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Amazon’s Video Library Can Now Be Streamed on the PlayStation 3

in Commerce on April 3 at 11:24 am PT

Amazon has partnered with Sony to launch Amazon Instant Video on the PlayStation 3, marking the company’s first partnership with a game console. Other services, like Netflix, work on the Xbox and Nintendo Wii. Amazon customers who pay $79 a year for its Prime delivery service will now be able to stream more than 17,000 TV shows and movies using the PS3. Previously, the videos could be viewed using some set-top boxes, over the Internet and on Amazon’s Kindle tablet.

Ahead of Tablet Launch, Amazon Boasts About Its Digital Video Library

in Media on August 18, 2011 at 7:16 am PT

Alternate title: In Which Amazon Says Some Things That Confuse Some People.
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Amazon Confirms Tote's Demise, But Doesn't Say Why

in Commerce on March 1, 2011 at 6:41 pm PT

Amazon.com is shutting down an experimental delivery service just a couple months after it was expected to expand the trial beyond a handful of Seattle neighborhoods.

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Retailers Band Together for Online Shipping Promotion

in News on October 5, 2010 at 11:55 am PT

Some 40 retailers and brands are joining a new loyalty program created by GSI Commerce Inc. to offer shoppers unlimited two-day shipping and returns across their online stores. The program, called ShopRunner, will cost $79 per year—the same as the Prime shipping program offered by the largest online-only retailer Amazon.com Inc.

The One-Year Report Card of Yahoo’s Carol Bartz–Product Innovation: D From Readers, A From Sheila and C- From BoomTown

in News on January 20, 2010 at 1:05 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown asked a question on Twitter about what grade people thought I should give Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz for product innovation, because I was torn about what the grade should be. One main reason: Bartz inherited a company that has been suffering from a serious and chronic case of product constipation, after many years of leading the Web in new and innovative offerings. With every other Web competitor innovating wildly in 2009, the lack of spark from Yahoo has become worrisome.
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Amazon Heading Higher; Goldman Adds to Buy List

in News on May 19, 2008 at 7:33 am PT

Amazon (AMZN) shares this morning are getting a boost from Goldman Sachs analyst James Mitchell, who added the stock to the firm’s Americas Conviction Buy List, and upped his price target to $98 from $75.