For consumers who live in the cities where same-day-delivery services from Amazon, eBay, Walmart and others are currently being tested, there’s good reason to let someone else run your shopping errands.
Technology & Media
Why Bravo’s Start-Ups: Silicon Valley Is Bad for Entrepreneurship
The Bravo TV show “Start-Ups” is more than just a poor representation of Silicon Valley — it’s flat-out dangerous for America’s aspiring entrepreneurs
How U.S. Firms like Google and Amazon Minimize Their European Taxes
Some tax ‘loopholes’ are legal, but could nonetheless hurt firms’ image with consumers.
YouTube to Boob Tube: Dane Boedigheimer’s Annoying Orange TV Show Has Kids Hooked
How a guy from Minnesota turned animated scenes of “kitchen carnage” into a hit TV show for boys in three years
Update: In Blog Post, John McAfee Claims to Have Fled Belize After Elaborate Ruse Involving Body Double
Software legend, wanted for murder questioning, is on the loose in Belize
For Online Shoppers, It’s the Most Wonderful Frustrating Time of the Year
Take a look at the e-commerce sales totals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and it’s clear: Consumers are embracing online shopping like never before.
Who’s to Blame for Hewlett-Packard’s Multi-Billion Dollar Autonomy Debacle?
The fallout from Hewlett-Packard’s purchase of software company Autonomy, which has turned into a multi-billion dollar debacle, keeps getting worse. Last week, after a several-months-long investigation, H.P. announced an $8.8 …
Sold Out Already? Holiday Season’s Early Hot Sellers
Game consoles and tablets have been flying off the shelves. So have guns.
Cyber Monday Was a Monster — But We Still Love Shopping in Stores
Monday was the biggest day of online shopping in history, and it came on the heels of all-time high e-retail sales on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Don’t think for a second, however, that any of this means shoppers will be abandoning physical stores anytime soon.
Google CEO Meets with Feds as U.S. Senator Blasts FTC Over Antitrust Probe
With the clock ticking down until a crucial Federal Trade Commission vote over whether to sue Google for antitrust violations, the search giant’s CEO Larry Page met with federal officials in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The …
From Now On, Every Day Is Cyber Monday
When Cyber Monday-esque deals of 40% and 50% off sitewide start appearing before Thanksgiving and become commonplace on Black Friday, is there much point to Cyber Monday itself?
20 Big Black Friday Sales Available for Online Shoppers
It’s possible—advisable even—to avoid the mall on Black Friday. But that doesn’t mean you must miss out on all of the deals on Black Friday, when 40% or more off is an easy click away.