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XOOM.com Gobbles Up MightyMail

Direct e-commerce company XOOM.com (Nasdaq: XMCM), which will soon become part of NBC's new Internet division, added to its wide variety of services on Wednesday with the acquisition of MightyMail Networks ...

CDuctive.com Kicks Off New MP3 Store

Independent-label music is often tough to track down via traditional retail stores, and the Internet is now giving music fans better access to hard-to-find favorites ...

Snap.com Links Up With Barnesandnoble.com

Newly public online bookseller barnesandnoble.com (Nasdaq: BNBN) took a significant step toward taking away market share from industry leader Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) with a new e-commerce deal today ...

Gateway Grabs Piece of CMGI

Computer manufacturer Gateway (Nasdaq: GTW) announced Thursday that it has formed a major strategic agreement with top Internet incubator CMGI (Nasdaq: CMGI) that will result in new investment and e-commerce opportunities. Gateway has also agreed to invest $200 million (US$) for an ownership stake in CMGI ...

Sears.com Adds Major Appliance Selection

Department store powerhouse Sears, Roebuck and Co. made a big push today to become the top retailer of appliances online. Today, Sears launched the largest selection of major appliances on the Internet at its Web site. Sears.com now sells more than 2,000 brand-name appliances, and the company says that is more than four times the size of the nearest online competitor...

Cisco Buys Into Portal Software

Leading networking company Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) bolstered the status of newly public Portal Software (Nasdaq: PRSF) on Wednesday, with an investment and a strategic alliance ...

NBC Forms Internet Division

In a major move to combine content, community and e-commerce, NBC announced Monday that it is partnering with leading e-commerce direct marketing company Xoom.com (Nasdaq: XMCM) and online technology network CNET (Nasdaq: CNET) to create a publicly traded Internet company known as NBC Internet ...

Lycos Partners With The Sportsman’s Guide

While its potential merger with USA Networks (Nasdaq: USAI) now seems somewhat unlikely, Web portal Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS) is continuing to add e-commerce partners. On Monday, The Sportsman's Guide (Nasdaq: SGDE), which sells outdoor clothing and equipment via catalog and its online store, announced a marketing agreement with Lycos ...

HealthCentral.com Taps PlanetRx and SelfCare

Drugstore.com may be the biggest player in online sales of health products, but leading health information site HealthCentral.com has decided to partner with two of Drugstore.com's competitors. Today, HealthCentral.com introduced its new e-commerce initiative by signing deals with online pharmacy PlanetRx and health and wellness superstore SelfCare...

Priceline.com Patents Business Method

While some analysts remain concerned that name-your-price online retailer Priceline.com's (Nasdaq: PCLN) business model could be easily replicated, the company is busy patenting its methods ...

Value America To Build Online Store For Attorneys

Online department store Value America (Nasdaq: VUSA) is expanding into niche markets. Today, Value America announced a strategic alliance with Attorneys Online, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Publishing Company of North America (Nasdaq: PCNA), to build and maintain its new online store ...

Getty Images Buys Art.com

In a deal that could be worth more than $200 million, global visual content provider Getty Images (Nasdaq: GETY) has announced the purchase of leading online art dealer Art.com. The transaction means that Getty will now sell images to the large consumer market, rather than just businesses. Getty will use Art.com as a marketplace to sell its collection of more than 30 million images...

eBay and Kinko’s Link Up

In a move that could raise the awareness of eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) among college students, the online auction house and Kinko's, a leading provider of document-copying services, announced a joint marketing deal on Wednesday ...

Priceline.com Pleases The Street

Name-your-price online retailer Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) impressed Wall Street on Wednesday when it released its first earnings report since becoming a public company. The company lost $17.2 million -- or 12 cents a share -- in the first quarter of 1999, but analysts had expected a loss of 13 cents a share. The first-quarter loss was a 77 percent decrease from the net loss of $73.7 million for the fourth quarter of 1998. Meanwhile, revenue increased 160 percent in that same time period, growing to $49.4 million (US$) from $19 million...

Shopping.com Goes Out on a Limb

As online retailers continue to battle by selling items at or below cost, and by offering free shipping, Shopping.com has again raised the stakes by announcing today the Internet's first 125 percent satisfaction guarantee ...

CNET Takes Over Sumo

CNET (Nasdaq: CNET), which runs a network of technology-oriented Web sites, expanded its business-related presence on Monday by purchasing Sumo, Inc., a leader in Internet service directories. Sumo's directories help corporations, small businesses and individuals find a variety of Web-related business services ...

Virgin Launches Online Megastore

In what looks to be a major challenge to Amazon.com's (Nasdaq: AMZN) dominance in online book and music sales, leading entertainment retailer Virgin Entertainment Group announced the launch of its online megastore today ...

Strong First Quarter for Autobytel.com

Online automobile buying service Autobytel.com (Nasdaq: ABTL) reinforced its leadership position in the industry on Thursday when it announced its first-quarter results. The company announced record first-quarter revenues of $8 million, 73 percent higher than the $4.6 million (US$) reported for the same quarter last year. Autobytel.com also reported a net loss of 68 per share, compared to 83 cents per share for the same quarter last year...

Go2Net Bolsters Small-Business Presence

Online network Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET) strengthened its small business presence on Thursday by announcing the acquisition of Virtual Avenue ...

Amazon.com Reports Big Growth, Big Losses

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced mixed first-quarter results after the market closed on Wednesday, losing somewhat less than what Wall Street analysts had estimated. Amazon's losses reached US$36.4 million, or 23 cents per share in the quarter ...

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