Articles by James Wolf

Barnesandnoble.com (NYSE:BKS) announced on Friday the launch of a new small business and entrepreneurs area of its popular online book store The new section will be hosted by Terri Lonier, the site's "resident entrepreneur". Lonier is the author of several small business books and the president of Working Solo, Inc., a firm that advises high-tech a...

eBay, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), the online auction company that has delighted investors and spawned a horde of imitators, announced on Friday a new personalized search engine. According to the company, the new feature, called Personal Shopper, will allow users to search through all auction items available on eBay's site. The Personal shopper then generates periodic e-mails to notify the consumer when specific items of interest become available...

On Wednesday, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ), a name that is synonymous with business, announced that they will launch a new Web portal specifically tailored to the needs of business. The dowjones.com site was unveiled at the company's annual stockholders meeting in New York, and is scheduled to open for business by the middle of next month Dow Jon...

On Monday, Cash Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHNG) announced a system that could, in theory, allow customers to pay for online purchases with their ATM cards. The company reports that its new EMMA TMe-commerce transaction processing system will allow millions of Web users without a credit card an easy and secure way to shop online "For the first tim...

The company that allows you to name-your-own-price for airline tickets, cars, mortgages and home equity loans has just made it easier for travelers in the U.S. to find an affordable hotel room online. On Monday, Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) announced the launch of its enhanced hotel service. Now it is possible to name-your-own-price and make reservations over the Internet for hotel rooms in all 50 states, including more than 1,100 cities, towns and resort destinations across the United States...