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Ashford.com Q1 Loss Narrows on Cost Cuts

Cost reductions and lower marketing spending helped luxury goods e-tailer Ashford.com (Nasdaq: ASFD) narrow its loss for the first quarter ended June 30th, the company said Thursday ...

Report: Businesses Must Embrace Web’s P2P Trend

The use of peer-to-peer networking among Internet users -- for example, on controversial music file-swapping site Napster -- is changing the way people exchange information, and companies ignore the trend at their peril, according to a report released Thursday by IDC ...

Analysts, Investors Cheer Priceline’s Q2 Performance

The latest quarterly report from Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) shows that the company has successfully transformed itself from an overextended, money-losing dot-com into an online travel company poised for success, analysts said ...

Expedia Soars in Q4

Online travel company Expedia.com (Nasdaq: EXPE) announced Monday that revenue for the fourth quarter ended June 30th more than doubled from the year-earlier quarter, saying that demand for the company's services rose as a weak economy led travelers to search the Internet for bargains ...

Tech Stock Analysts Face Scrutiny Over Changing Role

Securities analysts, once regarded as independent authorities on the value of publicly traded companies, are finding their statusdiminished amid investor lawsuits and reports of conflicts of interest, particularly regarding cases involving high-tech stocks ...

European Travel Site Says Q2 Sales Rose, Loss Narrowed

European online travel giant Ebookers (Nasdaq: EBKR) on Monday reported a 91 percent surge in gross sales for the first half of this year, and repeated its goal of reaching cash-flow profitability by the end of 2001 or the first quarter of 2002 ...

Autobytel Posts Q2 Loss – Acquisitions Hurt

Online car company Autobytel (Nasdaq: ABTL) reported a revenue drop and widening losses for the second quarter ended in June, saying a weak economy caused dealers to curtail their online marketing programs ...

Report: Pop-Under Ad Strategy Could Backfire

Pop-under advertisements -- ads that appear in a separate window on a computer screen, then quickly move to the bottom of the screen -- are ineffective at luring buyers to the advertiser's site, Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) said Thursday ...

Amazon ‘Leaves Door Open’ for Buyout by AOL – Reports

This week's investment agreement between Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL) reportedly contains language that "leaves the door open" for a possible merger, a merger-and-acquisition attorney told the E-Commerce Times on Wednesday ...

FTD.com Posts Profit for Year, Sees Growth Ahead

FTD.com (Nasdaq: EFTD), which sells flowers and gifts over the Internet and by telephone, said Tuesday that strong online sales led the company to its first full-year profit and are likely to contribute to solid growth in the year ahead ...

Audible.com Cuts Jobs, Loses CEO

Audio content provider Audible.com said late Monday that it will cut 35 jobs -- about 40 percent of its workforce -- as part of a plan to become cash-flow positive by the end of next year ...

Car Dealers Look For an Online Jump Start

With the idea of consumers actually buying cars from pure-play Internet companies all but dead, analysts say that real-world car dealers should be accelerating their use of online technology to get more shoppers into their showrooms ...

AOL Expands Online Music Offerings

America Online (NYSE: AOL) on Monday unveiled a set of new music products that the Internet behemoth said "lay the foundation" for a range of planned music services, including a subscription-based program ...

Report: File-Sharing Rivals Grabbing Napster Users

While Napster prepares to relaunch its site as a paid service, Web sites that offer file-sharing services like the one Napster made famous are picking up traffic, according to a report released Friday by Jupiter Media Metrix ...

Travelocity Shows Q2 Profit Before Charges

Online travel company Travelocity (Nasdaq: TVLY) reported income late Wednesday of 8 U.S. cents per share -- before special charges -- for the second quarter ended June 30th, topping analyst estimates by 3 cents ...

I-Marketing Interview: Compaq Computer

Computer maker Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) has been expanding beyond personal computers, and is now providing handheld devices, servers and storage systems, inaddition to software and consulting services. The Houston, Texas-based company designs, manufactures and markets a range of computer products in more than 200 countries ...

Autobytel Q2 Loss Worse Than Expected

A slowdown in advertising spending by car dealers will lead to a bigger loss than previously expected at Autobytel.com (Nasdaq: ABTL) for the quarter just ended, the online automotive company said late Monday ...

UK Travel Site Acquires Food Delivery Company

UK online travel agency Lastminute.com (Nasdaq: LMIN) said Monday it has acquired Urbanbite.com, a Web-based company that delivers take-out food in the UK and the Netherlands ...

Internet Grocer HomeRuns.com Shuts Down

HomeRuns.com, a privately held company that ran an online grocery service in Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., said late Thursday it has stopped service in both markets and is beginning the "orderly winding-down" of its operations ...

Report: Pop-Up Ads Distort June Traffic Figures

Online auctioneer eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) and electronics e-tailer X10.com saw big gains in traffic in June, according to monthly statistics released Thursday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) ...

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