Amazon cans affiliate program in California after Gov. inks tax law Amazon.com and other online retailers must collect sales tax on purchases that their California customers make in the state as… Read More
Amazon vows to cut ties with California affiliates over proposed tax law Amazon.com’s fight with U.S. states over Internet taxes has now spread to the biggest of them, California. In a message… Read More
eBay growing in Amazon’s backyard Online giant eBay is aiming to expand its operations in the Seattle region — becoming the latest Silicon Valley company… Read More
Startup Spotlight: LootTap helps shoppers find online bargains Earlier this week, Decide launched a new service designed to tell consumers when to buy consumer electronic devices. But it… Read More
eBay to compete with Amazon fulfillment with new shipping service Amazon.com has long battled with eBay, but now the competition is getting even more serious. The Wall Street Journal reports… Read More
Decide unveils predictive shopping service to make sure gadget lovers don’t get burned More than five years ago, Mike Fridgen, Oren Etzioni and others transformed the way people purchased airline tickets on the Web… Read More
Bob Crimmins starts MoonTango, looks to revolutionize online shopping for women A few months ago, Bob Crimmins launched a daily deal site called Dealometry targeted just at dudes. Now, the Seattle… Read More
Ex-Amazon.com exec scores cash to bring infomercials into the digital age You may laugh when you see them on late-night TV, but infomercials for grills, cleaning supplies, jewelry and other consumer… Read More
InfoSpace sells Mercantila at a loss, e-commerce business no longer ‘fits’ Just 13 months ago, InfoSpace gobbled up the assets of Mercantila for $8 million in cash and the assumption of… Read More
Mercent plans HQ move to Amazon.com’s backyard, introduces retail paid search After more than two years in development, Mercent today released a new search engine marketing platform designed to help retailers… Read More
Drugstore.com CEO Dawn Lepore to depart following Walgreens buy Walgreen Co. has completed its $409 million purchase of drugstore.com, the Bellevue online seller of medicine, vitamins and beauty products.… Read More
Expedia, Groupon plan to partner on travel deals One of the veterans of online commerce, Bellevue-based travel giant Expedia, is announcing a partnership with daily deals site Groupon… Read More
Ready to pay with your phone? ‘Google Wallet’ signals NFC wave Google this morning unveiled plans for a new mobile app, Google Wallet, that will let people use their phones to… Read More
ShopIgniter lands $8 million to help retailers establish storefronts on Facebook ShopIgniter has helped Nike, CafePress and more than 100 other customers establish retail outposts on Facebook. Now, the Portland startup… Read More
Zaarly looks to take on Craigslist, with help from LeVar Burton and Ashton Kutcher Need a plumber, a DJ or a chainsaw carving of a bear? Welcome to Zaarly. Born at Startup Weekend in… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Art Sumo tracks down cool art all over the world (so you don’t have to) Startup ideas strike at all different times, and in all different places. For Naysawn Naderi, inspiration hit when he bumped… Read More
Practical Nerd: Privacy vs. stupidity, a case study This one goes out to you, Herbert. And to you, Phil. And yes, even you, Correspondent-Who-Will-Not-Be-Named. I’m afraid you’re all… Read More
A $1M prize for the best product recommendation algorithm How do you get people to buy more stuff on e-commerce Web sites? That’s the $1 million question, literally. RichRelevance… Read More
The Spotlight: ZippyCart reviews e-commerce shopping carts You can find online reviews these days for just about anything, from restaurants to lawyers to new gadgets. But what… Read More
Ignition joins with Ron Conway, Dave McClure and others to back stealthy Inporia Ignition Partners has joined with angel investors Ron Conway, Dave McClure and others to back Inporia, a stealthy e-commerce startup… Read More
Amazon launches ‘MyHabit’ upscale fashion deals site Amazon.com this morning announced a new standalone site called MyHabit, a membership site offering daily sales on high-end fashion. It’s… Read More
ManDeals launches new daily deal site, just for the dudes Like most guys, Coby Dilling loves a good deal. But when his wife signed him up for Groupon last November,… Read More
Wal-Mart to test ‘Project Titan,’ an online grocery delivery service The online grocery business is littered with the carcasses of old dot-coms, from HomeGrocer.com to Webvan to PublixDirect. But companies… Read More
Dan Shapiro launches Sparkbuy, a search engine for laptops and TVs Dan Shapiro got really frustrated trying to find a new laptop. So frustrated, in fact, that the Seattle entrepreneur decided… Read More
Groupon, LivingSocial challenged over terms of daily deals More and more people have been embracing daily deals, figuring out how to work within the rules and limitations to… Read More
REI’s new Android app brings a whole new definition to outdoor retailing Now, you’ll be able to purchase that Gore-Tex parka while getting soaked in the rain in Forks or skiing the… Read More
Amazon’s tax battle escalates, company takes stand in Illinois Amazon.com’s war with the states over sales taxes has a new battleground. The company has cut ties to its online… Read More
Following in Groupon’s footsteps: A parade of daily deal sites (List) The New York Times today reports on the hundreds of daily deal startups that are trying to follow in Groupon’s… Read More
Seattle techie goes to L.A., returns with Ashton Kutcher-backed startup Zaarly So, this is what happens when a Seattle tech executive gets mixed up with Startup Weekend in L.A.? He returns… Read More
Amazon vs. Apple: Emergence of the next great tech rivalry? To understand the competitive mindset of Steve Jobs at any given moment, it’s important to listen to the sales updates… Read More
