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Yahoo! Makes Paid Search Results a Long-Term Fixture

In a move that underscores the growing importance of paid search engine results, Yahoo! said it has extended its partnership with pay-for-performance search engine Overture for three more years ...

Lawmakers Seek Tougher Probe of Orbitz

Two dozen members of Congress have called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase its scrutiny of the business practices of controversial travel company Orbitz, raising questions about whether exclusive airfares are provided to the airline-backed site. ...

Expedia Results Show Online Travel Soaring Again

Expedia has served up the most solid proof to date that online travel has almost completely recovered from September 11th, beating expectations and registering a profit in the first quarter on revenue that doubled from a year ago. ...

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The Demise of the Dot-Com Death Spiral

There is always the risk of jinxing something just by talking about it -- like acknowledging a no-hitter that is still in progress. Then again, why not state the obvious? The dot-com shakeout, once a runaway train hurtling downhill with no apparent salvation in sight, not only has squealed to a stop before crashing in flames, but may be chugging back up another hill.

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Will Hundred-Dollar Stocks Kill E-Commerce Again?

Don't look now, but at least one e-commerce stock has quietly clawed its way back up the price ladder. Before long, it and others may be flirting with the US$100 level again ...

Amazon, Borders Ink In-Store Pickup Deal

Amazon.com has announced the expansion of its year-old partnership with Borders Group, in which Amazon operates the Borders.com Web site. Now, customers who buy certain books, music and movies through the e-tailer will be able to pick up their purchases in Borders stores nationwide. ...

Analysts Look for Amazon Sales Growth To Balance Q1 Red Ink

Although Amazon.com.com has denied it will post back-to-back profitable quarters, analysts, investors and other e-tailers will be watching closely for signs of growth when the e-tailer reports first-quarter earnings Tuesday. ...

Monster Parent Pays $800K for Jobs.com Domain Name

TMP Worldwide, the parent company of job site Monster.com, has paid US$800,000 for rights to acquire the Jobs.com domain name and trademark from a defunct competitor. ...

Predictions for Q2 E-Commerce

As the fourth quarter unfolds each year and the holidays approach, e-commerce is measured and evaluated so closely that it seems as if each purchase is reported as soon as it is made. But judging e-commerce's progress during the rest of the year is more challenging ...

PayPal Busts Profit Barrier in First Quarter

Going public has paid off for PayPal. The online payment firm reported a profit during its debut quarter as a publicly traded company on revenue that more than tripled since the year-ago period ...

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Bugging Out Over Bezos’ Bargain Book Bin

I don't know if Jeff Bezos ever sold used cars. But the Amazonfounder and CEO would probably have been darn good at it, as long as he got hold of a car he really believed in ...

Commerce One Lays Off 500 More as Sales Plummet

Against a backdrop of solid earnings news from some bellwether tech companies, e-commerce software maker Commerce One reported sharply lower sales for the first quarter and said it will slash its workforce by another 30 percent. ...

PayPal Shares Surge Amid eBay Takeover Rumors

Shares of online payment company PayPal surged in unusually heavy trading as fresh rumors swirled that auction giant eBay is considering a buyout of the newly public company. ...

What’s Holding Back the Tech Rebound?

Even optimists now admit that a full-fledged technology recovery will happen later rather than sooner. Every time the tech sector appears ready to dust itself off and start climbing back up the mountain, another rock slide seems to bury it all over again. ...

Furniture.com Returns from Dot-Com Graveyard

More than 18 months after becoming a symbol of the sharp rise and spectacular fall of many pure-play e-commerce ventures, Furniture.com is poised to return from the dead. ...

Web Replaces a Porn King with Lots of Princes

Bob Guccione isn't a happy man ...

Former Radio Exec Tapped To Revive AOL Unit

Just two days after shaking up top-level management, AOL Time Warner on Thursday named a former radio executive to head up its interactive services unit, which includes flagship America Online. ...

Shed a Tear for Silicon Valley?

Good news is hard to come by lately in Silicon Valley. It's out there. It's just a lot harder to find. And sometimes it requires an extra spin to make it clear that it is, in fact, good news. ...

$100M Acquisition Vaults E*Trade to Top Spot

E*Trade said Wednesday that it will pay US$100 million in stock for privately held Tradescape. The move will nearly double the number of daily stock trades on E*Trade's network, making it the industry leader in that category. ...

AOL Casts Blame in Wrong Place by Casting Out Schuler

Often, management shakeups are nothing more than bodies being moved around, sometimes just for show, to let investors know that no one is asleep at the switch. ...

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