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Online advertisers who want to reach children are shifting their focus to parents, according to a report released Monday by AdRelevance, a division of Internet statistics firm Media Metrix (Nasdaq: MMXI) ...

According to a study from Jupiter Communications, fewer than 20 percent of online retailers use eye-catching programs and plug-ins like Java and Flash to help consumers browse their Web sites, thus preventing users from getting the most out of those sites ...

Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) launched a service Wednesday that provides free, real-time stock quotes over the Internet through a set of agreements with three electronic communication networks (ECN) ...

U.S. businesses widened their lead over their European competitors in the e-commerce arena last year, though there are signs that European companies hold advantages that could turn things around, according to a new survey from Andersen Consulting ...

GoTo.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOTO) will provide search services for users of America Online (NYSE: AOL) as part of an expanded agreement announced Tuesday by the two firms ...

America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) announced Thursday that it has purchased Quack.com, a company with technology that enables consumers to access Internet information by using voice commands over a regular telephone ...

Internet tutoring service Tutornet.com Group, Inc. (OTC: TTNP.OB) lied about its financial condition in regulatory filings and in a letter to shareholders published on its Web site, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in a complaint filed Wednesday ...

Online retailers are cutting costs and paying more attention to how they spend their marketing dollars, according to a quarterly survey released Wednesday by the Boston Consulting Group and Shop.org ...

Ailing online pharmacy PlanetRx.com Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX) said Monday it will relocate its corporate headquarters from South San Francisco, California to Memphis, Tennessee as part of a plan to cut expenses and reduce cash burn ...

According to a new study by NFO Interactive, consumers who buy products online often keep items they might otherwise return because they do not want to pay fees to return the shipments ...

UK-based online auctioneer QXL (Nasdaq: QXLC) will go ahead with its planned acquisition of Germany's Ricardo.de AG, the companies said Friday, after agreeing on a lower price to reflect a decline in Ricardo shares and financial performance since the deal was first announced in May ...

Online grocer Streamline.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLNE) has warned that it will likely run out of money unless it receives new financing within "several weeks." ...

Industry giant IBM (NYSE: IBM) and e-commerce software company Kana Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: KANA) announced plans Wednesday to help companies that do business on the Internet improve their customer service ...

Two U.S. companies Tuesday announced plans to enter the growing Japanese e-commerce market, with online travel service Travelocity.com (Nasdaq: TVLY) forming a partnership to sell travel products and services, and Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) setting up a subsidiary Web site ...

A U.S. court denied a request Monday by Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc. (Nasdaq: TMCS) for a preliminary injunction against Tickets.com in a case that involves linking Web sites without express permission ...

As capital continues to evaporate for many an Internet retailer, BlueLight.com announced Monday that it will receive $80 million (US$) in second round financing from initial investors Kmart Corp. (NYSE: KM) and Softbank, Inc ...

Value America, Inc. (Nasdaq: VUSA), one of e-tailing's early high fliers, said Friday it has discontinued its retail operations, let go 185 employees and filed for bankruptcy protection so it can develop a business to help other companies sell products online ...

Large brick-and-mortar chain retailers are showing the strongest sales in a slow summer for online shopping, with women doing the bulk of the buying, according to statistics released Thursday by PC Data Online ...

A federal court in New York has sentenced the first person to stand trial for operating an offshore gambling business that unlawfully accepts bets from Americans over the Internet ...

E-tail giant Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Toysrus.com, the online division of venerable toy store chain Toys "R" Us (NYSE: TOY), announced a partnership Thursday to sell toys and video games ...