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Audio content provider Audible.com said late Monday that it will cut 35 jobs -- about 40 percent of its workforce -- as part of a plan to become cash-flow positive by the end of next year. The company also said Thomas Baxter plans to resign as chief executive officer, while remaining a direct...

With the idea of consumers actually buying cars from pure-play Internet companies all but dead, analysts say that real-world car dealers should be accelerating their use of online technology to get more shoppers into their showrooms. Once-promising online car operations have now either merged or...

AuctionWatch.com, a software provider that helps small businesses and individuals manage their online auctions, announced a new suite of products Monday designed to help larger retailers and manufacturers dispose of excess inventory at eBay and other online auction sites. "Online marketplaces a...

More than half of all online music buyers now say they are willing to buy a label-backed subscription plan to get their digital music, but the music industry must offer more services to keep those customers long-term, according to a report released Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix. Jupiter said th...

America Online on Monday unveiled a set of new music products that the Internet behemoth said "lay the foundation" for a range of planned music services, including a subscription-based program. AOL said the new services -- a content site for music fans and a radio network -- will complement exis...

Defunct online grocer Webvan was slapped with its second class action lawsuit in as many weeks Monday, over allegations that its initial public offering (IPO) violated federal securities laws. Specifically, the suit charges that a portion of the e-tailer's IPO registration statement filed with ...

Will we ever understand the Web shopper? Or is it possible that e-tailers, pundits and analysts have over-complicated the elusive online buyer? Without an understanding of who's shopping and what they want, even the best operations could easily crumble. A classic case of missing the trees while ...

Despite the dominance of major players in the e-tail world, small, narrowly focused shopping sites still have a place in cyberspace, according to analysts. "[Niche sites] are not going to compete against Amazon, but they can stay in business," Forrester Research analyst Christopher Kelley told th...

Advanced Micro Devices sells its Athlon processors and others to makers and re-sellers of personal computers, and to consumers. The company, by its own estimates, holds a 17 percent share of the PC processor market. Its chief competitor Intel, a heavy Internet advertiser, holds about 80 percent o...

While Napster prepares to relaunch its site as a paid service, Web sites that offer file-sharing services like the one Napster made famous are picking up traffic, according to a report released Friday by Jupiter Media Metrix. The report said that Napster is being replaced by several sites, re...

The European Commission (EC) said Thursday that the refusal of German publishers to sell books to certain Internet booksellers amounts to "illegal collusion." The EC said it would not tolerate restrictive practices which have effects on trade between members of the European Union (EU), especial...

Companies that want to take advantage of the opportunities posed by e-commerce will have to do a better job managing dynamic pricing strategies, intellectual property rights, and partnership relationships, researchers at the University of California-Irvine Graduate School of Management announced ...

Aiming to dispel doubts about the value of online advertising, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) said Wednesday that three studies reveal that traditional banner ads boost brand awareness and drive purchases while new, larger ads are even more effective. Studies commissioned by the IAB and t...

Online travel company Travelocity reported income late Wednesday of 8 U.S. cents per share -- before special charges -- for the second quarter ended June 30th, topping analyst estimates by 3 cents. After expenses for goodwill amortization and other charges, however, the company ended up with a n...

Amazon.com launched an "e-Documents" store Thursday, offering consumers access to downloadable research reports, journal articles and magazine archives. "It's hard to say yet whether this is a good idea for Amazon, because the selling of e-documents is still in its infancy," Morningstar.com analy...