E-Commerce

In a move that could send legal shockwaves through the Internet and e-commerce industries, New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit accusing a major Web marketing firm of distributing spyware and adware to unsuspecting users. Spitzer, who has built a reputation as a fierce watchd...

Quickly following on the heels of Google's My Search History, Yahoo today released My Web, a feature that lets users create a personalized record of online Web search information. The beta version of My Web is available for download on the Yahoo site or through its toolbar. My Web saves a copy of th...

Search engine and portal Yahoo has struck a deal to have a ready-to-use version of its Web tools loaded into Nokia smartphones, securing some key real estate for its expansion into the world of the mobile Internet. Under the deal, financial terms of which were not disclosed, certain Nokia phones wil...

Every hour there are new changes to our old ways of thinking about traditional marketing rules. While we are all very deep into e-commerce, we must be aware of whether we are either very successful or still learning the processes. Businesses, irrespective of size or any other component, must embrace...

Bidding to grab market share from both iTunes and Napster, RealNetworks today said it would launch an upgrade of its Rhapsody subscription music service that allows users to listen to songs they download on portable MP3 players. The new version of Rhapsody is just the second subscription-style servi...

Fresh from its latest blockbuster earnings report, Google Inc. has set its sights on expanding its reach in the online advertising realm by going after a potentially massive revenue opportunity -- companies that are more interested in using the Web to create brand awareness than in getting users to ...

Less than six months after hanging out a for-sale sign, DoubleClick has agreed to be sold and taken private by a buyout firm that hopes to be able to squeeze more value out of one of the leading online advertising firms. San Francisco-based Hellman & Friedman agreed to pay US$8.50 per share, or ...

When Richard Humphrey, chief executive officer of Arts4All, began searching for his nitch on the Internet, he started Master Vision, delivering video conferencing services over the Internet. Now he is forging Arts4All as a vehicle for bridging the gap between content online and technology. Based in ...

In the research my company does to benchmark the customer experience provided by the top Web sites in various vertical industries, we suggest best practices and ways to find out what works and what does not for a company's online customers. Often, when speaking with prospective customers about syndi...

America Online is trying to block the bait in phishing scams, announcing today that it will seek to identify bogus sites and prevent its users from gaining access to them. AOL will work with Cyota, an anti-fraud and security company, to implement the plan, which will operate 24 hours per day. Phishi...

Sony Online Entertainment Inc. today announced plans to launch Station Exchange, an officially sanctioned auction site for its games. Station Exchange, which will debut in late June, will be an official, secure way for subscribers to the company's EverQuest II online game to buy and sell the rights ...

In a move to enter into the European enterprise retail services market, Amazon.com and leading United Kingdom retailer Marks & Spencer today released details of an e-commerce alliance. The announcement also officially introduces Amazon Services Europe, the dot-com's Luxembourg-based subsidiary.

Traditional broadcasting giant Viacom, which reported lackluster earnings from its over-the-air properties such as CBS and UPN, said today it is looking more to cable and the Internet, where the company sees greener pastures for its content and bottom line. For its first quarter 2005 financial resul...

America Online today announced that it has reached agreements with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to bring thousands of music videos to AOL Music, which reaches more than 22 million music fans a month. AOL spokesperson Ann Burkart told the E-Commerce Times that the deal enhances the In...

Starting this month, Ingenio is teaming up with AOL Search to provide businesses nationwide a new marketing strategy that combines the Internet and the telephone. Called Pay Per Call, the strategy offers the power of Internet pay-per-click marketing to small businesses in their own regions. The new ...