Amazon Grew Twice as Fast as the Overall E-Commerce Market in Q4

Amazon’s growth of 35 percent in the fourth quarter ended up clocking in at more than twice the overall market’s growth, according to comScore, which released new data yesterday.
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Hey, Where’d My Web Ad Go?

Web advertising is supposed to be precise. But even in 2012, marketers are still paying for ads no one ever sees.
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Bing Overtakes Yahoo, Claims Title of “Distant Second” in Search

Not that it means much …
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TripAdvisor CEO Says Wall Street Underestimates Its Value Now That It’s Flying Solo

TripAdvisor’s co-founder and CEO Stephen Kaufer talks to AllThingsD about the media company’s prospects for growth now that it has broken off from Expedia and is an independently traded company.
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10 of the Days Before Christmas Hit $1 Billion in Online Spending

For the second straight year, Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day of the year, hitting $1.25 billion in the U.S.
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A Banner Black Friday for Some Disappoints Groupon and Other Daily Deal Providers

Groupon and the other daily deal providers saw sales tank during the week of Thanksgiving, unlike traditional retailers, which reported robust sales surrounding the holidays.
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RIM’s Share of the U.S. Smartphone Market Slips Again

Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android continue to bleed the BlackBerry of market share in the States.
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Can We Say Damage Control? Amazon Talks Up Its Role in the Success of Independent Businesses.

Amazon is not all about squashing the little guy, or at least that is what it wants you to believe this holiday season.
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Amazon May Miss Q4 Estimates, Despite Selling More Than One Million Kindles a Week

But maybe that is the problem. Amazon’s top-selling item this holiday season likely has a profit margin close to $0.
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Holy Cow, You Spent $35.3 Billion Online This Holiday Season

Online spending this holiday season is 15 percent higher than last year, says comScore.
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