An online marketer who allegedly used the allure of "free" music downloads to spread malicious computer code is settling Federal Trade Commission charges he violated federal law.

Adware firm DirectRevenue LLC and four of its principals have agreed to settle charges that they used unfair and deceptive methods to download adware onto consumers' computers and then obstruct them from removing it, the Federal Trade Commission announced last week.

A U.S. judge said on Friday he will decide as early as next month whether to dismiss a four-year-old trademark abuse case brought against Google

Netflix Inc. is out with a campaign tied to the 79th Academy Awards telecast that lets fans create themed videos for a chance to win a membership to the online DVD rental service.

Screw Valentine’s Day. Let’s eat dark chocolate Altoids. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. plays the anti-Cupid with storefront sampling of new Altoids Dark Chocolate Dipped Mints.

(Searchline) If youíre a small or midsize e-commerce site trying to compete with large multichannel, multibrand retailers, take heart: As long as you manage an active search marketing campaign that takes in both pay-per-click ads and organic optimization

Improved customer service and Web site features would encourage more consumers to shop online, according to survey findings released by the e-commerce software company Allurent Inc.

Shopping search engine TheFind.com announced that its "Color for a Cause" fund-raising promotion raised $10,000 for the Doctors Without Borders medical aid organization.

Google may be the undisputed king of search, but for some reason new search engines keep popping up. And probably for good reason. There are niches and methods of delivering information that just can’t be bottled up in a...

Choice Hotels International is building excitement around its newest brand via a pop-up suite at Boise International Airport.