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• Verizon To Support Kindle Competitors; Question Is Who?

  Content Next - 2009-01-07

  Amazon's Kindle may soon be just another electronic reader among a handful of choices on Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). In an interview with Reuters just ahead of CES, Verizon exec Tony Lewis, who runs a program to help third-party vendors get their products certified to work on the operator's...

  Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Amazon.com Inc., New York Stock Exchange, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Companies, Amazon.com, Media, Books, Dianne See Morrison

• Verizon To Support Kindle Competitors

  Content Next - 2009-01-07

  Amazon's Kindle will just be another electronic reader among a handful of choices on Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). In an interview with Reuters just ahead of CES, Verizon exec Tony Lewis who runs a program to help third party vendors get their products certified to work on the operator's...

  Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Companies, Operators, Verizon, Entertainment, Gadgets, Dianne See Morrison

• Oprah Ignites Interest in Kindle

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-07

  Compete submits: While getting a cup of coffee the other day, I saw an Amazon Kindle in real life for the first time. Considering the extensive press about the device in the last several months, I’ve been surprised not to see more people using them. Back in October,...

  Tags: Internet, Compete, Amazon.com Inc.

• Broadband Content Bits: Roku Gets Amazon VOD; Online Video; DECA Shutters Bush League; RipCode

  Content Next - 2009-01-06

  —Roku player gets Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) VOD: Owners of the Roku "Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) Player" will soon also be able to download content from Amazon's VOD service. The deal adds more than 40,000 movies and TV shows to the library currently available via Netflix—though Amazon's content is on a...

  Tags: VoD, Broadband, Online Video, Amazon.com Inc., Video, Roku Inc., BushLeague.tv Site, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Tameka Kee, NetFlix Inc.

• Was Amazon Behind iTune's Price Drop?

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-06

  Joel West submits: As predicted, the Apple AAPL announcements in the Phil Schiller keynote Tuesday morning at Macworld Expo were mostly minor, although it sounds like Schiller did a demo to the same standards as his boss would have.The biggest news was that the iTunes Store is going DRM-free,...

  Tags: Media, Joel West, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

• JP Morgan Sees Long-Term Dominance For Performance-based Ads; Online Video Loses Luster

  Content Next - 2009-01-05

  It's not surprising that during a downturn, the clear metrics and ROI offered by performance based ads are looking more attractive. But in his wide-ranging '09 outlook, JP Morgan analyst Imran Khans expects marketers to treasure performance-based ads even when the larger economy begins to grow again. So the...

  Tags: Advertisement, Performance, Mobile, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Online Video, Video, Khan, Nielsen Online, Corporate Communications, Performance Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Advertising, Companies, Google, YouTube, Information, Research, Social Media, David Kaplan, Amazon.com Inc.

• Roku Announces New Content Partner, Amazon Video On Demand Store

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-05

  Dan Rayburn submits: Amazon AMZN just announced that in "early 2009" it will enable more than 40,000 commercial-free movies and television shows to be viewed with the Roku player. This marks the first new content partner for the Roku device which to date, was only capable of playing content...

  Tags: Gadgets, Dan Rayburn, Amazon.com Inc., NetFlix Inc.

• Amazon: An 'Unmatched Online Marketplace' - JP Morgan

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-05

  Third Party Feed: Media Tech Analyst submits: JPMorgan upgraded the shares of Amazon AMZN to Buy and set a $65 price target. The price target represents a 20% upside from current trading levels. Sounds familiar? On Dec. 19th I suggested that Amazon is taking share from rivals and...

  Tags: Internet, Media Tech Analyst, Amazon.com Inc.

• Short Opportunity for Amazon

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-04

  Mark Krieger submits: Amazon AMZN apologists defend the company's stratospheric multiple by rationalizing its strong earnings growth. The problem is, AMZN is slated to have very little of this in 2009, as analysts are expecting only a 6% earnings gain from $1.38 to $1.49, and even this paltry forecast could...

  Tags: Retail, Mark Krieger, Amazon.com Inc.

• Amazon No Longer Accepting eBay's Bill Me Later: The Fight Continues

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-31

  Michael Effle submits: The eBay EBAY and Amazon.com AMZN fight continues…. As most now know, eBay/PayPal acquired BillMeLater earlier this year to augment their growing payments business and likely to head off a potential competitor before it got too large. by Michael Effle

  Tags: Internet, Michael Effle, Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc.

