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The bells tolling in the e-commerce distance seem to be growing louder, but whether the ringing bodes ill is a matter of perception. For some dot-coms, the sound is surely a death knell, but for others, it is the tinkling of a carol.
The Internet is often compared with the wild American west, and e-commerce seems to be the manifest destiny of early Web explorers.
When the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) released its "Internet Ad Revenue Report" earlier this week, the common misperception that "banners are dead" was shaken to its foundation.
Online giant Amazon.com, which has already invested $30 million (US$) in California-based Internet startup WineShopper.com, announced Tuesday that it has forged a partnership with the newly-launched e-tailer.
In the film "The Truman Show," the hapless title character is the star of his own life -- an extended TV show that includes advertising spots that are seamlessly woven into the content.
As optimistic reports from research firms hail the revenue potential of the fast-growing business-to-business (B2B) market, companies in nearly every industry are launching slick new Internet portals -- but many have failed thus far to rise above the functionality of plain old Web sites.
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