564 posts and columns on e-commerce

Former Groupon President and COO Solomon Joins Accel Partners

in News on April 30 at 12:50 am PT

Every time a bell rings, a VC gets its wings.
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Go Far West, Young Startup: SoftBank Capital and Yahoo Japan in $20M Fund to Bring U.S. Entrepreneurs There

in News on April 24 at 12:00 pm PT

Breaking into the Asian market is not easy.
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An Amazonian Challenge: Jason Del Rey Joins All Things Digital, Covering Online Commerce

in Commerce on April 15 at 7:06 am PT

As the Internet of Things escalates and the offline and online worlds continue to combine, this reporter will chronicle it.
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Alibaba Group Names Lu as CEO to Replace Ma

in Commerce on March 10 at 11:47 pm PT

A new leader for the Chinese e-commerce giant, whose fast growth of late has boosted Yahoo stock.
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Adjusted for Reality, Neither Rackspace Nor Equinix Shine

in Voices on February 18 at 7:00 am PT

We learned during the dot-com boom, and the subsequent bust, that it takes real money to build the Internet, meaning that the growth of online advertising, e-commerce, social networking, and all the rest doesn’t offer a magic formula for profit.

Former MySpace and NFL Digital Exec Jeff Berman Tapped as President of Hollywood’s BermanBraun

in Media on January 7 at 9:55 am PT

Is content poised to take off online?
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Despite Latest Alibaba IPO Rumors, Yahoo Deal Creates Incentive to Offering by End of 2015

in News on December 27, 2012 at 1:38 pm PT

Maybe not so fast.
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Exclusive: Is Andrew Mason on the Bubble as CEO of Groupon?

in Commerce on November 27, 2012 at 1:04 pm PT

Is a boardroom showdown looming for the troubled daily deals company and its affable co-founder?
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Computer Potatoes: Black Friday Online Shopping Crosses $1 Billion in 2012

in Commerce on November 25, 2012 at 2:55 pm PT

First billion-dollar Black Friday online.
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Holiday Price War Rages in Real Time

in Commerce on November 24, 2012 at 11:49 am PT

While shoppers jostled and shoved their way through the usual long lines for Black Friday retail deals, a new and more pitched battle was being fought online that promises to redraw how stores plan for their big door-buster specials.

Mobile Thursday? Smartphone Shopping Is Still Tiny, But It’s This Year’s Big Online Buzzword.

Posted by Kara Swisher in Mobile, November 23, 2012 at 10:13 am PT

True&Co Co-Founder Ramamurthy Joins Battery as EIR

Lolly Wolly Doodle’s Brandi Temple Talks Facebook-Fueled, Real-Time Retail

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, October 30, 2012 at 12:30 pm PT

Facebook Gift Event Also Gets Blown Out of NYC by Hurricane Sandy

Posted by Kara Swisher in News, October 28, 2012 at 10:42 am PT

Exclusive: ShoeDazzle Replaces CEO With Founder Brian Lee

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, September 24, 2012 at 1:12 pm PT

What Will Marissa Do?: Mayer Set to Reveal Her Strategy to Troops This Week in an “Act of Radical Transparency” (Internal Memo!)

Posted by Kara Swisher in News, September 23, 2012 at 5:49 pm PT

After Pinterest, Japan’s Rakuten Makes Another U.S. E-Commerce Investment — This Time in Daily Grommet

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, September 17, 2012 at 6:01 am PT

Former Yahoo Ad Exec Takes COO Job at Nanigans

Viral Video: Alibaba Makes a Funny

Posted by Kara Swisher in Media, July 2, 2012 at 3:07 am PT

Hey Mickey, You’re So Fine: Meet the Man Who Landed Silicon Valley’s Hottest Funding Deal in Pinterest

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, May 17, 2012 at 9:29 am PT

All of Yahoo’s Top Execs Gather Today to Talk Strategery About What Stays and What Goes

Posted by Kara Swisher in News, May 2, 2012 at 10:33 am PT

Yahoo Starts Making Wish List, as Asian Deal Huffs to Finish Line and Board Changes Readied

Posted by Kara Swisher in News, February 6, 2012 at 5:45 am PT

Honest: Jessica Alba’s Now an E-Commerce Geek (Video)

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, January 25, 2012 at 10:05 am PT

Former CBS Interactive Head Neil Ashe to Lead Wal-Mart’s Global Online Commerce Biz

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, January 16, 2012 at 2:45 pm PT

Survey Sez: Consumers Still Miffed at Netflix, but Give Even Bigger Kiss to Amazon

Posted by Kara Swisher in Commerce, December 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT