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There's nothing quite like taking a Ferrari out on the open highway. There's also nothing quite like taking a Ferrari out on a muddy, potholed, traffic-congested road.

Although ever-increasing numbers of Web users are surfing to auction sites, a study from cPulse suggests that the auction fad will not have staying power unless online auctioneers take action to convert browsers to buyers.

Racing to beat the launch of a similar program from Amazon.com, America Online (Nasdaq: AOL) on Monday formally introduced a plan to reward loyal members with frequent flyer miles from American Airlines.

If you're any kind of television fan (and I'm not here to debate the merits of being one), at some point A.C. Nielsen and his data-gathering progeny have been a royal pain in your remote. The Nielsen ratings have the power to cruelly destroy a show, however brilliant, if the numbers don't meet expec...

Amid acrimonious debate over how Internet purchases should be taxed, if at all, representatives from 27 U.S. states are meeting near Chicago, Illinois Friday for public hearings on a proposal that would streamline sales tax for both online and offline retailers.

Just one week after global computer chip-maker Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) startled the high-tech world with a dire earnings warning, Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) announced that earnings for its fiscal quarter ending September 30th will be "substantially below expectations," causing shares in ...

The 23 year-old California man who allegedly orchestrated last month's "Emulex hoax" was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday, according to published reports.

Joining the growing number of e-commerce companies that have been forced to cut costs amid the ongoing dot-com shakeout, Garden.com (Nasdaq: GDEN) announced Thursday it will lay off 93 employees, or about 40 percent of its workforce.

Starting Monday, more than 75,000 Internet users from around the world will log on to vote for five at-large members who will become the first Internet users to take seats on the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

A study released Thursday by the Council for Excellence in Government shows that a majority of Americans believe e-government means better government.

In anticipation of the predicted boom in online sales, Internet companies are updating their Web sites and double-checking their fulfillment processes. Everyone is talking about enhancing Web-based customer support and creating online experiences that increase site loyalty and drive sales. The goal ...

TIAS.com, a company that helps antique and collectibles dealers sell their merchandise over the Internet, announced Thursday it is launching a national chain of consignment centers that will allow people without Web access to sell their antiques and collectibles on eBay, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY).

WorldCom (Nasdaq: WCOM) has gone to court to appeal the European Commission's rejection of its proposed merger with rival phone company Sprint (NYSE: FON), saying the decision was misguided.

Funny, isn't it, that during the same week a U.S. lawmaker told federal regulators to back off in connection with the proposed America Online (NYSE: AOL) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) merger, rumors that could have a serious negative impact on the deal began to surface.

Having cleared its final regulatory hurdle, automotive e-marketplace Covisint will begin pilot operations Friday, the company has announced.