On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts, the team with one of the most potent offenses in the history of the National Football League, will face off against defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots, ending a week's worth of hype and predictions. As the game unfolds on the field, the owners of bo...
It's that time of year again. Shoppers go into a frenzy trying to juggle all the other chores in their life and yet get gifts for everyone on their list -- especially that last minute gift for Aunt Tilly! But years after its inception, online shopping remains a challenge for retailers and Web users ...
What does performance mean to your e-business? If you are like most e-business executives, you immediately think about high-level performance metrics such as revenue, costs and customer satisfaction, with varying degrees of emphasis depending on whether your e-business Web site is focused on serving...
The online finance industry needs a makeover. Like any product or service presented to consumers, it's all about image. A new report by Javelin Strategy and Research shows that the online finance industry is suffering from an image problem. According to the latest Javelin Online Finance Update, cons...
A new consortium called the Trusted Electronic Communications Forum (TECF) has brought together top companies in the financial and technology industries to tackle phishing and spoofing attacks aimed at stealing personal information. Phishing and spoofing are a kind of bait-and-switch often used for ...
Many companies understand that, to be successful, they must be aware of political environments and regulations, cultural and labor considerations, national and international economic pressures, and technological developments, but perhaps one factor affecting companies most intensely in the new mille...
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The 1990s saw Latin American countries -- like their "developing country" counterparts in Asia -- benefit from large inflows of direct foreign investment as well as mergers-and-acquisitions activity. This tremendous influx of funds was in large part driven by the speculative Internet and telecommuni...
Outsourcing may be a bane to many U.S. technology, finance and manufacturing employees, but it has proved a boon -- and a catalyst for cultural change -- to nations like India that are reaping the benefits of this trend. Although Indian employees typically earn less than their U.S. counterparts, the...
Today's teenagers have powered the ongoing success of apparel seller Abercrombie & Fitch and music heavyweight MTV, among many other brands -- but the vast majority of e-tailers have long ignored the buying power of this group of consumers. That neglect is shortsighted, say industry experts who ...
Considering that e-business as a concept was not part of most people's vocabularies before the 1990s, the number of technologies and processes that have been developed since then is staggering. With the second decade of large-scale e-business dawning, the E-Commerce Times decided to poll several wel...
Microsoft wants everyone to migrate to Office 2003. But at between $239 and $329 per PC, users may wonder whether the step up is worth the cash. In this article, the E-Commerce Times delves into the new Office suite to identify the features users likely will crave -- and those that, while promising,...
Corporate America is outsourcing an increasing number and variety of jobs to foreign shores, a trend that few industry experts predict will slow, let alone reverse, in coming months and years. Recently, the AFL-CIO -- citing a report by Gartner -- reported that by the end of next year, one out of ev...
Although a stereotype exists that the political sector is slow to change, once it embraces a new approach, it does so wholeheartedly. The presidential primary race of 2003 is a prime example of this full-speed-ahead mentality: Politicians have discovered the Internet. The best example to date of the...
Good - It's entertaining and makes sporting events more interesting.
Bad - It increases the risk of gambling addiction and financial loss.
Neutral - The benefits and drawbacks are equally significant.
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