E-Commerce

It is my belief that Benjamin Franklin, were he alive today, would throw off his visor and scream at the transition occurring currently from a print-society to a cyber one. It was only a hundred years ago, at the dawn of the print-society, where words, nicely arranged and neatly printed on newsprint...

The usage of ".US" domain extensions is sharply rising, with organizations switching to alternative top level domain extensions rather than ".com" to bolster their online brand with American audiences, according to Sedo.com, a leading online marketplace for the sale of domain names, based in Cambrid...

America Online joined several other investors in pumping some US$16 million total into Internet television startup Brightcove, with AOL also securing the right to use the firm's technology to help content owners distribute video across its family of Web sites. AOL joined Interactive Corp./IAC, Hears...

Online advertising revenues continued to expand at breakneck speed in the third quarter, surpassing US$3 billion for the first time in history and growing nearly 34 percent over the same time frame last year. In their quarterly report on Web marketing, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Pr...

Online advertising is a cost-efficient way to relay your message to potential customers, allowing you to reach more of your audience and providing thoughtful and meaningful data on your marketing spend. Unlike the majority of marketing programs that are difficult to track, online advertising provid...

In a move analysts say could boost the fortunes of three companies and accelerate the adoption of mobile video, digital video recorder company TiVo announced a new service that enables users to transfer shows they've recorded to their video-capable Apple iPods and Sony PlayStation Portables (PSP). T...

A national survey by The Ernst & Young Consumer Trends Center predicts that online sales this holiday shopping season will increase, as consumers seek to combat high gas prices by eschewing trips to the traditional shopping mall. A copy of the survey provided to the E-Commerce Times indicated th...

A flaw in Google Sitemaps is allowing users to see the statistics for AOL, MSN, and any other Internet property with a Google Verification File on its server, according to Search Engine Roundtable, a search engine and marketing forum. The flaw allows users to view the top search queries and top sear...

Several major Internet companies have lined up behind a plan to certify downloadable software as being free of unwanted spyware or other programs that aren't disclosed to consumers seeking out downloadable software. TRUSTe, a coalition of major e-commerce, Internet and payment companies, said its Tr...

Use of Web-based e-mail is on the rise and online marketers should be wary about it. That's the thinking of Lyris Technologies, a subsidiary of J.D. Halsey, that released a survey yesterday revealing 64 percent of consumers used Web-based services like Hotmail and Yahoo to check their e-mail compare...

The holidays are just around the corner, and this means a significant increase in sales for e-commerce businesses. The stakes this time of year are high -- online sales are forecasted to reach US$18 billion. That's over $8 million worth of transactions every hour in the fourth quarter. Is your onl...

Google Base, the search engine's bid to help organize a broad range of data, is now live and has begun accepting content for inclusion in the searchable, Google-hosted database. When users submit data, Google will suggest attributes or tags meant to structure to the information, making it easier for...

For Thralow, Inc., the majority of its e-commerce customers come from two sources: Those who go directly to its various sites, including binoculars.com, and telescopes.com, and those who find it through Google's AdWords listings. Heading into the holiday season, hundreds of businesses are expected t...

Amazon.com and its investors got an early holiday present when Amazon shares were moved into the S&P 500 index, sparking buying interest in the e-tailer's stock. Amazon slid into the S&P 500 slot to take over the listing previously held by AT&T, which is being acquired by SBC Communicati...

Amazon.com and its investors got an early holiday present when Amazon shares were moved into the S&P 500 index, sparking buying interest in the e-tailer's stock. Amazon slid into the S&P 500 slot to take over the listing previously held by AT&T, which is being acquired by SBC Communicati...