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

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

Alternate title: In Which Amazon Says Some Things That Confuse Some People.

Amazon Confirms Tote's Demise, But Doesn't Say Why

Tricia Duryee 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.

Retailers Band Together for Online Shipping Promotion

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal 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

Kara Swisher 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.