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Phorm UK chief steps down...will want their brands tied to this company's fading reputation? Even google have recently announced their intention to follow Wikipedia and Amazon in blocking Phorm's product. Sorry, something has gone wrong and this action cannot be... In this article: Phorm, BT, Lloyds TSB, UK, Google, Lloyds Bank, and Wikipedia |
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Over the Pylon | October 29, 2009
Edge Rock Report: First Win Edition
...Ummagumma, or, God help us all, Atom Heart Mother. Are you getting my Pink Floyd references yet? If not, Wikipedia and Amazon.com are your friends. Or your dad's record collection - they'll be the ones that have the faint, nostalgic smell of,...
In this article: Rock, Roger Waters, Dark Side of the Moon, Nate Davis, David Gilmour, Wish You Were Here, Ball State, and God
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Wired: Gadget Lab | October 28, 2009
Gadget Lab Guide: How To Un-Cripple Your International Kindle
Gadget Lab Guide: How To Un-Cripple Your International Kindle You bought one of Amazon's International Kindles and now you regret it. Not only can you not access the web (apart from Wikipedia) but you can't even buy from Amazon's full range...
In this article: Amazon, Wired.com, Itunes, Linux, Kindle books, Google books, Wikipedia, Gutenberg Project, and Google Reader
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Wired: Gadget Lab | October 23, 2009
Amazon Dumps Sprint for Kindle 2, Embraces AT&T
...its e-reader earlier but without wireless connectivity. Earlier this year, Amazon offered a second generation Kindle called Kindle 2 and a big screen reader called the Kindle DX. Kindle 2 has a basic browser and lets users to check...
In this article: Amazon, Sprint, AT&T, U.S., Wired.com, Sony, Wikipedia, and Forrester Research
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Techcrunch | October 26, 2009
Glue Comes To Its Senses And Launches A Destination Stream
...friends activity and things that are popular with all of Glue's users. The site is integrated with Glue's revamped browser plug-in to get suggestions in context on sites like Amazon, Wikipedia, Last.fm, Netflix, Wine.com and Citysearch.
In this article: Wikipedia, Firefox, Citysearch, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, and Last.fm
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CNET News.com | October 22, 2009
Amazon stops selling Sprint-powered Kindle
...may not be completely accurate. According to Engadget, Gadget Lab is reporting that you can get to the English version of Wikipedia, which leaves some hope that Amazon may open the browser to other sites. When we get the official word on...
In this article: Sprint, AT&T, U.S., Wikipedia, Engadget, Barnes & Noble, and Twitter
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BusinessWeek Online | November 12, 2009
What's on the Web Tonight? Clicker Debuts Video Guide
...than other sites is organize the Web's farflung offerings, using a structured database of listings rather like Wikipedia, Yelp, and the Amazon movie site IMDB.com do, into a format that makes it easier to find what kinds of video you're...
In this article: Facebook, Warren Buffett, TiVo, Redpoint Ventures, Bing, User-generated content, Wikipedia, and Bill Gurley
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CNET News.com | October 26, 2009
Glue adds game dynamic, suggestion stream, profiles
...a Firefox/IE extension that slides out when you need it. The basic idea is that when you visit a site that's supported by Glue (IMDB, Amazon, Wikipedia, Last.fm, and a lot more), the Glue extension will slide out and tell you what your...
In this article: CNET, Wikipedia, IMDB, Firefox, O'Reilly Media, Windows Live, and Amazon
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CNET News.com | October 21, 2009
Taking a look at Nook
...a lot of free and public-domain works. No Web browsing B&N's deal with AT&T for 3G wireless service at no additional cost may not be as good as the deal Amazon made with Sprint. Amazon got permission to offer "experimental" Web browsing...
In this article: Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Sony, CNET, AT&T, Silicon Valley, Sony Reader, Google Books, and Wikipedia
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American-based multinational electronic commerce company. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it is America's largest online retailer, with nearly three times the Internet sales revenue of the runner up, Staples, Inc.
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, Inc. in 1994 and launched it online in 1995. It started as an on-line bookstore but soon diversified to product lines of VHS, DVD, music CDs and MP3s, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys, etc. Amazon has established separate websites in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, and China. It also provides international shipping to certain countries for some of its products.
On January 15, 2009, a survey published by Verdict Research found that Amazon was the UK's favorite music and video retailer, and came third in overall retail rankings.
- Name:
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Type:
- Public (NASDAQ: AMZN)
- Location City:
- Seattle, Washington
- Location Country:
- USA
- Founder:
- Jeffrey P. Bezos
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- AMZN
- Industry:
- Retail
- Key People:
- Jeffrey P. Bezos
- Products:
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- IMDb
- A9.com
- Alexa Internet
- Amazon Web Services
- Kindle
- Amazon.com
- dpreview.com
- Revenue:
- US$ 19.166 billion (2008)
- Operating Income:
- US$ 842 million (2008)
- Net Income:
- US$ 645 million (2008)
- Assets:
- US$ 8.314 billion (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 20,500 (2008)
- Market Cap:
- $21.27 billion (2008)
- Language:
- English, Japanese, German, French, & Chinese
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