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- Microsoft cookie tool stirs controversy
- E-biz
execs guard Net privacy
- Top E-Tailers
of July 2000
- Amazon glitch spurs shopping
spree
- Staples.com nailed again by
its own Net coupons
- Toysrus.com drops
tracking service amid pressure
- Layoffs
show B2B not immune to rocky times
- B2B
Shakeout Yet To Come
- The Making of
E-Commerce: 10 Key Moments
- The Vanishing
Corner Web Store
- Is Gen X Hooked on
Cookies?
- For College Students, the
Internet is Integral
- U.S. Web Surfers
Worry About Privacy
- To Succeed, B-to-B
Players Need Logistics Savvy
- Internet
Users Say 'No Thanks' To Personal Questions
- How
Secure Are You?
- German Publishers
Accused of Collusion
- Saks Shops for
Customers Online
- The Death of Living.com
- An
American Dream Gone Bad
- Customer loyalty
is underwater
- Lack of Notice Snags
E-Service
- E-Privacy's Foggy Bottom
- Visa
Sets Net Security Measures
- The e-complaint
window
- B2Bs stuck on cash
Microsoft
cookie tool stirs controversy
What began as an effort to give Web users
more control over their privacy has raised the ire of Web advertising services
and privacy advocates alike. E-biz
execs guard Net privacy
Chief privacy officers are popping up at many
savvy e-businesses that know the power of coherent, comprehensive online privacy
policies.
Top E-Tailers of July 2000
The Top
20 e-tailers of July 2000, according to PC Data Online. Amazon
glitch spurs shopping spree
A pricing glitch at Amazon.com's toy store
over the weekend allowed customers to place dozens of orders for goods that were
mistakenly deeply discounted. Staples.com
nailed again by its own Net coupons
For the second time in just over a
month, Staples.com issued online coupons that allowed Web bargain hunters to stock
up on free or deeply discounted merchandise. Toysrus.com
drops tracking service amid pressure
Toysrus.com has stopped using a controversial
marketing service after the online toy store was accused of releasing personal
customer data. Layoffs
show B2B not immune to rocky times
Two business-to-business companies
said they would lay off workers, a sign that recent tough times in the market
are not limited to business-to-consumer companies. Report:
B2B Shakeout Yet To Come
E-marketplaces are not safe from the current
dot-com shakeout that has seen numerous e-tailers fold and others merge, according
to a report released Thursday by Forrester Research. The
Making of E-Commerce: 10 Key Moments
No doubt, there are plenty of thrills
and chills left in the E-Commerce Cyclone. But this is as good a time as any to
reflect on the ones that have come so far -- the Biggest Moments in E-Commerce
History. The
Vanishing Corner Web Store
To the casual surfer, the Internet may seem
like a limitless ocean, but to e-tail firms whose cash is swirling down the drain,
it may seem more like a little fish tank that is fast losing its water.
Is
Gen X Hooked on Cookies?
A recent poll by the Pew Internet and American
Life project showed that younger Internet users are less likely to think "cookies,"
intrude on their personal privacy. Dude, what is up with that? For
College Students, the Internet is Integral The
Internet is now such an integral part of the life of college students that more
than 80 percent have made an online purchase. U.S.
Web Surfers Worry About Privacy
U.S. Internet users dislike having their
movements tracked when they go online but few bother to take steps to protect
their privacy, a survey released Sunday found. To
Succeed, B-to-B Players Need Logistics Savvy
For most industries, being
able to efficiently move products through the supply chain is a lifeline. The
push toward Internet commerce, however, has thrown logistics managers some curves.
Internet
Users Say 'No Thanks' To Personal Questions
A survey by Yankelovich Partners
reports that consumers are hesitant about releasing information such as telephone
numbers, addresses, and credit card numbers over the Internet. How
Secure Are You?
Business managers continue to rapidly deploy e-business
technologies, even without proper security in place. German
Publishers Accused of Collusion
Internet discount-book retailers say suppliers
are withholding orders over pricing policy. Saks
Shops for Customers Online
The grande dame of department stores is entering
the e-commerce competition. Should it bother? The
Death of Living.com
The home furnishings retailer has shut its doors,
making it the first Amazon.com investment to fail. An
American Dream Gone Bad
Value America was supposed to revolutionize retailing.
Sometimes revolutionaries lose. Customer
loyalty is underwater
CRM can't help e-tailers build deep customer relationships.
Lack
of Notice Snags E-Service
Data-analysis firm Coremetrics was forced to
explain itself Tuesday after an Internet security firm noticed that personal information
submitted to various Web shopping sites was being forwarded to the company's servers.
E-Privacy's
Foggy Bottom
Privacy lawsuits against Toysrus.com spotlight another gray
area in data privacy standards: Is outsourcing customer data analysis the same
as passing the information to a third party? Visa
Sets Net Security Measures
The world's largest credit card company, trying
to curb runaway online fraud, says it will implement a set of 10 new security
measures that vendors must adhere to. The
e-complaint window
The Boston Consulting Group recently published research
data on online buying habits, illustrating how unhappy e-shoppers are.
B2Bs
stuck on cash
B2B exchanges and supply chain software may have brought
together buyers and sellers at the electronic altar, but the majority of such
partnerships are consummated the old-fashioned way: by check.
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