Carol King

Stamps.com Monday introduced two services to help online merchants efficiently and cost-effectively manage large volumes of merchandise returns. The iReturn Merchant Service is designed for e-commerce sellers with annual sales of more than $25 million. This customized electronic return management solution can be seamlessly embedded into any major merchant’s Web site, allowing the merchant access […]

giggo.com, an online automotive financing and shopping resource, Friday expanded its ad presence on the Yahoo! network of properties. giggo.com is now running banner advertisements on Yahoo! Autos and Yahoo! Classifieds. Through a separate agreement, giggo.com currently enables users of Yahoo! Autos and Yahoo! Finance to access loan information, get auto loan quotes and apply […]

E*Trade Group Inc. Thursday acquired E*Trade Canada license holder Versus Technologies Inc. in a deal valued at nearly $175 million. Security holders of Versus, a Canadian-based provider of electronic securities trading services for institutional and retail investors, will receive one share of E*Trade Group for each share they own. Through the acquisition, E*Trade will gain […]

The House Commerce Committee Thursday approved an anti-spam bill. H.R. 3113, the “Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2000,” is designed to protect consumers and Internet Service Providers from the growing volumes of unsolicited commercial e-mail. The bill now heads to the full House for consideration. If passed, the bill would allow ISPs and consumers […]

Recruiter TMP Worldwide Inc. , whose properties include Monster.com, Wednesday revealed a reorganization strategy for its Latin American and European operations. Effective immediately, Andrea Wine fills the position of managing director, TMP Worldwide Latin America. She is responsible for developing and leading the company’s executive search and selection operations in Latin America. Stephen R. Strain […]

Internet program guide Yack Tuesday inked a multimillion dollar stock deal to purchase Channelseek, a convergence guide. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will create a formidable entity with 250 participating event producers, according to Jeff Morris, president and chief executive officer of Yack. “Channelseek has made great strides in distribution, especially […]

Internet telephony provider Net2Phone Inc. Monday established an agreement in which it will market Nextcard credit card services. In turn, NextCard will gain access to the Net2Phone user base through direct marketing and advertising on the Net2Phone software. Through this relationship, Net2Phone is capitalizing on customer acquisition and monetizing customer relationships, according to Morris Berger, […]

GO.com and eBay Inc. Monday unveiled the first in a series of online trading sites. The co-branded site is just the first step in a four-year marketing agreement, according to Steve Bornstein, chairman of GO.com. These sites will be designed to showcase exclusive and authenticated products, props and memorabilia from throughout The Walt Disney Company, […]

Pagoo, an Internet phone company, Monday unveiled a comprehensive phone service for PC users. With the Pagoo Internet Phone Number, customers can receive calls directly from any phone worldwide and talk live while online as well as make online calls to any U.S.-based location. Additionally, the service includes voice mail, Caller ID and call forwarding […]

America Online Inc. added another facet to its AOL Anywhere strategy Friday when it announced plans to beta test a high-speed satellite Internet service in conjunction with Hughes Electronics Corp. “AOL Plus is part a larger AOL Anywhere strategy to enable members to access our services no matter where they are or how they connect,” […]

The head of the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers Thursday took issue with a report questioning the organization’s financial stability. An article in Thursday’s Wall Street Journalsaid the organization’s future is in jeopardy in part due to $1.5 million in uncollected payments from several nations that operate their own Web-address systems. ICANN President […]

Online retailer Amazon.com Wednesday added more than 22,000 hours of spoken audio content to its product mix through a new alliance with Audible Inc.. The audio downloads section of Amazon offers access to more than 4,700 audiobooks as well as an extensive selection of comedy, newspapers, magazines, classic literature and business information. Historic and contemporary […]