Amazon's Lady Gaga album/cloud storage deal crashed and burned earlier this week, and Amazon's wooden response didn't help matters, especially considering Apple's about to swoop into the space. But Amazon's relaunching the deal, with a sense of humor, to boot. Will it be enough? READ»
In a cunning move, Amazon is selling Lady Gaga's new album for 99 cents, and giving the people who download it free access to its cloud-based music locker. Your move, Apple. READ»
Microsoft is bringing Skype--the firm that basically kicked off the home VoIP revolution--into its ever-expanding universe. Will it be worth the huge price tag? READ»
Car maker Volvo, once the pride of its original home Sweden, is now officially Chinese property. Its previous owner Ford just sold it for $1.5 billion. READ»
Rumors are swirling that Google's about to spend half a billion dollars to buy business review phenomenon Yelp. That's a lot of money, and if other analysis is right, it could be a bad move--Twitter and Foursquare may steal the market.READ»
Google's Book deal is so controversial it makes fascinating news every time the story takes another turn. But for Google, things have just turned pretty sour: Due to huge legal pressure, it's chopping foreign texts from the ...READ»
Will the cast of 30 Rock soon be making fun of a new corporate overlord? M&A bankers for General Electric may have reached a deal Tuesday to sell NBC-Universal to Comcast, reports TheWrap. Both companies have denied any ...READ»
Amazon's purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos was surprising and interesting news all by itself, but now comes a twist: reports that this marriage made in e-commerce heaven may have been a shotgun wedding forced by Zappos' ...READ»
The unusually long contract between Apple and AT&T for the sale of the iPhone may prompt the Department of Justice to look into charging large telecom providers with anticompetitive practices. According to the Wall Street ...READ»
Peek's slightly alternative mobile comms device, with its email-only service, has captured much interest since it was launched late last year. But today there is a particularly special offer: For a one-time $300 payment, you can get a ...READ»
Too many salespeople fail to ask for the order.
One sales representative invested ten months working with the prospect closely on their project. And yet, when the time came to consummate the order, she froze. Another sales ...READ»
