Napster sure has come a long way since college student Shawn Fanning started it as a peer-to-peer music sharing service back in 1999--and then it eventually got outlawed by the Recording Industry Association of America. After ...READ»
Last night at midnight Napster got closer to its free music exchange roots, launching a site that lets the public listen to any song in the Napster collection in its entirety up to five times, no charge. The sound quality isn't as ...READ»
It's been a fashion statement for a few seasons now. Being Green is In. If you're a corporate entity trying to be socially responsible, there's no hotter way than endeavoring to save the earth.
Ever heard the expression if you're ...READ»
The digital music market continues to be an exemplary battleground for the implications new media has on pre-established business practices. Startup gBox and infamous Limewire are venturing into the digital music market to try to ...READ»
I've been thinking a lot about CBS' acquisition of last.fm since I first posted about it last week. Maybe it's because I'm totally obsessed with the music discovery and listening service, or it's that I'm really unsure as to whether ...READ»
Earlier this week, I received an email from Alissa Pinck, a PR representative for Etoys Direct. In the email, she included a timeline of the company's history -- and I found it quite interesting.
1998 eToys.com launches
May 1999 ...READ»
It was a great Thanksgiving weekend for U.S. retailers, with fewer shoppers spending more. According to The National Retail Federation, an estimated 140 million people hit the stores and shopped online over the past four days, down ...READ»
Automotive dealers are paying more for targeted keywords in Google Adwords in October and Novemeber 2008 due to an increase in spending and competition by car dealers looking to support slumping sales.
As the US stock market ...READ»
We've all heard about "Black Friday", the Friday after Thanksgiving when shoppers still reeling from the effects of tryptophan wrench themselves out of bed at 6 A.M. to catch holiday shopping bargains. But what about "Cyber Monday"? ...READ»
Since the dawn of the internet, the brand and consumer dynamic has changed drastically. No longer are brands the primary or even secondary resource for product information. With e-marketplaces like Amazon, consumers...READ»
uTest pitted the three mega-brands against one another in a week-long Bug Battle in which 600 testers in more than 20 countries test-drove the sites in search of problems. The group found 500+ bugs ready to slow down spending.READ»
The temptation to shop online while at work gets much stronger at this time of year. Despite the known risks, many of us do it on the sly anyway -- like using a cell phone while driving.In fact, 1 in 5 workers (21%) said they will ...READ»
Yahoo has just refreshed its Music Pages service with bunch of new band-configurable widgets that sort of turn it into the MySpace of the Music Industry: an interesting move, considering how many bands use MySpace for self-promotion ...READ»
According to CBS News website “Pressure is mounting for House Energy and Commerce Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) to bring the legislation to the House floor by Memorial Day, as he promised. The committee could vote on the bill next ...READ»
Napster, the original file-sharing site that set the digital music world into a tailspin, is making yet another phoenix-like return to life from the ashes of its former self. This time it's as a music streaming site, and it's got Best ...READ»
Wal-Mart appears to be in talks to make a more significant entry into the Chinese marketplace through the acquisition of a Taiwanese-owned supermaket chain called Trust-Mart, according to The New York Times reports this morning. ...READ»
Maybe it's The Orchard Gets Power from Last.fm...
The Orchard, a digital distribution vehicle for music, has formed a lot of partnerships lately with record labels and mobile carriers and content providers. But none of these ...READ»
It's Cyber Monday--Yay! What's that you say? "Nothing but a marketing myth designed to boost pre-Holiday sales?" And Black Friday is, what, a day when we're genetically predisposed to camping out in a 33-degree wintery mix for a ...READ»
Offerpal's just announced a new way for online shoppers to earn virtual currency to spend in online games and social networks. Dubbed, unsurprisingly, Offerpal Shopping, it's how you may well expect to do some of your future online ...READ»
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»
What should you do when you need office supplies, technical assistance, and other business services while on the road? Use this handy guide to tools you can use while traveling.READ»
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