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States and Feds Draw E-Tax Battle Lines

You may never have heard of one Jim Geringer, but as governor of the great state of Wyoming, he is making some serious noise about taxing Internet purchases ...

Priceline: Writing E-Commerce History

Several months ago, industry observers were writing the epitaph for name-your-own-price e-tailer Priceline.com ...

Digital Music – What Napster Coined

Perhaps the most ironic development in the ongoing struggle of music file-sharing service Napster is that the site spawned an entire industry of digital music ...

E-tailers Could Alter Marketing a Teens-y Bit

E-commerce is suffering from a severe case of nearsightedness ...

Coming Together on E-Privacy

If we chronicle the evolution of electronic commerce via the headlines, the conventional wisdom is that online privacy is Job One ...

E-Commerce’s Long Journey From Free to Fee

Of everything e-commerce participants have learned so far, one rather retro lesson has taken on new meaning: ...

Why Can’t E-Commerce Close The Sale?

It appears there is a whole lot of window surfing going on at e-tail Web sites and not enough buying ...

Kmart and Wal-Mart Move On After E-tail Defeat

Some saw it as the greatest test of middle America's potential to shift its collective buying behavior online when Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Kmart (NYSE: KM) debuted splashy Web sites. ...

Wanted: E-Commerce Leaders To Show Government the Way

This could well go down in history as the summer the U.S. government finally woke up and recognized electronic commerce as something more than a passing fad ...

Amazon and AOL: Handshake Between Giants

For those wondering why chief executive officer Jeff Bezos of Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) still has a smile on his face, this week's answer can be summed up three letters: AOL ...

The Elusive E-Shopper – Who’s on Aisle One?

Will we ever understand the Web shopper? ...

The Hard-Fought Lessons of E-Commerce

In the world of electronic commerce I may have the best job possible ...

Privacy Glitches: Is Anyone Safe Online?

Reports of security glitches and inadvertent revelations of user identities on Web sites no longer carry the shock value they once did ...

The Bottom Line on Online Shopping Bots

Like many regretful TV viewers, I missed the first season of "The Sopranos" on HBO. Not to worry, since the whole season is available for sale on videotape. I decided to use an online shopping bot to find the best price after it became clear that I was going to spend at least US$100 in a brick-and-mortar store. ...

Identity Fraud – The Great E-Commerce Roadblock

In most parts of the country, it was a news item that was easy to miss, but it was front page news in New Orleans, Louisiana when Lawrence E. Williams became the first person tried under the 1998 federal identity fraud statute. In all, Williams, 22, was charged with 14 counts of identity fraud. ...

Webvan’s Drive Was Its Downfall

In retrospect, all of the signs were there, pointing to the eventual demise of Internet grocery delivery service Webvan (Nasdaq: WBVN) ...

E-Banks: Learning the Hard Way

Even when a dot-com's departure is less than momentous in the eyes of the general public, the exit can signal a change in direction for electronic commerce ...

Blurring the Borders of E-Commerce

Europe quietly took a giant step forward last week, moving a bit closer to the goal of letting consumers shop online without borders. In a reversal of its previous stance, the European Commission announced that it is softening its position on who has the legal authority to govern international e-commerce disputes ...

NetChoice: Fighting for E-Consumers

If the first era of e-commerce was all about survival of the fittest, with all participants operating independently and competing for market share, the new era of online selling may have more to do with collaboration ...

Internet Drugstores Need a New Prescription

E-commerce industry insiders and pundits are acting out their own version of the reality TV show "Survivor," wondering aloud which dot-com is going to be the next player kicked off the Net. ...

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