Amazon confirmed this morning that it has finalized the purchase of Zappos.com, paying the popular online shoe and clothing retailer $1.2 billion.
The acquisition was originally announced in late July — Amazon agreed to pay 10 million shares of the …
After a long, slow death, GeoCities – the free (and once-popular) web-hosting service – will be shuttering for good as of today. The site-builder, which was purchased by Yahoo a decade ago, has long fallen from its hey-day, when every …
After a serious server crash last week at Danger, the data services provider for the T-Mobile Sidekick smart phone, many users lost all their personal data. The Microsoft subsidiary announced Saturday it’s likely losses will not be recovered. So even …
After much speculation over which magazines would fall victim to the budget slashes at Condé Nast, the media giant announced this morning that it would be folding Gourmet, Cookie, and both Elegant Bride and Modern Bride.
The magazine shuttering seemed …
Waze, a mobile application that offers user-generated driving and traffic advice, is launching what it says is the first free, voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation system. The Israel-based company also introduced availability on Windows Mobile and Symbian, adding to its previously existing …
If your reaction to Rep. Joe Wilson’s now-famed “You lie!” outburst during Obama’s health care reform speech was to reach for your wallet, you may have had some problems donating to the South Carolina republican congressman last week.
Nonpartisan startup …
Could Twitter save the stale summer rerun? Television network Fox is hoping that the popular social media will bring new life (and additional viewers) to repeats of the shows Fringe and Glee.
During this week’s repeat episodes, Fox will broadcast …
Irex Technologies announced a partnership with Barnes & Noble today for its ebook reader, joining in the heavy competition to rival the popular Kindle. When the Dutch company releases its eReader in the fall, books provided by the popular bookseller …
eBay has launched a new suite of applications provided by third-party developers, which are now available to sellers on the popular auction site. These tools, embedded into users’ My eBay homepages, were introduced to increase efficiency for sellers and to …
Edo Interactive — a Nashville, Tenn.-based digital marketing company that provides payment cards with direct marketing opportunities — announced today that it has secured $8.5 million from investors Clayton Associates and First Avenue Partners. Edo previously raised $6.5 million in …
Phanfare, an online photo- and video-sharing service, has announced a new iPhone application that allows users to upload and share their photos directly to the web.
Mobile integration is one way the Metuchen, NJ-based company is trying to make its …
