Amazon’s revenues were good, but margins are a disaster
February 3rd, 2005
Amazon’s profits fail to impress
Shares in Amazon fell 13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the online retailer’s latest profits fell below market expectations.
Google becomes domain registrar
February 2nd, 2005
Google has become a registrar - a company allowed to sell Internet domain names - but said it has no current plans to sell any.
Last week, Internet overseeing organisation ICANN and technical arm IANA, quietly approved Google’s application and gave it ID number 895. It is now entitled to sell any .biz, .com, .info, .name, .net, .org and .pro domains (but not .aero, .coop, or .museum). Interestingly though, a Google spokeswoman told us it has no plans to sell any at the moment.
Online ads win over the brand leaders
February 1st, 2005
Online advertising has come of age with major brands like American Express and Nike now firmly embracing the internet as an equal to more traditional promotional outlets.
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