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EBay Creates Social Networking Neighborhoods

EBay has entered the crowded social networking space with an ecommerce twist it calls eBay Neighborhoods. These neighborhoods enable people to connect with others who share their passions for certain products or topics.

Amazon Goes International With Jewelry

Amazon.com has launched its jewelry and watches store in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.

Online Jewelry Sales Rose 20 Percent In 2006

Online jewelry sales in the U.S. market hit $2.45 billion in 2006, an increase of 20 percent from 2005, according to data from IDEX Online Research. Online sales comprised 3.9 percent of all jewelry sales of $63.0 billion in 2006. The conventional wisdom at the start of e-commerce was that online sales of jewelry would never be a major factor. Online shoppers now buy a wide range of merchandise online besides books and CDs. They also spend more per purchase.

Yahoo's Filo Goes Home To Help Louisiana

Yahoo co-founder David Filo originally hails from Lake Charles, Louisiana, and contributed an account of his company's sponsored Back in Business with Yahoo event in New Orleans.

WebTrends Study Finds Blue Nile Atop Search Engines

WebTrends, the web analytics market share leader and a business unit of NetIQ Corporation, today unveiled results from its WebPosition Search Ranking...