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Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) said Tuesday it has signed a marketing pact with online bookseller Barnesandnoble.com (Nasdaq: BNBN), a deal that replaces a longstanding agreement between Yahoo! and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN).

According to Dale Carnegie, the best way to make friends is to call people by their names. The personal touch has always been a big hit in business, as well. It's why many customers remain loyal to their "friendly" store, even when the prices are a little higher than the one down the street, where t...

Last year's holiday season exposed some troubling weaknesses in e-commerce fulfillment infrastructure. Frustrated consumers levied blame on overwhelmed e-tailers who found much criticism in their outside vendors and distributors, as well as overworked carriers.

E-tailers are scrambling to add customer-oriented features to their sites before the 2000 holiday season rolls around, according to a survey just released by Internet research firm IDC.

The majority of online ticket sales will be generated from independent travel agencies and not from sites directly connected with the major airlines, according to a study released Monday by International Data Corp. (IDC).

Naively believing that the Internet should remain "free," more than one observer has argued that the Web should not be subject to the laws of individual countries around the world.

Holiday e-commerce this year is expected to rise just 66 percent over 1999, or barely half the growth rate of the year before, according to a report released Monday by Jupiter Communications (Nasdaq: JPTR).

Despite the popular conception that Europeans distrust e-commerce, a new survey by Jupiter Communications reveals that lower prices, not tighter security, would motivate European e-shoppers to spend more online.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled its lawsuit against an e-tailer it said raised approximately $3.8 million (US$) from investors by touting false information about plans for an initial public offering (IPO).

One of the ironies of e-commerce is that the most important part of an online transaction occurs not in cyberspace, but at the customer's door. Despite all the discussion about pure-play versus brick-and-mortar, it is steel and rubber -- in the form of vans, trucks and the occasional bicycle -- that...

Reflecting a seasonal pattern, apparel and sports Web sites topped the list of Internet categories viewed most by home computer users last month, according to Nielsen//NetRatings.

Automotive-systems supplier Visteon said Thursday that it will participate in Covisint, the giant online auto purchasing exchange being built by Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Nissan and Renault.

Taking the battle for dominance in the slow-growing interactive television market to the next level, the Microsoft Network (MSN) announced that it is offering free WebTV to subscribers just as America Online (AOL) is rolling out its own service in several more test markets.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has delayed the launch of its formal inquiry into the issue of open cable Internet access, saying on Thursday it will wait until after decisions are made regarding the proposed mega-merger of America Online (NYSE: AOL) and Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: TWX...

The shakeout shark may not be finished gobbling up little dot-coms just yet, but for reasonably cautious investors, the news is good: It's safe to go back into the water.