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When Congress passed the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act last October, sites that dealt with kids probably thought the battle over this issue was finished, except perhaps for the shouting. Word up, bro'. The shouting has started.

CBS (NYSE: CBS) has built an impressive Internet presence with investments in content companies like Marketwatch (Nasdaq: MKTW) and Sportsline (Nasdaq: SPLN). Now the media giant is focusing on e-commerce. Today, CBS announced a deal to acquire 1/3 of Office.com, a destination site for small busines...

Online investment research network Multex.com (Nasdaq: MLTX) has made a lot of noise since it went public in March, and the company announced another significant partnership on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ), a name that is synonymous with business, announced that they will launch a new Web portal specifically tailored to the needs of business. The dowjones.com site was unveiled at the company's annual stockholders meeting in New York, and is scheduled to...

Fears of the year 2000 (Y2K) computer "bug" have spurred an entire industry of products and services aimed at fixing potential software and hardware glitches before the clock strikes midnight on News Year's Eve. As the deadline draws near, those who hope to capitalize on the Y2K phenomenon are movin...

On Monday, Cash Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHNG) announced a system that could, in theory, allow customers to pay for online purchases with their ATM cards. The company reports that its new EMMA TMe-commerce transaction processing system will allow millions of Web users without a credit card an eas...

Shares of online broker National Discount Brokers (NYSE: NDB) were up sharply in early trading today after the company announced an agreement with Briefing.com, a leading site for financial markets analysis. The deal will give customers of National Discount Brokers free access to much of Briefing.co...

The company that allows you to name-your-own-price for airline tickets, cars, mortgages and home equity loans has just made it easier for travelers in the U.S. to find an affordable hotel room online. On Monday, Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) announced the launch of its enhanced hotel service. Now it ...

In a sea of lavishly high-priced neon and metal-framed exhibits at Spring Internet World in Los Angeles, iMall Inc. (Nasdaq: IMAL) "stole the show" -- drawing a huge crowd of visitors to the company's booth. Despite intense competition for the attention of show attendees, newcomer iMall proved that ...

One of the biggest holes in the Internet business model involves moderators.

Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET) seems determined to become the next big portal site, and the company strengthened its e-commerce presence on Monday by announcing the acquisition of auction site Haggle Online.

The "changing of the guard" from Mecklermedia to Penton appeared to have had a generally positive effect on Spring Internet World '99, as the Los Angeles trade show was teeming with activity. There seemed to be little doubt about e-commerce emerging as the "killer app" of the Internet, with nearly a...

Office Depot (Nasdaq: ODP), the world's largest retailer of office products, reported explosive growth in its e-commerce business in the first quarter of 1999, dazzling Wall Street after the end of trading on Thursday, with a 759 percent year-to-year increase in online sales.

The king of the online auction houses is making a big push into the high-end market. On Thursday, eBay.com (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced that it was partnering with upscale brick-and-mortar auction house Butterfield & Butterfield to introduce a new trading category on eBay.com.

While growth in most of the PC market is slowing, there's an exception to the rule. Apple is back.