E-Commerce

Google has launched a mobile version of its AdSense program in several major markets, the latest in a series of high-profile moves that underscore the mounting interest in delivering marketing messages to mobile phones and other devices. Google has been offering a version of its AdWords search marke...

In a move that could reignite the e-mail wars among major Web players, Yahoo said Monday it will buy open source e-mail firm Zimbra for $350 million -- the third splashy purchase made since cofounder Jerry Yang took over as CEO in June and promised to return Yahoo to its roots. Yahoo said Zimbra's e...

While bill payers and many businesses have been slow to adopt cyber billing, consumers are much more accepting of paying their monthly bills electronically. Still, consumers often face a struggle with merchants who don't make e-payments a priority or the process of paying online easy to set up. Acce...

No. 1 handset maker Nokia said Monday it will buy Enpocket, a startup that focuses on creating and delivering targeted brand advertising to mobile phones. Finland-based Nokia did not disclose the purchase price it paid for the privately held firm, but said it will be use the acquisition to "accelera...

The free music download site SpiralFrog.com has finally croaked its first notes. The company's online launch has been in the works since August of last year, and the company missed its well-publicized December 2006/early 2007 launch plans, apparently due to executive shakeups. Today, however, end us...

After seeing its fortunes rise and then tumble as an Internet access provider, AOL, a division of Time-Warner, announced a series of changes the company hopes will make it a contender in the ever-expanding online advertising market. The new enterprise, named "Platform A," will be accompanied by a ch...

Enigmatic artist Prince says the Internet has allowed third parties to steal his works and may sue sites such as YouTube that benefit from the unauthorized use of his music. The bone of contention with the artist who once changed his name to a symbol is unreliable or insufficient filtering of conten...

The advent of digital distribution for theatrical, television and user-generated content comes at a time of enormous pressure for the traditional entertainment industry. The industry enjoyed years of strong returns at the box office and from DVD rentals and sales from the late 1990s into the early p...

As Internet applications grow more complex and versatile, end users' experiences get more colorful and interesting. However, rich Internet applications also place a far greater performance demand on Internet browsers, which have to orchestrate the expanding variety of Internet elements and objects.

With a few notable exceptions -- the Internet, primarily -- advertising spending has declined for the second quarter in a row, according to a report released Tuesday from TNS Media Intelligence. Total advertising expenditures in the first half of 2007 slipped by 0.3 percent to $72.59 billion versus ...

Yahoo and the social networking site Bebo have forged a strategic partnership focusing on display advertising, Yahoo Answers and a branded toolbar, the companies announced Wednesday. Under the agreement, Yahoo will sell the majority of Bebo's display advertising in the United Kingdom and Ireland, re...

Online advertising by the pharmaceutical and the health care industry will reach US$2.2 billion by 2011, but the sector's approach to the Web leaves something to be desired, according to a market research report released last week. "The pharmaceutical industry is in a state of flux or siege, dependi...

L'Oreal has begun legal action against eBay in four European countries for the online auction site's alleged role in allowing the sale of counterfeit cosmetics and perfumes. As of press time, eBay had received writs from L'Oreal in England, Belgium, France and Germany, Nichola Sharpe, an eBay compan...

Weeks before hearing that Apple had cut the price of its iPhone, the gadget's first buyers were met with a different surprise: an AT&T phone bill that in some cases was almost the size of a Stephen King novel. The wireless carrier meticulously detailed every connection and every data exchange. S...

Google signaled its intention to go after enterprise users by announcing a partnership with a French firm that will help it deliver Google Apps as a Web-based service. Capgemini, a major global provider of outsourced business technology, will now provide professional support for enterprises that ado...