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eBay To Launch Storefronts, Complete Half.com Merger

Not content to rest on its laurels as one of the true e-commerce success stories, auction giant eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) plans to launch a storefronts program in coming months, chief executive officer Meg Whitman told investors Friday. Whitman also told shareholders at eBay's annual meeting in San Jose, California that eBay plans to merge Half.com, the...

Amazon Makes Japanese Debut

Hoping to crack the lucrative Asian e-commerce market, Amazon.com launched a Japanese-language site Wednesday focused on its core business of selling books The Seattle, Washington-based e-tail giant said Japan already represents Amazon's largest export market, with nearly 200,000 Japanese customers ordering $34 million (US$) in products each year f...

Council Pushes E-Commerce Flat Tax, Vouchers

The National Research Council released a report Wednesday recommending that the U.S. regulate the Web carefully but sparsely, that a flat tax be levied on e-commerce and that low-income families receive vouchers to help them get connected The scientific panel, which serves as an informal advisor to the U.S. Congress, said that while the Internet is...

Privacy Watchdogs Blast Amazon

Two noted privacy watchdog groups have ended partnerships with Amazon.com over recent changes in the online bookseller's privacy policy The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a Washington, D.C.-based research center, announced Wednesday that it will no longer be selling any of its publications in association with Amazon.

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