E Commerce
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E-commerce held back by outdated laws
Insight perspective The legal and regulatory scheme for buying and selling online across European borders needs a rethink, says legal expert.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, European Union, payment security, Petra Papinniemi, Europe, member state, U.K., data protection, European Commission
Competition among online shops intensifies
News E-commerce landscape gets more crowded as transactions grow and increasing number of entrepreneurs set up online stores, says PayPal.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, eBay Inc., Online Payment, Portal, Sales, e-mail, payment, online store
Philippines not banking on virtual currency yet
News Though touted as enabler of e-commerce, adoption of online money is hindered by lack of single or dominant unit able to connect consumers and traders.
Tags: B2B, Gamer, E-commerce, Web sites, E-business, Money, Philippines, Online Game, e-mail, payment
Adobe acquires Business Catalyst, GoodBarry
News Adobe Systems has agreed to acquire Business Catalyst, maker of e-commerce software suite GoodBarry.
Tags: Business applications, E-commerce, E-business, Adobe Systems Inc., Tool, business analytics, Cisco Catalyst, Programming, brand, Web
PayPal will be bigger than eBay.com, CEO says
News However, the shift will probably take four to six years, says John Donahoe in a talk at the Brainstorm: Tech conference.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, eBay Inc., Conference, Online Payment, Sales, payment service, Facebook, CEO
PayPal suffers from e-commerce outage
News eBay's online payment system suffered outages for about two hours Monday, but the company says it's working for most people again.
Tags: Service level management, Web sites, E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, Web Page, eBay Inc., Online Payment, API, Outage
At eBay, showrooms push aside yard sales
News Listing new GM cars is likely the first of several ways eBay aims to sell more brand-name products while reducing its dependence on secondhand vendors.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, eBay Inc., General Motors Corp., Sales, retail company, Best Buy Co. Inc., analyst, manufacturer, car
Recession can't stop Japan's online shoppers
News Rise in number of stay-at-home shoppers in Japan means the online shopping industry outstrips sales at department stores and convenience stores.
Tags: E-commerce, High-speed Internet, Sales, Japan, mail-order, recession, Tokyo, E-commerce
Amazon earnings miss a beat
News Online auction site disappoints Wall Street expectations, blaming a one-time payment to Toys "R" Us for the decline in profits.
Tags: E-commerce, Earning reports/forecasts, Video Game, eBay Inc., Video, Stock, Sales, Stephen Baker, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings
With Korea deal, eBay tries again in Asia
News The auction site's purchase of a 67 percent stake in Gmarket will boost its expansion in one of the world's fastest-growing online markets.
Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, E-commerce, E-business, eBay Inc., Asia, Yahoo! Inc., Gmarket, Sales, e-commerce company
Amazon spreading its wings in the cloud
News Amazon Web Services has been offering on-demand computing and storage capacity through its Elastic Cloud Compute and Simple Storage Service. Now the company wants to make these easier for businesses to use.
Tags: Cloud computing, E-commerce, E-business, Database, Web Service, Europe, Service, Cloud computing, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com Inc.
PayPal president: No spinoff
News Payment site's Scott Thompson dispels the notion that eBay, with plans to spin off Skype, will follow suit with its other major subsidiary.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, Skype Technologies S.A., PayPal, eBay Inc., Stock, payment, asset, private equity, president
Holiday report: E-commerce dips, electronics plummet
News One of the first reports out on holiday sales shows that e-commerce was down 2.3 percent year over year, while the electronics category took a 26 percent dive.
Tags: E-commerce, Sales/revenue, E-business, Electronics, MasterCard International, Sales, Amazon.com Inc., credit card company, News.com, credit card
ComScore: Black Friday e-commerce hits US$534M
News The Thanksgiving weekend was all right, according to ComScore and the National Retail Federation. Predictions for the entire holiday shopping season aren't so rosy.
Tags: E-commerce, Consumer Technology, Games, E-business, Electronics, PriceGrabber, Sales, e-tail sale, e-tail, NRF
Taiwan, China get enhanced online shopping security
News Visa cardholders in the two economies are first in the world to use service providing mobile-based one-time passwords for purchases over the Internet.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Authentication and encryption, Mobile commerce, E-commerce, E-business, Authentication, Security, Mobile, Cardholder, Cell Phone
