Tag: Amazon.com
Walgreen Buys Drugstore.com for Twice Its Market Value
by Melly Alazraki on Mar.24, 2011, under Towing
After years of trying to expand its online presence through organic growth, giant drug store chain Walgreen has decided to buy a bigger Web footprint, acquiring drugstore.com, the country’s eighth-largest e-tailer — and it’s paying a premium price.
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Walgreen Buys Drugstore.com for Twice Its Market Value originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:20:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Health Care, Wal-Mart Stores, Amazon.com, Procter & Gamble, Retail
Yet Another Tech IP Suit: Apple Sues Amazon Over App Store Name
by Douglas McIntyre on Mar.22, 2011, under Towing
Apple has sued Amazon over the term “App Store.”
Apple says it holds the trademark and claims that an Amazon Appstore will confuse customers who will wonder if it is part of Apple.
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Yet Another Tech IP Suit: Apple Sues Amazon Over App Store Name originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:00:00.
Filed Under: Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, Amazon.com
States, E-Tailers Clash Over Sales Tax
by Dawn Kawamoto on Mar.14, 2011, under Towing
Is your state considering imposing an Internet sales tax? Faced with staggering budget deficits, many states are proposing legislation that will force out-of-state retailers to collect state sales tax from online shoppers.
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States, E-Tailers Clash Over Sales Tax originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:00:00.
Filed Under: Amazon.com, Taxes, Barnes & Noble
Facebook Could Be Writing a Script for Online Movie Consolidation
by Kevin Kelleher on Mar.09, 2011, under Towing
Warner Brothers’ The Dark Knight is the first flick to be offered directly via the social network. It’s a small test, but when Facebook enters a business, competitors get nervous: Here’s how this move could trigger a round of mergers among Netflix and other established players.
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Facebook Could Be Writing a Script for Online Movie Consolidation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:15:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Media, Google , Netflix, Apple, Time Warner, Amazon.com, Facebook
Facebook Comments: Not the End of Anonymity, Just a Blow for Civility
by Alex Salkever on Mar.08, 2011, under Towing
In the wake of popular blog TechCrunch’s adoption of Facebook’s Comments plug-in to control the virulent, useless and nasty comments on its site, the Internet has erupted with screeds about the death of anonymity. But DailyFinance columnist Alex Salkever isn’t worried — he’s relieved.
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Facebook Comments: Not the End of Anonymity, Just a Blow for Civility originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:40:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Columns, People, Media, Google , Amazon.com, Facebook






