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If Santa went for the same gambit as some online shoppers this year, then come Christmas, you may be the recipient of a Monopoly game that cost St. Nick a cool hundred bucks ...

Online shoppers have stayed away from online gift registries and wish lists, despite the best efforts of Internet retailers to spark interest in the loyalty programs, according to a report released Wednesday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI). ...

In the "real world," the opportunities for a new startup or even a small, established business to link up with some of the world's largest companies are few and far between. ...

They say never to kick someone when he's down. But there are exceptions to every rule. So, even though Egghead.com is down, way down -- all the way down, in fact, it deserves a good swift kick in the yolk. ...

The parent company of online job search giant Monster.com said that its third-quarter profits rose 20 percent over a year before, due largely to Monster's continued growth and profitability. ...

Credit card advertising has nearly doubled its presence on the Web this year, research firm Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) said Monday. ...

Homestore.com (Nasdaq: HOMS), the dominant Web real estate player, on Thursday reported a third-quarter financial loss double the estimates of analysts, due largely to a plunge in advertising revenue ...

Internet job losses climbed more than 60 percent in October to 4,840 after five straight months of decline, according to a report released Wednesday by Challenger, Gray and Christmas (CGC). ...

It's been three months since Webvan delivered its last order. But still the dead dot-com keeps haunting e-commerce, even as its casket is lowered into the ground. ...

Online shoppers will spend approximately US$11.9 billion dollars during 2001 holiday season on Web retail and travel -- an 11 percent increase over last year's $10.8 billion dollars, according to a report released on Wednesday by Internet measurement and analysis firm Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI). ...

Continental Airlines sent shudders through the online travel world by saying it would no longer pay commissions for fares sold on certain Web sites. ...

Want to write a plan for an e-business that will impress post-shakeout investors? Start with a business that makes money, experts say, and explore how the Web can help your business succeed. ...

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) has taken its search for a revenue boost to the newsstand, announcing the launch of a magazine subscription store Tuesday. ...

Hard times have come to the e-commerce software industry -- and they've come with a vengeance. ...

London-based travel site Ebookers.com (Nasdaq: EBKR) said Monday it has recorded its first-ever operating profit, a milestone achieved six months ahead of schedule despite the slowdown in business following the September 11th terrorist attacks ...

As if the shipping riddle weren't hard enough for e-tailers to solve, the world has added an almost unimaginable degree of difficulty in recent days. ...

NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT) said Thursday it will acquire rival Web measurement firm Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) in a stock-and-cash deal worth US$71.2 million ...

Online auction leader eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) launched a local trading site in Singapore on Wednesday, beefing up a roster of overseas properties that have helped drive growth in recent quarters. ...

eBay CEO Meg Whitman is smiling. And why not? The Internet powerhouse that she leads just reported strong third-quarter earnings. But something tells me that she'd be smiling even if eBay had stumbled badly ...

Business-to-business (B2B) marketplace provider PurchasePro (Nasdaq: PPRO) said Tuesday it will cut its workforce in half, slash management salaries and shutter offices amid a search for additional financing or a strategic partner. ...