E-Commerce

Facebook is rumored to be testing a Want button that would be similar in look and function to its now ubiquitous Like button. The feature was spotted by developer Tom Waddington, who published the button's code on his blog. Such buttons already exist -- but they have been developed by third-party b...

The purpose of Google's new Mobile App Analytics is to help marketers and developers measure the performance of mobile apps by providing reports on all the key points in a mobile customer's journey. One set of app metrics deals with the initial app user acquisition, which includes app discovery, upl...

All businesses can't afford pricey website designers, which is why Shanti Sosienski was inspired to start DIY Websites Now, a company that teaches people how to build their own. "Basically, we are a collective of designers, programmers and project managers who saw the need to service those potential...

Airbnb, an online site that lets people list and book rooms in private homes, has relaunched with social discovery features and new visuals. In particular, the site is touting a new product called "Wish Lists." As the name suggests, Wish Lists allow users to plan dream trips with better access to vi...

Vizio has announced the release of its Co-Star Stream Player set-top box, which includes Google TV and the OnLive gaming service. The company known for affordable televisions first revealed the device at this year's CES in January. While this is Vizio's first foray into set-top box territory, it cou...

With every passing week, reports on box-office receipts come with the same anxiety as industry watchers, film companies, content owners and theater managers assess if the current year will meet or exceed the previous one. Successes like "The Hunger Games" are tempered by disappointments like "John C...

Facebook recently started running ads on Zynga's website, one of several moves the social network has made recently to expand its advertising reach. Some Zynga users now see Facebook's Sponsored Stories ads, which display certain brands or businesses that those users' Facebook friends have "liked." ...

2012 is not shaping up to be a good year for Facebook. There was its disaster of an IPO, of course. Also, a number of reports have been turning out that illustrate one or another of Facebook's weaknesses. The latest is from comScore, which reported Facebook's U.S. user numbers for May. Compared to i...

Video engages customers, tells stories and creates brand loyalty like no other medium. As a young entrepreneur, Andrew Angus owned an alternative fuel business. As part of his marketing efforts, he made a brief video explaining the process of making fuel from agricultural residues. The experience ma...

Microsoft has introduced another new product. This one is a tablet called the "Surface." If Microsoft is not careful, it could actually be successful with this one -- if it plays its cards right, anyway. The Surface will let Microsoft compete head-to-head with Apple's iPad, Amazon's Kindle, Barnes &...

With the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics, London will be the first city to have hosted the modern games of three Olympics. It will also be the first Olympics to embrace social media, as well as being the first to actually step in and place limitations on how said media can be used. The IOC has no prob...

Facebook has changed its payment system, doing away with its Credits program as well as allowing app developers to offer subscription billing. Facebook currently sells in-app purchases for Credits -- digital tokens that allowed users to buy virtual goods within games or apps. But the company found t...

YouTube's attorneys have sent a cease-and-desist letter to YouTube-mp3 demanding that it stop allowing users to extract audio clips from YouTube videos in order to copy them onto personal devices. YouTube-mp3 is a highly user-friendly service. All a user must do is enter a video's URL, and the audio...

Morgan Stanley upgraded Groupon to "overweight" from "equal weight" causing the daily deal company's stock shares to jump by as much as 13 percent. The reason for Morgan Stanley's apparent change of heart is a shift in the competitive landscape. Daily deal clones are still coming to market, but ther...

Microsoft is putting a fresh spin on advertising. Rather than the passive type of advertisements that viewers often zip past after "timeshifting" programming with DVRs, Microsoft's NUads will offer an interactive -- and more personalized -- experience. The software giant has signed up Toyota, Unilev...