E-Commerce

Verizon and DVD rental provider RedBox are working on a TV and movie streaming and download service they plan to unveil in May, according to a TechCrunch report. The subscription-based service is apparently known as "Project Zoetrope" internally. Payment will reportedly be credit-based, meaning subs...

The ICM Registry on Monday launched the general availability of .xxx domain names on a first-come, first-served basis. The .xxx domain is meant to function as a responsible alternative for sites that offer adult entertainment content and services, ICM noted. All .xxx sites will be appropriately labe...

Amazon is planning to offer a limited-time discount for shoppers who use its free mobile Price Check app in brick-and-mortar stores. If the customer uses the app to check the price on an item in a store, then buys the item through Amazon rather than at the store, an additional discount is applied. T...

Cuts in mail service that will add an extra delivery day to most first-class mail aren't expected to have a significant impact on Netflix, at least in the near term. The U.S. Postal Service on Monday proposed modifying its current delivery standard for first class mail from one to three days deliver...

Someone in the mood for a steak can always go down to the grocery store or head out to a restaurant to get one. However, some shoppers prefer to stay home, go online, place an order, and wait for a couple of days for a frozen steak to appear on their doorstep, packed tightly in a Styrofoam container...

Verizon will not include the Google Wallet mobile payment functionality in its version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, which is set to launch in the U.S. later this month. The carrier cited security reasons for its decision. Android smartphones in the Nexus line are traditionally pure Androi...

Online retailers considering selling their goods overseas need to know the expectations of consumers in the countries in which they want to do business. This is particularly important at the checkout -- with payment methods becoming an increasingly sensitive issue, consumer trust will help determin...

Google is reportedly in talks with major retailers to launch a shipping service that would provide same-day delivery. The search engine giant is talking with retailers such as Macy's, The Gap and Office Max to create partnerships that would offer users speedier shipping, according to a recent report...

A Nevada judge has ordered that 228 online domains belonging to outfits that sell counterfeit Chanel items be seized, shuttered and removed from social networks and search engines. The case has raised questions regarding the control of Internet fraud in a widespread global marketplace and what const...

My previous experience with book publishers was over 10 years ago when I wrote a book about buying a business. It wasn't a great experience because first I had to find an agent -- not an easy task. The agent then had to go through the long and arduous task of finding a publisher. The process took a ...

Online music service Spotify on Wednesday announced that it's launching a series of integrated apps from various partners. These include apps from entities like Rolling Stone and Billboard and Songkick. "We've turned Spotify into this platform," company CEO and founder Daniel Ek told an audience in ...

Verizon and Microsoft announced details Tuesday of a deal between the companies for streaming video content from Verizon's FiOS television service to members of Microsoft's Xbox Live Gold service. Verizon explained that Gold members who also subscribe to FiOS TV and Internet services will be able to...

Online sales for Cyber Monday increased 33 percent from the same day last year, according to IBM's Cyber Monday Benchmark. The growth surpassed that of another banner day for e-commerce, Black Friday, which saw an increase of 29.3 percent in 2011 online sales compared with 2010's performance. "We ex...

In one swoop, a Justice Department-led group of federal law enforcement agencies seized 150 domain names of commercial websites that it claims have been selling counterfeit goods. The seized domains are now under federal custody. Taking place on Cyber Monday, the timing of this raid was not likely a...

By all accounts, e-commerce exceeded expectations on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday -- and many expect a repeat performance for Cyber Monday. For the holiday season-to-date, $12.7 billion has been spent online, for a 15-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year, comScore reported.