Amazon.com Inc. plans to open a new fulfillment center in Phoenix, AZ during third quarter 2007. The new facility will employ upward of 300 people year-round, with holiday capacity expanding by 1,000-1,300 temporary workers.
Local.com Corp., Irvine, CA, has received a U.S. patent for its 411 local search engine technology used for pay-per-click and pay-per-call advertising
Social networking and community network Web sites like MySpace.com drive 12% of online shoppers to purchase more than they planned, according survey findings released in a report from JupiterResearch.
AOL will launch an online coupon program that will let users get rebates from selected retailers.
LinkedIn Hires Yahoo! Marketer as Vice President Professional-focused social network LinkedIn has named Patrick Crane, vice president of marketing for Yahoo!'s network division, to be its vice president in charge of marketing
Every creature has its phobias. To many cats, water is anathema. Some dogs abhor the sound of the vacuum cleaner. And then there are consumers who fear using a credit card to shop online.
A pilot program in which news was turned into song became the second most popular video feature on Boston.com last month.
Talk about your dual personalities. Ben & Jerry's is a super-premium-quality product with an offbeat, fun, irreverent brand. The two concepts don't always
We'd like to give a quick cheer to the Webby Awards, which held its 11th annual presentation last month with a rule we think should be standard: five-word acceptance speeches.
AutoZone Inc.'s new product look-up system for driving in-store sales will soon be tried on its Web site. The $6 billion company, which sells auto parts and accessories, has two customer segments: do-it-yourselfers and professional technicians. But it faced a challenge: How to make sure it had the exact parts customers needed.
