2 days ago · Everything you need to know about doing business on the Internet. Coverage includes tech business topics, including e-commerce, social media, mobile commerce, tech business trends and deals, enterprise IT and cloud computing applications, digital marketing, advertising, and advice for SMBs.

Dec 13, 2024 · News and trends in e-commerce marketing, merchandising, products, services and payment systems. Analysis and commentary from e-business industry experts.

Jan 23, 2025 · Businesses and consumers are increasingly transitioning to cashless or cash-light transactions, driven by the growing adoption of remote and online payment solutions. According to American Bankers Association (ABA) research released in November 2024, 55% of bank customers now use apps on phones or ...

Apr 8, 2002 · In one of the biggest e-commerce mergers of the year, online stock-trading site Ameritrade said it would acquire privately held competitor Datek Online Holdings for nearly US$1.3 billion in stock. "We're going to take the best of both franchises moving forward," Ameritrade CEO Joe Moglia said, adding, "This is a complex merger, …

Jul 24, 2023 · A new privacy report ranking the top 15 social media platforms found Reddit and Snapchat as the least intrusive on their users' privacy. At the other end of the spectrum were Meta products Facebook, Messenger and Instagram.

Aug 19, 2005 · When WorldCom, the telecommunications giant, failed and was put into bankruptcy, the U.S. witnessed one of the largest accounting frauds in history. Former CEO, Bernie Ebbers, 63, was convicted of orchestrating this US$11 billion accounting fraud and was sentenced to 25 years in prison on July 13, 2005. How could a …

Dec 4, 2024 · Imagine losing billions in e-commerce revenue because consumers are taught how to game the chargeback system. This is the harsh reality facing digital marketplaces like Uber, Airbnb, Turo, and Etsy as they grapple with an escalating wave of fraudulent chargebacks.

Dec 23, 2024 · Building a company’s tech stack on MACH principles will enhance the e-commerce experience and set companies up for success. MACH — an acronym for Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS, and Headless architecture — is a fundamental concept for modern organizations’ digital strategy.

Feb 24, 2009 · Yahoo is fine-tuning its online advertising platform with the launch of three new targeting tools: Search Retargeting, which targets display advertising based on user search activities; Enhanced Retargeting, which delivers display ads across the Yahoo network based on user activity on an advertiser's site; and Enhanced Targeting capabilities for search advertising, including ad scheduling and ...

Oct 11, 2005 · Looking to beef up its PayPal online payment service and enhance its reputation with online merchants outside of its online auction kingdom in particular, eBay said it would acquire the payment gateway system of security company VeriSign. EBay said its PayPal unit, which it took over in a US$1.5 billion acquisition more than three years ago, would acquire the VeriSign payment solution in a ...