoubleClick, Inc. has reportedly caved in to pressure from consumer groups, U.S. states and advertisers to stop tracking individuals by name over the Internet.