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Gordon Gould of ThisNext.com: The Power of Social Networking

Gordon Gould knows that consumers have the power. His site ThisNext.com seeks to take on giants like Amazon and eBay by bringing the power of social networking to shopping. Here Gould talks about raising money, generating interest, and listening to the real experts: customers.

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Videos 2007-10-29

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Make style waves: get in the swim with these splashy finds

No need to dry off--just slip a terry cloth romper from Diane von Furstenberg ($150; Diane von Furstenbergy, Las Vegas, 702-818-2294) over your suit. The foam in these Zoot Sports Ultra Recovery sandals ($65; zoot sports.com) molds to your foot. Reebok Vetrospex goggles ($13;...

Articles 2008-09-01

Shake off 150+ calories

Give your walking shoes the day off and try Dance Off the Inches: Fat Burning Belly Dance ($9; amazon.com). The DVD includes three 10-minute Middle Eastern-inspired routines (do just one or two when you're in a hurry), a 20-minute tutorial that teaches you the basics, plus a warm-up and cooldown....

Articles 2008-09-01

STAIND Debuts on Billboard 200 at #3

Talk about detonating on impact. "THE ILLUSIONOF PROGRESS," the new album from Flip/Atlantic recording artists STAIND,rocketed onto the Billboard 200 this week at #3, making it the fourthconsecutive album of the band's career to debut in the top 3. News of the album's explosive arrival follows a flurry of headline-makingmoves...

Articles 2008-08-27

Brazilian court hears landmark Indian reserve case

BRASILIA AFP — Brazil's supreme court Wednesday began examining a case about a vast indigenous reserve whose outcome could fan a conflict between Amazon Indians and white farmers in the territory. Deliberations were expected to continue all day and possibly into Thursday. The verdict on the...

Articles 2008-08-27

Amazon.com Announces Release-Date Delivery for Hot New Video Games

No Lines, No Waiting, No Fuss: Customers to Receive Select Games, Including "Star Wars: the Force Unleashed" and "Gears of War 2," on the First Day of Availability SEATTLE -- Gamers have been asking for it and Amazon has answered the call. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that...

Articles 2008-08-25

MTV Networks to Use CreateSpace DVD on Demand Technology to Offer Exclusive Content on Amazon.com

Popular MTV, Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL and VH1 titles will now be available for sale on DVD for the first time for Amazon customers SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. -- CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) group of companies, today announced that MTV Networks will use CreateSpace DVD on Demand...

Articles 2008-08-25

Nickelodeon Brings Some of Its Most Popular Series to DVD for First Time, Exclusively on Amazon.com

Selection of Popular Animated and Live-Action Series Available on DVD Include Drake & Josh, Danny Phantom, Hey Arnold! and More NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon is collaborating with CreateSpace, part of the Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies, to make a premier selection of Nickelodeon's most...

Articles 2008-08-25

VisualCV Quickly Sets the Stage for New Generation of Multimedia Resumes Using Intridea's MediaPlug

Use of Ruby on Rails and Amazon-Based Cloud Computing Facilitated Market Delivery WASHINGTON -- Intridea, Inc., the agile enterprise Web 2.0 company, today announced that VisualCV, Inc. has successfully integrated Intridea's MediaPlug media appliance server with its software for building, sharing and managing Internet resumes. As a result,...

Articles 2008-08-25

BeaconEquity.com Issues Trade Alerts on Catalog and Mail Order Stocks: ENAB, LINTA, FOUR, AMZN, EBAY, NSIT

DALLAS, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of Trade Alerts on stocks making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting: http://www.beaconequity.com/m Today's Trade Alerts include: Enable Holdings Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ENAB) , Liberty Media...

Articles 2008-08-25

TRICKS of the TRADE: Hunting for a pink liquidizer

Q I NEED to replace my liquidizer and I'm having trouble locating a pink one. Can you help? - S. Bradley, by email A ZENA SAYS: We found this limited edition Prestige Deco blender on www.amazon.co.uk for pounds 31.97. It has a 1.5litre capacity, pulse and...

Articles 2008-08-24

Indigenous protesters triumph as laws revoked in Peru

LIMA AFP — Thousands of indigenous Peruvians scored a victory over President Alan Garcia's government Friday when Congress repealed two laws that opened up their Amazon tribal lands to development. Some 12,000 Peruvians from 65 tribes occupied oil and electricity plants in the Amazon basis from August 9...

Articles 2008-08-22

Peru's army on standby as tribal unrest grows

Peru is considering sending in its army to break up protests by Amazonian Indians who claim the government is preparing a massive land-grab in the country's remote jungles. Indigenous groups have blockaded roads and a river and set up pickets at energy installations to protest against changes...

Articles 2008-08-21

EBay slashes fees in attempt to attract more big retailers

THE ONLINE auction giant eBay has simplified and slashed its charges on fixed-price items sold on its site, as it seeks to compete more aggressively with its rival Amazon by enticing small businesses and big-ticket retailers to its website. EBay UK said the pricing changes, which comes...

Articles 2008-08-21

Amazon Web Services announces launch of Amazon Elastic Block Store

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-21 August 2008-Amazon Web Services announces launch of Amazon Elastic Block StoreC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), has launched the Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon EBS, a new persistent storage feature for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2),...

Articles 2008-08-21

New Voices: Bill Loefelm

The book Fresh Kills By Bill Loehfelm (Putnam, $24.95) What it's about: A post-9/11 mystery set on Staten Island, N.Y., narrated by a bartender who hated his father but now seeks to solve -- and perhaps avenge -- his murder. ...

Articles 2008-08-21

Amazon Web Services Launches the Amazon Elastic Block Store for Amazon EC2

With the Amazon Elastic Block Store, applications running within Amazon EC2 can take advantage of reliable, persistent storage volumes in the cloud SEATTLE -- Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), today launched the Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon EBS, a new persistent storage...

Articles 2008-08-21

Sellers squawk as eBay evolves to combat rivals

SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Flocks of eBay sellers were squawking as the pioneering online auction website continued "bold changes" aimed at wrenching market share from Internet retail giant Amazon. The California firm's latest moves focus on making buying items at eBay more like standard store purchases, complete with...

Articles 2008-08-21

Amazon Web Services announces launch of Amazon Elastic Block Store

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), has launched the Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon EBS, a new persistent storage feature for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), a web service interface that enables businesses to obtain and...

Articles 2008-08-21

Amazon Web Services announces launch of Amazon Elastic Block Store

M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), has launched the Amazon Elastic Block Store Amazon EBS, a new persistent storage feature for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), a web service interface that enables businesses to obtain and...

Articles 2008-08-21