Posts Tagged ‘Amazon’

Today in Technology: Amazon Acquires Zappos – Commentary, Video, etc… July 27, 2009 No Comments

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Amazon acquired internet shoe and clothing retailer Zappos.com for over $900 million late last week. This is obviously a great exit for Zappos and a seemingly excellent purchase for Amazon. Wall Street liked the purchase as well, as Amazon’s stock jumped almost $5 on Thursday when [...]

Today in Technology: Amazon to Acquire Netflix? The Battle for Streaming Movies in Your Living Room July 13, 2009 No Comments

We all know what’s coming to living rooms across the globe in the next few years: DVD’s are dying and streaming media will rule your living room.  We’re already seeing the effect with Netflix, as many of their movies can be watched straight from your computer streamed through their web interface.  You can do the [...]

Tech News and Notes: Twitter and Apple? Kindle for Textbooks and Wolfram Alpha May 5, 2009 No Comments

As usual, it’s been a hectic beginning of the week in the tech world:
At the forefront is the reports that Apple is the latest suitor for Twitter, a role that Facebook failed at, and Google and Microsoft have been rumored as potentially being.  Funny enough, I heard this rumor this morning from @Tweetmeme (via @gawker)…haha.
The [...]