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Amazon Search Bar (gadget): Besides looking great, this desktop search bar allows you to search Amazon.com directly and easily from within Windows Vista. It's been optimized with the end user and speed in mind for the Web's most popular site. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Bob, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Search, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-06
Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax law: Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax lawDouble taxationCorporations don't pay tax so we don't have to pay it twice.If you tax Ford for the steel they buy, Ford passes the increased cost to you. So you pay the tax for the steel as well as the tax for the completed...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Sales strategy, Wow!, tax, sales tax, Amazon.com Inc., sales tax law, sales; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax law: New York's new online sales tax law applies a novel way to get revenue out of online retailers. It's ready-made to tax Amazon.com and the Seattle-based company doesn't like it one bit. Amazon sued New York this over the law. Here's the theory, as the Times explains:...; Tags: New York, Amazon.com Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-02
DNK Amazon Web Store (zip): DNK Amazon Web store is an ASP.NET 2.0 application which enables Amazon associates to make commissions on sales originated from their stores. You can start making money immediately with DNK Amazon webstore; all you need is a webservice key and an associate tag. DNK Web Solutions is very proud to...; Tags: Web, Amazon.com Inc., DNK Web Solutions, Channel Management, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, .Net, Middleware, Marketing, Sales, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-04-29
Bungee integrates with the power of Amazon EC2: I'm still catching up on Web 2.0 news but one of the interesting bits was that Bungee (my coverage), the platform as a service company which lets you build, test, deploy, and track Ajax applications from a browser-based application, is now leveraging EC2 so that Bungee developers can deploy their...; Tags: Developer, IDE, Application, PaaS, Amazon.com Inc., Bungee, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-04-28

Is the Amazon Kindle a low cost entertainment option?: Is the Amazon Kindle a low cost entertainment option?Thanks!Thanks for the link and the post, Matt!The conversation on this topic on my blog and elsewhere has really got me thinking a lot about the future of digital books, DRM, value, and a whole lot of other things. I expect I'll...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, entertainment option, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc., entertainment; Discussion threads 2008-04-27
Is the Amazon Kindle a low cost entertainment option?: I know at first I was a bit hesitant to buy the Amazon Kindle because the cost of the device was a bit high and the form factor wasn't the most attractive or functional. However, after giving it a bit more thought I went to Amazon to make a purchase...; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Entertainment, Amazon Kindle, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-27
Amazon Web Services: Reading the financial tea leaves: One of the more interesting lines of Amazon's earnings report was the "other" line, which largely includes Amazon Web Services such as S3 and EC2. Reading the tea leaves it appears that Amazon's side ventures are gaining momentum. Unfortunately, tea leaves are all we have. Amazon Web...; Tags: Financial, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Amazon earnings solid; Ups sales range: Amazon earnings solid; Ups sales rangeA Lot Of WorkGee, it takes them $4 billion dollars to make $100 million. Doesn't seem very effective to me.RE: Amazon earnings solid; Ups sales rangeI am happy for them and may they continue to prosper on account of I got two USB...; Tags: Sales strategy, Financial accounting, Sales force management, Ups sales range, Ups sale, Amazon.com Inc., United Parcel Service of America Inc., earnings, sales; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Amazon earnings solid; Ups sales range: Amazon on Wednesday reported first quarter earnings of $143 million, or 34 cents a share, on revenue of $4.13 billion, up 37 percent from the year ago quarter. The company also increased its sales range for the second quarter and 2008. According to Thomson Financial, Amazon (statement)...; Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, Amazon Web Services, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-23
News to know: Google; AMD; Desktop Linux; Green IT; Psystar: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google delivers; Maybe paid clicks weren't such a big deal Charles Cooper: Google settles a score with ComScore Techmeme AMD posts loss; sees seasonally down quarter ahead Sixth straight quarterly loss for AMD...; Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Red Hat Inc., Green IT, SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Desktop Linux, Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Open Source, Web Services, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Amazon Web Services gets serious about enterprise: It now seems that Amazon is moving aggressively to make its cloud computing services palatable for enterprise users — not surprising, given that enterprises including The New York Times and Nasdaq are now customers, according to a BusinessWeek report this week. Today it announced two enterprise-class paid support options along...; Tags: Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Web Services, Barr, Status Dashboard, Web Services, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Amazon steps up Web services support: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is growing up quickly. The company rolled out premium support services, which will be a welcome sign as more enterprises dabble with Amazon's cloud. AWS rolled out premium support services for Amazon EC2, S3 and SQS with two tiers gold and silver. ...; Tags: Web, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Web Services, It Services, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Coghead Gallery signals new opportunities for developers: Paul McNamara, Coghead's CEO briefed Phil Wainewright and I the other day about today's announcement of the Coghead Gallery. While the concept of code exchange has been around for a while, to date there's not been an efficient way for the small development shop to discover...; Tags: Developer, Amazon.com Inc., Model, Paul McNamara, Coghead Gallery, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Squaring the cloud: Hosting your application in the cloud got a lot easier yesterday — but there are still some gaps to fill for hosted application providers. Referring to Amazon's introduction of persistent storage volumes to its EC2 cloud computing service, Rightscale CEO Thorsten Von Eicken declared "clearly the cloud has just squared...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Amazon.com Inc., Storage Volume, Storage, Hardware, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Amazon Deal of the Day (gadget): Scroll through Amazon's Deal-of-the-Day gadget updated daily right on your desktop. Includes Lightning deals and Best Deals from within Amazon.com massive catalog from 26 different categories and with true api control. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sidebar Gadgets, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-04-15
Amazon's cloud computing will surpass its retailing business: Amazon's cloud computing will surpass its retailing businessIs that impressive "reliability"?"Amazon is offering 99.9 percent reliability." That could be an 8+ hour outage every year, assuming zero maintenance downtime. And, what does a customer get if Amazon fails that standard? A pro-rata refund? OTOH, 99.9% means...; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., cloud computing; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Chart of the day: Blockbuster and Circuit City vs. Apple, Amazon, Best Buy: Chart of the day: Blockbuster and Circuit City vs. Apple, Amazon, Best BuyName Please...I wonder which name going to get ditched? It wouldn't work even if Blockbuster folded all movie rental operations into an Circuit City in store kiosk just like Best Buy did with the Geek Squad. That scenario...; Tags: Branding, Amazon.com Inc., intenet, Apple Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Chart of the day: Blockbuster and Circuit City vs. Apple, Amazon, Best Buy: The reaction to Blockbuster's attempt to buy Circuit City has ranged from the comical to the downright negative. I don't get this deal, but at least I'm not alone. On the bright side, Blockbuster has provided us with a few charts of the day. ...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Strategy, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Amazon's cloud computing will surpass its retailing business: Amazon on Monday announced persistent storage for its EC2 service and what's notable is how quickly the e-tailer is running ahead of the competition. In fact, Amazon's real business down the line will be its cloud services. Amazon will be like a book store that sells cocaine out the back...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Amazon.com Inc., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-14

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