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AOL Time Warner and Amazon. In some ways, it's a perfect match, a logical cozying-up between the biggest e-tailer and the biggest owner of virtually everything media. ...

In separate moves, retailers Kmart (NYSE: KM) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) both said Monday they would move to bring their online units under control of their parent companies. ...

More than half of all online music buyers now say they are willing to buy a label-backed subscription plan to get their digital music, but the music industry must offer more services to keep those customers long-term, according to a reportreleased Monday by Jupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI). ...

From the beginning, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) made no secret about its plans to transform Half.com, the used goods marketplace it bought last year, into an online retail destination. ...

Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) sells its Athlon processors and others to makers and re-sellers of personal computers, and to consumers. ...

Aiming to dispel doubts about the value of online advertising, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) said Wednesday that three studies reveal that traditional banner ads boost brand awareness and drive purchases while new, larger ads are even more effective. ...

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) said Wednesday it will offer new international shipping plans designed to cut the length of time overseas customers must wait for delivery of goods bought on the e-tail site. ...

By now, no one needs to be told yet again what a difference a year can make for e-commerce and the Net. But a stark reminder is taking place in San Francisco on Wednesday, in the form of the Webby Awards ...

The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into Homestore.com (Nasdaq: HOMS), including Homestore's acquisition of Move.com and agreements with Cendant Corporation, without taking action, Homestore said Monday. ...

USA Networks (Nasdaq: USAI) said Monday it will buy the controlling stake in travel site Expedia.com from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), as the entertainment company makes a major push into online travel. ...

Succeeding in any competitive business requires a killer instinct. And it's especially true in an industry as competitive, fast-growing and increasingly crowded as online travel. ...

Consumer electronics e-tailer Buy.com (Nasdaq: BUYX) on Thursday became the latest in a growing line of e-commerce companies to be sued by shareholders ...

AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL) said Thursday it has struck an expanded marketing deal with Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG), under which the two companies will pursue development of new television-based e-commerce platforms ...

The ranks of profitable e-commerce firms are growing, with the end of this year circled on the calendar by many high-profile e-tailers, including Amazon.com, as the time to move into the black. ...

Battered Internet incubator CMGI (Nasdaq: CMGI) on Tuesday replaced its longtime chief financial officer with a former Bertelsmann executive as it continues trying to stem rising financial losses. ...

It's human nature to search for context, to try and putevents, especially negative events, into perspective. And it's journalistic nature to see every event as a superlative: the biggest, the best, the last, the final proof ...

Travel site Expedia.com (Nasdaq: EXPE) said Tuesday it has struck a deal to have its Internet search technology licensed to more than 20,000 online and offline travel agents around the world. ...

Luxury gift e-tailer Ashford.com (Nasdaq: ASFD) said Monday it has struck a partnership with eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) that will enable it to sell leftover and closeout merchandise on the auction site. ...

Someday, in the afterlife, Napoleon Bonaparte, Douglas MacArthur and other military legends will gather around chief executive officer Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and congratulate Bezos on his battlefield tactics. For e-commerce has never known a more cunning general. ...

Online grocer Webvan (Nasdaq: WBVN) will hold its third asset auction early next month, selling off US$30 million worth of equipment used to service the Altanta, Georgia market it departed earlier this year. ...