posted 11-07-2000 06:12 PM         

Over the past few decades, big brand companies overpowered the retail landscape so thoroughly that any Mom-and-Pop stores that survived were left to eke out profits based on their quaintness. Today, as the Internet lurches toward a sort of middle age, electronic commerce is facing a similar fate. (source: e-commerce times) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/001107-1.shtml

posted 11-03-2000 06:11 PM         

Every toy store anticipates making the bulk of its money during the holiday shopping season. For eToys, this coming holiday season holds particular importance. The company faces growing skepticism on the part of investors regarding its viability. So the holiday season, for which retailers are now gearing up, will test whether eToys has what it takes to grow successfully. (source: Business2.0) http://business2.com/content/channels/investing/2000/10/30/21572

IBM announced today several new products and services designed to make it easier for businesses to offer e-commerce through wireless devices, including e-commerce software that can connect wireless devices to servers, new high-powered servers, and m-commerce hosting services. (source: Wireless NewsFactor) http://wireless.newsfactor.com/news/articles2000/001030-wls1.shtml

posted 10-31-2000 06:27 PM         

When the Internet went commercial, big companies turned around to find their corporate identities held hostage online. Now ICANN is trying to turn the tables with a strategy that holds implications for all kinds of dot-coms, even those with legitimate domain names. (source: eCompany Now) http://www.ecompany.com/articles/web/0,1653,8793,00.html

posted 10-30-2000 12:59 PM         

Teens are poised to jolt the Web in the coming years as their focus shifts from fulfilling entertainment needs to honing purchasing and investing skills, according to a study by Forrester Research. While peer-to-peer driven technologies such as Napster have energized today's Net savvy 16 to 22 year-olds, they will soon take to finance-oriented sites with equal zeal and less restraint than older users, the firm forecasts. (source: e-commerce times) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/001027-3.shtml

posted 10-23-2000 10:05 AM         

Following American Express' launch of a similar product last month, MBNA, the world's largest independent credit card issuer, announced plans Wednesday to give consumers a more secure way of shopping online, with a disposable credit card number. (source: The Standard) http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,19505,00.html

A pair of bills were introduced this week into the US Senate and House of Reps that aim to facilitate prosecution of illegal internet pharmacies that offer "prescription drugs that are unapproved, counterfeit, contaminated, expired, mislabeled, manufactured in unapproved facilities, or not stored or handled in a proper manner." (source: E-Commerce Times) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/001019-1.shtml

posted 10-19-2000 06:05 PM         

Two former NSA staffers are betting their years of training in counterintelligence will give them an edge in the ever-growing Internet security business. VCs at eTrade and Softbank believe they're right. (source: Red Herring) http://www.redherring.com/vc/2000/1019/vc-spies101900.html