Net security bills on the
Net security bills on the way: Worries About Internet Crime Spark Legislative Blitz
Affiliate programs in danger? Amazon
Affiliate programs in danger? Amazon has just received a patent on the idea of having affiliate sites sell a company’s products in exchange for a sales commission. Amazon patents affiliate programs technology
A law proposed in California’s
A law proposed in California’s state senate would prohibit video service providers (e.g. your cable company, or TiVo) from disclosing information about your viewing habits without your consent: New Bill Targets TV Privacy
From the New York Times,
From the New York Times, here’s the clearest, most understandable explanation of the DoubleClick cookie controversy I’ve seen yet. It also includes useful URLs to opt out of DoubleClick’s privacy tracking and links more information on privacy protection strategems: State of the Art: Battling Cookie
The poster child of online
The poster child of online business-to-business trading communities, Chemdex, is aiming to expand from its current focus on chemicals and lab supplies into pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical supplies. Chemdex forms parent to oversee its expansion (2/21/2000)
Who said EDI was dead?
Who said EDI was dead? Telecom biggie SBC is buying Sterling Commerce, a big e-commerce software company whose revenues center on EDI technologies, for $3.9 billion. SBC to Buy Sterling Commerce For About $3.9 Billion in Cash
A flurry of privacy bills
A flurry of privacy bills are being introduced in Congress … is a blizzard on the way? Government ponders Internet privacy issues
Fast online credit service aims
Fast online credit service aims to make it easier to drop large amounts at e-commerce sites: eCredit expedites online financing
Quick! Call the Feds! We
Quick! Call the Feds! We need to throw some serious R&D money at this critical problem, before it undermines the economy and the American way of life! Gift, card sites break a few hearts
The Red Herring discovers that,
The Red Herring discovers that, despite the huge amount of venture capital out there, it actually takes a lot of *work* to make a successful startup: Redherring.com – Fish or Cut Bait: How green is the Valley?
Hey, I’ve been quoted in
Hey, I’ve been quoted in the Wall Street Journal Interactive: Dodge’s E-conomy — WSJ Interactive Edition
Not enough medical advertising dollars
Not enough medical advertising dollars to go around all the new health-related sites, according to this MSNBC story: Health sites face ad spending squeeze