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eBay’s Aussie PayPal-Only Policy Raises Hackles

eBay has changed the payment policy for its Australian site to require all transactions to be completed using its PayPal payment platform, a move that has outraged users Down Under and one that reportedly could lead to more changes around the world. ...

Sprint Loss Doubles as Subscriber Exodus Continues

Sprint Nextel posted results Monday that show the third-largest telecommunications firm continues to struggle amid high rates of customer defection and financial losses of more than a half billion dollars ...

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Bronto Software: New Age E-Mail Marketing

Bronto Software is no dinosaur ...

Texas Tax Man May Cometh for Amazon

The state of Texas may be the latest to take a bite out of Amazon's bottom line by assessing sales taxes on past purchases by state residents ...

House Democrats Dig Up Decades-Old Antitrust Law in New Net Neutrality Fight

The long-running debate over net neutrality took another turn Thursday when two lawmakers introduced a bill that would make it a violation of antitrust law for broadband providers to discriminate against different types of content in routing traffic on their networks ...

Comcast Considers Pinching Pipes on Broadband Plans

In a move sure to renew debate over how broadband access should be sold, Comcast is reportedly mulling a cap on how much data a customer buying its basic high-speed Internet access package can use each month ...

Internet Archive Wins David-and-Goliath Privacy Tussle With FBI

The Internet Archive revealed Wednesday that the FBI dropped an effort to secretly obtain information about the online activities of one of the digital library's users ...

Sprint, Clearwire Forge Ahead With Ambitious WiMax Venture

Sprint will merge its broadband wireless operations with WiMax firm Clearwire in a multifaceted deal that will create a US$14.5 billion venture to expand high-speed wireless connectivity across the U.S ...

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Goldsmith Jewelry: Tapping Into the Blogosphere Treasure Trove

As a small brick-and-mortar jeweler with retail stores in Central Florida, Goldsmith Jewelry may seem like an unlikely potential e-tail star ...

CEOs: Change Will Be Permanent in Future Enterprise

Chief executive officers worldwide believe major change is coming to the global economy and their businesses, according to IBM's biennial study of CEOs. The executives are are also eager to find ways to keep happy consumers who are increasingly information-savvy and who expect the businesses they buy from to be more socially responsible and green. ...

Microsoft Board Gives Ballmer More Bite

A closely watched meeting of the Microsoft board of directors has reportedly ended with CEO Steve Ballmer given the authorization -- and possibly the extra cash -- needed to do what it takes to get the Yahoo acquisition done or decide to drop it ...

One Thing Craigslist Won’t Sell

eBay's unusual legal dispute with executives from Craigslist stems from eBay's decision to bring its Kijiji alternative to the United States. ...

Time Warner Turns Cable Unit Loose, Nurtures Lagging AOL

Media giant Time Warner plans to sell off its remaining 84 percent stake in its recently spun-off cable company. The company unveiled the strategy as it posted weaker profit and its AOL Web portal grew modestly in advertising revenue ...

Warner Bros. Resurrects The WB Online

More than a year after it shut down The WB Television Network, Warner Bros. said Monday it is bringing back the brand as an advertising-supported, video-on-demand site ...

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Bill Me Later: The ‘Frictionless’ Online Payment Alternative

Given the powerful double-digit growth of e-commerce during the first decade of the industry, few merchants worried that a payment alternative to credit cards or the well-established PayPal was needed ...

Yahoo Shrugs Off Deadline, Microsoft Mum

Microsoft's three-week deadline for Yahoo to initiate formal talks about a merger has passed, putting the software giant in the position of having to decide how aggressive to get in its bid to take over the Web portal ...

Wireless Sales Steer Verizon to Strong Q1

Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications reported a strong profit boost for its first quarter as growth in its wireless business and its fledgling video service helped compensate for losses in its traditional home phone segment ...

Google Flies High on Street With Whopper Quarter

Brushing aside concerns about a drop in paid click rates and sliding past estimates, Google posted results Thursday showing not only that it remains king of the online advertising space but that it can continue to grow sales and profits in uncertain economic times ...

IBM Buoys Tech Optimism With Robust Q1

Benefiting from strong overseas sales and a weak U.S. dollar, IBM posted strong quarterly results and raised its guidance, adding to what's becoming a winning streak for technology stocks ...

eBay Touts Street-Beating Earnings Despite Slackening Activity

Web auction giant eBay posted strong first-quarter results Wednesday despite weaker-than-expected growth in buying activity in core markets such as the U.S. and the UK ...

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