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Thanks to dutiful sons and daughters, the approach of Mother's Day has become highly visible online, with a profusion of flowers, candy and other tokens of esteem displayed ...

For months, it has seemed as if an economic rebound might be just around the corner, or at least around the next fiscal quarter, thanks to cautious optimism on the part of some analysts and market observers. According to these pundits, we should have been basking in the dawn of recovery by now, aglow with relief that the downturn was over at last ...

Even as AOL faces intense scrutiny surrounding an ongoing SEC investigation into possible revenue misstatements, the company is moving ahead with marketing initiatives designed to appeal to its members and partner retailers. One such event, a one-day sale April 16th that highlighted some of the ISP's retail partners, resulted in at least a tenfold traffic spike for most of the 32 sites involved, AOL said, and a healthy clickthrough rate from AOL's promotional jump page.

Some believe eBay is the perfect e-commerce machine, with lean operating costs, swift strategy implementation and boundless growth opportunities. Yet, how large can the company become before it meets the playground law of "the bigger they come, the harder they fall"? ...

Although innovation can be a wonderful thing, there is something to be said for sticking to the basics. In fact, that is how venture capitalists seemingly have come to feel about high-tech companies as they contemplate which to fund with now-limited resources ...

A few years ago, it seemed that the CIO position could be filled by a wide range of managerial types, ranging from tie-wearing executives to young creatives who favored jeans and sandals ...

In some ways, brick-and-mortar companies have it easy. They can study the successes and failures of firms that came before them. When contemplating a new venture, they can leisurely peer at the practices of giant corporations and thriving mom-and-pop operations to decide which strategy to employ ...

A few years ago, much content and many services could be had for free, even though the companies providing those services were not posting profits. But then the bills arrived, online advertising revenue dropped, and the free-content providers had to tighten their belts and look for other ways to make money ...

With consumer confidence beginning to ebb, brick-and-mortar stores are implementing new strategies designed to lure consumers across their thresholds. But for retailers trying to balance an actual store with an online presence, the challenges of attracting customers seem even fiercer ...

Internet market research is designed to be evergreen, so that clients who buy advice about online customer service or traffic-building tactics can use that advice later ...

Many technology companies thought 2001 was a tough year, but compared with today's devalued Dow and spooked investors last year may turn out to be a fond memory ...

Few companies in recent history, with the exception of spectacular flameouts like Enron, have inspired the kind of loathing that Microsoft has in its climb to the top ...

To say that eBay has a devoted following is like saying the Beatles were liked by some teenage girls. While true, the statement does not reflect the full scope of fans' zeal. Analysts love the company, competitors fear its power, and users flock in ever-greater numbers to its homespun marketplace ...

In a preemptive strike against hackers, Microsoft has posted advisories on TechNet about newly discovered security vulnerabilities in the company's SQL Server software and three of its operating systems ...

Apple Computer is used to name-calling. Macs have been dismissed as geek machines, used by members of a cult-like community who appreciate design over function and an eye-candy interface over simpler, more humble graphics. ...

Senator Conrad Burns (R-Montana) has announced plans to introduce a bill that would give the U.S. government more influence over ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the overseer of Internet addressing and traffic ...

Mere days after announcing a US$4.5 billion buyout effort, USA Interactive is backing away from the deal, citing sour market reaction to the strategy ...

When AOL bought Time Warner at the start of 2001, the merged company's future looked bright. The air was still fresh inside the Internet bubble, the deal created a company worth a whopping US$160 billion, and AOL chairman Steve Case boasted that the dynamic duo would build an unrivaled news and entertainment empire. ...

As expected, Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has announced that the tech giant will cut 15,000 jobs in the near future. About two-thirds of the layoffs will take place by November 1st, with the remainder coming in 2003 ...

The German government has decided to move its federal, state and local agency IT systemsto Linux, citing reliability issues and a desire to reduce its dependence onMicrosoft ...