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LEADERSHIP   |  Comment

How to Stay on the Move ... When the World Is Slowing Down

It's hard to remember a less-inviting time to have a great idea for a new company or to champion new ideas to change a big company. But leaders who think big aren't willing to downsize their ambitions -- they just have to work a little harder (and smarter). Here's some battle-tested advice on how to stay fast in slow times.READ»

KPMG Faces the Internet Test

Is the Web testing the way you do business? Then maybe you should require the people in your organization to become Web wizards -- and to pass a test to prove their Web skills. Take an online lesson from KPMG.READ»

Collision Course

What happens when the defining industry of the old economy meets the defining medium of the new economy? Meet the in-the-trenches change agents who are working to reinvent Ford, Toyota, and Volkswagen.READ»

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BLOGGING   |  Comment

Top 5: Tech Companies Securing VC Funding in June

As entrepreneurs and industry leaders adapt to the digital world, innovation is central to success. To illustrate innovation and entrepreneurship in the tech sector, we’ve selected ten companies across five categories that have secured venture capital (VC) investment. These companies are pioneering...READ»

Help Yourself!

Silknet Software trumpets a seamless solution for self-service and mass personalization.READ»

It's Lonely on the Edge

Every three months, 60 executives responsible for moving their companies into the Internet economy gather to discuss challenges and frustrations. This group offers a remarkable window into what it takes to transform a big company into a Net company.READ»

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AMAZON   |  Comment

Busted! No More Avoiding Sales Tax by Shopping Online?

In May, Amazon [AMZN] decided to sue the State of New York, which passed a law requiring the site to collect sales tax on items bought online by New Yorkers -- even if Amazon has no physical presence inside the state. According to the ...READ»

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Message to CEOs: It’s time to get serious about your Web team

Putting the right people in the right places to drive profitability READ»

E-COMMERCE   |  Comment

Intel Is Putting Its Chips on the Net

Craig Barrett won't let the slowdown in the semiconductor market stop his company's bid to be the world's number-one e-commerce player. Says the Intel CEO: "We almost couldn't help becoming an Internet company."READ»

Change Is Sweet

When is a Net strategy more than just a Net strategy? When it enables a company to change an entire way of doing business. At Nestle USA, a bid to create the "very best" Web sites has become a vehicle for reinventing a staid, risk-averse culture.READ»

Manage Your Ecommerce Business, Not Just Your Website

Beyond the virtual shopping cart: understanding the full importance of e-commerce in selling online.READ»

Digital Competition - Laurie A. Tucker

"Our customers are moving at Internet speed, so they need us to respond at Internet speed."READ»

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Digital Matters - Issue 32

"Congress and the states have the authority to tax Internet transactions -- but they don't have the votes."READ»

The Shop Around the Corner (and in Your Mailbox, on Your iTunes...)

Lately I've been fascinated by the way design stores (online and brick and mortar) have been capitalizing on the blog, podcast and friendly video interview. Most design bloggers I know find these new techonologies helpful in ...READ»

Get Smart Part Three: Curriculum Report

As the Internet changes the rules of the game, MBA curricula are evolving to keep up.READ»

The People behind the People behind E-commerce

To the people at OrderTrust, e-commerce won't truly arrive until they deliver it.READ»

Digital Matters - Issue 28

Business-to-business e-commerce is the vanguard of the Internet revolutionREAD»

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First Annual E-Commerce Awards

MIT honors Web commerce luminaries with a speed-of-light ceremony.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Venture Catalyst

One way for big companies to grow faster is to use the Web to turbocharge their business. Russ McMeekin and the e-Business for Honeywell team are showing the manufacturing giant how to do that.READ»

E-Commerce Solutions and E-Commerce Business Solutions London, UK

If you want to build an e-business or take your existing business online, the TECHNO BIZ solution can provide your business website with the tools and web hosting it needs. This complete, easy-to-use ecommerce solution, offers all the ...READ»

E-COMMERCE   |  Comment

EBay Heads East

As the Chinese adapt to life online, American consumerism is taking a great leap forward.READ»

She's the Real (Internet) Deal

When it comes to evaluating Internet deals, Larraine Segil knows what's real. She's advised some of the biggest companies on how to partner with startups, and she's literally written the book on what she calls "Fast Alliances."READ»

Delta's Web Strategy Takes Flight

Delta is flying high on the Web -- thanks to a bunch of smart dotcom partnerships. Here's how one big company is making the Web connection.READ»

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Name Your Price!

A new model for the Web: "buyer-driven commerce."READ»

Why do we abandon shopping carts?

This is like a moving target and things are getting better and better every day, but still many websites aren't moving that fast.READ»