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The King of Online Catalog Software

The days of huge consumer catalogs are numbered; a few years ago, Sears ceased publication of its famous catalog, and many other firms have followed suit. ...

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Yahoo’s Never-Ending French Nightmare

Yahoo! is learning an important life lesson, courtesy of the French courts: Make a mistake, and it will always come back to haunt you ...

EBay Reworks AOL Ad Deal, Plans Pop-Up Tests

Auction giant eBay has renegotiated a long-term advertising deal with AOL, which now must meet performance targets to keep the partnership active. ...

Is the Best Shopping Deal Really Online?

When Amazon.com executives said earlier this year that they planned to build their business by lowering prices whenever possible, the statement raised more than a few eyebrows. ...

E*Trade CEO To Return $21M in 2001 Compensation

Seeking to repair an embarrassing discrepancy between the pay of its top executive and the company's staggering financial losses, E*Trade said Friday that it has rewritten the contract of CEO Christos M. Cotsakos. ...

Jupiter, NetRatings Settle Suit, Swap Assets

Jupiter Media Metrix and Nielsen//NetRatings have settled a long-pending patent lawsuit in a deal that calls for NetRatings to provide struggling Jupiter with a much-needed capital infusion. ...

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A Nice, Boring Little E-Business

Flowers and popcorn. This is what it's come down to for e-commerce. The cheerleaders are waving their pom-poms for a company that sells flowers ...

EBay Inks Accenture, VeriSign Deals

EBay has announced plans to work with consulting firm Accenture to link retailers and manufacturers that want to sell excess merchandise directly to eBay's 46 million customers around the world. ...

Overstock.com Tries To Jump-Start IPO in Tough Market

Discount e-tailer Overstock.com, which filed for an IPO shortly after PayPal made its own splash in the stock market, has begun accepting bids for an open public offering. ...

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Time to Ring the Alarm on Tech Exec Exits?

Here's a news story you will not be reading anytime soon: ...

Report: Most Job Seekers Loyal to One Career Site

The vast majority of online job seekers visit just one of the top career sites on a regular basis, according to a new report from Jupiter Media Metrix. That finding may escalate an ongoing war between the two largest Web career companies. ...

The E-Commerce Tax Bottom Line

Although e-commerce can breathe a bit easier now that a long-standing moratorium on blanket online taxes has been extended, most observers say there will be little more than a brief pause before the battle is joined again ...

EBay Gives Online Appraisals a Second Chance

Reviving an idea that never had a chance to get off the ground the first time around, eBay said it has signed a deal that will give its members access to independent appraisals through the auction giant's site. ...

Hotel Sales Help Priceline Eke Out Profit

Name-your-price travel company Pricelineturned a small profit in the first quarter as hotel and car rental deals helped offset continued weakness in airline ticket sales. ...

Do Online Consumers Face Too Many Choices?

Despite a lengthy shakeout that has considerably thinned the ranks of e-tailers, consumers still face a dizzying array of choices when deciding where they will shop online. But analysts say the once-cluttered market is already starting to become better defined, and the process will only accelerate over time. ...

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Planes, Boats, Campers and Spam

EBay was kind enough to remind me this week that if I ever need to buy a boat, that's the place. Or a camper. Or an airplane. That's it, an airplane. I knew there was something missing from my driveway. Good thing eBay jogged my memory. I would have had a hard time trying to fly without one. ...

Venture Funding Drops in First Quarter

A two-year trend of fewer early-stage companies receiving venture funding continued in the first quarter, with total private investment in startups dropping 24 percent, according to a study by the National Venture Capital Association, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Venture Economics. ...

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E-Business Goes to Court

Tech business is getting interesting again. ...

Trip.com Banks on $40M Ad Blitz

In an effort to vault into the top tier of the crowded online travel field, Cendant has announced it will invest US$40 million in a marketing blitz to promote its Trip.com Web site. ...

Dot-Com Job Losses Dip Below 1,000 in April

Internet-related companies fired 824 workers in April, marking just the second time in two years that the monthly job loss total has been below 1,000, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. ...

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