E-Commerce

Publishers continue to line up in opposition to Google's ambitious efforts to digitize and make public the content of several major libraries, saying an olive branch recently extended by Google doesn't go far enough to assuage copyright concerns. Within the past week, the Association of Learned and ...

For many of us, the significance of the spam problem does not become a concern until it results in blocking of legitimate e-mails. Then the global -- and national -- problem of spam can instantly become an individual problem. The 2004 National Technology Readiness Survey estimated that spam costs th...

A new study says that eDonkey has become the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) network for sharing video files, a sign file-swappers are changing tactics and technology amid a crackdown on unauthorized sharing of copyrighted material. Cambridge, England-based CacheLogic said that P2P traffic makes up ...

Hoping to grab as many customers for its wireless broadband service before key competitors push into the market, Verizon Wireless cut monthly prices as it rolled the high-speed service out in several additional cities. The price cuts of 25 percent drop the price of the service, known as BroadbandAcc...

With more than 40 million recently compromised credit cards available to fraudsters, merchants are faced with the challenge of preventing the use of these cards on their Web sites. What once was considered a rather insignificant cost of doing business online, has become a highly organized and profit...

An adult publisher that has sued Google and Amazon for copyright infringement is now pressing for an injunction to stop the companies from linking to unauthorized copies of its soft-porn images. Perfect 10 has asked a court to set a Nov. 7 date for a hearing on its request for preliminary injunction...

America Online will pay New York state US$1.25 million and revamp its customer service approach to settle charges that it continued to bill some customers after they canceled their online access accounts. New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said AOL agreed to pay the fine and to reimburse any st...

After months of speculation, Microsoft has inked a deal with Hollywood to make a movie based on its popular science-fiction video game series "Halo." Universal Studios and Twentieth Century Fox agreed to pay Microsoft US$5 million plus up to 10 percent of domestic box office receipts. Universal wil...

In a recent decision that might have long-term implications on how Internet search engines run their advertising programs, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia released its written opinion on Government Insurance Company v. Google, Inc., et al., a case decided a while back. The C...

Yahoo and Viacom have struck a multi-year deal in which Yahoo will provide search and search marketing services to Viacom's vast array of online properties, providing a sizeable boost to Yahoo's core search business. Specific financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. It calls for Yahoo to hav...

Marking perhaps its most ambitious departure to date from its core search business, Google unveiled its own instant messaging platform yesterday, one that includes voice chat options. Some analysts say the service could become a prelude to an even bigger leap in which Google becomes a provider of Vo...

Looking to fend off Internet access competition from cable companies and entice those still using dial-up onto higher speed connections, Verizon Communications and Yahoo said they would work together to offer a co-branded DSL service at a discounted price. Verizon Yahoo for DSL will be available in ...

Marking perhaps its most ambitious departure to date from its core search business, Google reportedly plans to unveil its own instant messaging platform this week, one that includes a voice chat options. Some analysts say the service could become a prelude to an even bigger leap in which Google beco...

In what could be a preview of an expanded product menu featuring more items delivered digitally, Amazon.com has begun selling short stories and novel excerpts from well-known authors. Amazon Shorts sell through their own storefront on Amazon for 49 cents each and will feature content from top author...

Approximately 10 years old, the affiliate marketing industry is one of the newest in performance marketing. Legalities, best practices and associations are in their infancy stages. That said, affiliate fraud is rampant. Every morning I tackle the previous night's Filinet affiliate signups to run ...