• Poor Results Signal Trouble For Legg's Miller

  Reuters - 2008-12-31

  By Muralikumar AnantharamanBOSTON (Reuters) - Legg Mason Inc's LM once-celebrated Value Trust fund is set for its worst-ever annual returns in 2008, and some investors grumble that time is running out for its manager, Bill Miller.The flagship stock mutual fund lost 57 percent in the year to December 29, the...

  Tags: S&P 500, Financial, Legg Mason Inc., Value Trust, 3M Co., AES Corp., Amazon.com Inc., American Express Co., American International Group Inc., Bill Miller, Citigroup Inc., EMC Corp., Freddie Mac, Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Microsoft Corp., NYSE Euronext

• A Not-So-Merry Christmas for Retailers

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-29

  Bullish Bankers submits: It seems Santa had few gifts for retailers this holiday season, as December sales plummeted 4%, excluding automobiles and gasoline. Relative to last year’s gain of 2.4%, the sales drop-off is worse than industry experts had called for. Analysts believed rampant promotions and price...

  Tags: Retail, Bullish Bankers, Amazon.com Inc., Saks Inc.

• Is 'Units Sold' an Accurate Metric for Amazon?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-29

  William Kingston submits: Is this metric meaningful in judging Amazon’s AMZN performance regarding Sales and Profit? It was generally reported by various services in the US that: by William Kingston

  Tags: Retail, William Kingston, Amazon.com Inc.

• Boxing Day Bonanza

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-28

  The Good News Economist submits: The early reports are in from around the world. It appears as though this is going to be the "busiest Boxing Day sale in living memory." Today, December 26, 2008, may live on in the annals of history as the "Boxing Day Bonanza of...

  Tags: Retail, The Good News Economist, Amazon.com Inc.

• Amazon's Holiday Season Results Still Inconclusive

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-28

  Third Party Feed: Media Tech Analyst submits: I was waiting to see whether Amazon AMZN put out a press release on its holiday season this year to confirm my thesis that the company is taking shares from both online and offline competitors. So this news is very confirming...

  Tags: Internet, Media Tech Analyst, Amazon.com Inc.

• In Search of Competition For Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-28

  Joel West submits: On Saturday, the WSJ published an interesting compilation of celebrity New Year’s resolutions, with major names (Mitt Romney, Martha Stewart, Wolfgang Puck) as well as prominent people who are mostly or entirely unknown to the general public. As they described their goals For the New Year,...

  Tags: Gadgets, Media, Internet, Joel West, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.

• Retail: The Few Small Bits of Good News Are at Amazon and Wal-Mart

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-26

  Sam Diaz submits: On this, the other Black Friday, here are a few bits of retail news worth sharing: Amazon said today that the 2008 holiday shopping season was its “best ever,” even though a report released on Christmas Day called the season one of the worst in...

  Tags: Retail, Sam Diaz, Amazon.com Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

• Retail Stocks Suffer But Some Defy Dismal Sales Data

  Reuters - 2008-12-26

  By Aarthi SivaramanNEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail shares traded lower on Friday following data showing the first decline in holiday sales in at least 40 years, though a handful of stores defied the trend.The Standard & Poor's Retail Index fell 0.3 percent, with department store chains like Dillard's DDS,...

  Tags: Stock, Retail Company, Amazon.com Inc., Holiday Sale, Sales, Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc., AnnTaylor Stores Corp., Dillard's Inc., Jones Apparel Group Inc., Liz Claiborne Inc., Macys Inc., Saks Inc., Target Corp., The Gap Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

• Amazon Claims Record Holiday Orders in '08 Season

  Reuters - 2008-12-26

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc on Friday reported its best holiday sales season yet, even as sales and traffic at U.S. store chains were the weakest in decades, sending its shares up nearly 4 percent.Analysts have pointed to Amazon as a rare bright spot in this year's...

  Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Retail, Sales, Us

• Amazon, At Least, Had a Merry Christmas

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-26

  Erick Schonfeld submits: One reason Amazon has survived as an enduring Internet brand is that during downturns it takes market share, and this holiday season looks like it will be no different. Amazon announced its 14th record holiday season, with 72.9 items ordered every second, up from 62.5...

  Tags: Retail, Erick Schonfeld, Amazon.com Inc.

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