The idea really took off with the growth of the internet and e-commerce.
Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.
In contrast, Google continues to innovate in many spheres of Internet and e-commerce activity, from mobile operating systems to books to social media.
With the advent of the Internet and e-commerce, it's now possible to be a complete hermit and still shop 'til you drop (your mouse, that is).
His Shin Group of companies, (see table), is involved in paging, mobile-phone services, Internet connections and e-commerce.
Down the road, Salinas hopes to use the wireless frequency to provide Internet access and e-commerce.
Founded in 1985, AOL has transformed itself from an online service to a provider of interactive services, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.
"With the growth of the Internet and the use of e-commerce, you're going to get more and more of these situations, " said Bob Lewin, executive director of TRUSTe, a Cupertino, Calif.
When the term Cyber Monday first came into currency just six years ago, the Internet and the world of e-commerce were vastly different places.
Another study by comScore concluded that Hispanics are highly engaged with the Internet and new digital technologies and they tend to spend more per e-commerce transaction than non-Hispanics.
While Blodget doesnt expect eToys shares to do much during the slow summer months, he says he expects eToys and other Internet retailing stocks to have a big pop as the holiday season approaches and enthusiasm for e-commerce builds again.
Offers ranged from chief financial officer jobs at large Internet companies to chief operating and chief executive spots at e-commerce companies.
She wanted to open an Internet pet-food- supply business that would combine a network of veterinarians, breeders and groomers with e-commerce.
And China's internet start-ups, such as Tencent (a social-networking service) and Alibaba (an e-commerce company), have had a genius for copying Western business models and adapting them to the Chinese market.
Startup companies, most of them in Internet content delivery or e-commerce, were getting funded and bursting on the scene by the dozens per week.
"The whole potential of the Internet is not yet fully exploited in terms of e-commerce and other interactive services, " the Commission said in a statement.
But as long as the internet continues to deliver price and product information quickly, cheaply and securely, e-commerce will continue to grow.
This includes organizations using e-commerce, transaction based processing on the internet, and even online education, where the ability to deliver courses online is critical.
The Gentology arsenal gives them the competitive advantage in a somewhat oversaturated world of Internet startups, with team members who have extensive experience in both entrepreneurship and e-commerce.
FORBES: Gentology: The Celebrity Curated E-Commerce Just For Guys
That's the earliest e-commerce, and that's probably the first internet company in China.
Ma is part of a generation of Chinese Internet entrepreneurs who built successful businesses in e-commerce, entertainment, search and other fields.
The deal gives Nextlink a toehold in Europe, high-speed data lines, web-hosting and e-commerce services and the right to haul traffic for Internet service providers.
It is no surprise that past insight reveals overall Internet traffic to content sites in November and December see declines, whereas traffic involving e-commerce enjoy increases.
Internet usage in China soared after SARS, which boosted the appeal of virtual encounters and e-commerce.
DataCash, on the other hand, provides e-commerce solutions allowing merchants and consumers to connect remotely via the Internet.
FORBES: Debit Card Growth Charges Up MasterCard's Q1 Outlook
Before Apple bought it, Morgenthaler says, the plans at Siri were to build out a platform of services in e-commerce and access to a wide range of services on the Internet.
FORBES: Apple's Siri: 'The Culmination Of Steve Jobs' Legacy'
Akamai is spending heavily on servers primarily in anticipation of higher internet traffic due to increased media content on the internet, an expected rise in HD video leading to greater bandwidth needs and the growth in e-commerce.
It's just... the internet is an amazing thing, and everybody wants it everywhere -- if for anything just for e-commerce so I can just one-click something on Amazon on my damn phone.
Today we have a much more complex Internet ecosystem that spans billions of users across the globe and serves not only as an engine for e-commerce, but as an engine for all commerce.
The latest results of the American Customer Satisfaction Index for retail and e-commerce show Amazon with a solid lead in customer satisfaction in both Internet retailing and across the entire department, discount and specialty retailer chain categories.
应用推荐