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Viacom Inks Broad Net-Video Pact With Amazon

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Wed, 02/08/2012 - 12:21

Deal brings retailer's prime instant videos to more than 15,000...


 

While Amazon courts enterprises, Microsoft eyes startups

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 01/30/2012 - 15:00

Microsoft announced a partnership with TechStars today that will allow it access to more than 400 startups around the world so it can sell its Azure cloud platform.

But as Microsoft tries to sell startups on its services, can it compete against Amazon?


 

Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life

NYT > Business  Sat, 01/28/2012 - 17:36

Barnes & Noble, the giant that put so many booksellers out of business, now finds itself locked in the fight of its life.

Its survival stands between traditional book publishers and oblivion.


 

Gidsy Gets $1.2 Million From Investors, Including Ashton Kutcher

WebProNews - Financial  Fri, 01/13/2012 - 16:09

Gidsy just raised $1.2M Seed Investment from Sunstone Capital together with W. Vogels (CTO of Amazon), Index Capital and Ashton Kutcher.

“Gidsy is exploring, booking and offering unique things to do,” CEO Edial Dekker tells WebProNews.


 

Survey: Netflix's Customer Satisfaction Ratings Drop

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Wed, 12/28/2011 - 16:10

Amazon improves, Netflix declines in ForeSee's annual holiday...


 

Amazon's most popular gifts this holiday season

MSNBC.com: Business  Wed, 12/21/2011 - 07:11

Due to its size and reach, the site’s best-selling items are an ideal proxy for what's popular in the U.S.Due to its size and reach, the site’s best-selling items are an ideal proxy for what's popular in the U.S.



 

An Amazon smartphone? It could happen next year, analyst says

Digg - Business & Finance  Thu, 11/17/2011 - 14:02

Amazon could have a smartphone on store shelves by the fourth quarter of next year according to Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney.

“Based on our supply chain check, we believe FIH is now jointly developing the phone with Amazon,” Mahaney wrote in a research note.


 

Amazon Buys Siri-like Yap, Alaska Airlines Starts Burning Biofue...

Topix - Business News  Thu, 11/10/2011 - 08:38

Amazon Buys Siri-like Yap . Amazon has bought Yap and its voice recognition tech, AllThingsD has confirmed.


 

Deepak Chopra, brother in book deal with Amazon

Newsvine - business  Sun, 11/06/2011 - 13:14

Amazon.com is adding another high-profile name to its publishing roster.


 

Disney/ABC Extends Netflix Deal, Cuts One With Amazon

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Mon, 10/31/2011 - 07:33

Netflix gets current-season series 30 days after finales; Amazon packs on 800-plus...