You can buy Amazon Prime one month at a time but only if you’re a Sprint...
Sprint Wireless customers can now purchase Amazon Prime on a month-by-month basis, skipping the company’s full $99 per year price plan. Customers can turn the service on an off at any time, paying...
View ArticleAmazon Payments just took a big step to topple Paypal
Amazon announced on Monday morning that it is taking the next steps to expand the Amazon Payments platform. The Amazon Payments Global Partner Program will allow more third-party websites to integrate...
View ArticleJeff Bezos says not subscribing to Amazon Prime is ‘irresponsible’
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos wants everyone to know that they would be “irresponsible not to be a member” of his company’s $99 Prime membership program. In his annual letter to shareholders, Bezos...
View ArticleAmazon same-day service comes to 11 more metropolitan areas
Amazon’s same-day delivery service is now available to Amazon Prime customers in 11 more metropolitan areas. Amazon on Wednesday announced that it’s bringing same-day delivery to a number of...
View ArticleTaliban app finds its way onto Amazon app store
A Taliban app that was recently banned by the Google Play store has found its way onto the Amazon app store. The app, called “Voice of Jihad,” lets terrorists keep up with the latest Taliban news,...
View ArticleAmazon customers beg Jeff Bezos to ‘dump Trump’
13,000 Amazon customers have signed a petition calling for the company to cut ties with Donald Trump and his various products currently available for sale on the company’s web platform. The petition...
View ArticleAmazon Prime starts offering monthly service to take on Netflix
Amazon Prime has announced a new monthly subscription that brings with it options such as free two-day shipping, a music library, and a big collection of TV shows and movies. Before now, Prime was only...
View ArticleAmazon is shutting down its Guilt Groupe competitor MyHabit
Amazon is shutting down discount fashion website MyHabit. The move arrives just three months after gilt Groupe sold for a fraction of its most recent valuation. A person familiar with the deal said...
View ArticleToys with high levels of lead found in New York stores and on Amazon
Toys containing high levels of lead has been revealed on store shelves in New York. The discovery was announced on Friday by State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Schneiderman’s office said it...
View ArticleAmazon is investing in more airplanes and airlines
Jeff Bezos and company are investing heavily in airplanes and airline companies. Amazon on Thursday announced a new deal with cargo freight airline Atlas Air Worldwide. The company will lease 20 Boeing...
View ArticleAmazon is about to take on YouTube with a new video portal
Amazon is preparing to launch a YouTube competitor called Amazon Video Direct (AVD). The platform will be a “self-service” program aimed at attracting video creators. The program will let creators earn...
View ArticleWalmart has fixed one of the biggest Amazon Prime issue it faces
Walmart recently announced its ShippingPass platform, a $49 per year fee that allows customers to receive free 3-day shipping. That program is now being cut down to 2-day free shipping in an attempt to...
View ArticleAmazon is preparing its own brands for food, detergent, and diapers
Amazon is preparing to make a move that has been used by traditional retailers for years. The company is on the verge of launching its own brand of snacks, detergent, and diapers. The e-commerce giant...
View ArticleAmazon is raising its warehouse storage fees for the holidays
Amazon warehouses will be raising the cost of storing goods for the months of November and December. Last year, the company ran out of warehouse space during the holiday shopping season and ultimately...
View ArticleAmazon kills price match refunds on everything but TVs
Amazon has ended its price protection policy on all products except for TVs. The policy allowed customers to request a refund when the cost of an item fell shortly after purchase. Amazon has ended the...
View ArticleAmazon Echo now has a simulator you can try out online
Amazon on Friday debuted Echosim.io, a website that simulates the capabilities of the Amazon Echo speaker, which uses Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant technology. Many potential buyers of the Amazon...
View ArticleAmazon sees ‘huge potential’ with new $3 billion investment in India
Amazon is spending $3 billion on top of the $2 billion it started spending in India just two years prior. The company says it sees “huge potential” for the world’s fast-growing economy. Founder and...
View ArticleTime Management: More Popular Than Weight Loss
Like many freelancers, I find myself trying to pack more into a 24-hour day than is humanly possible. It’s not just us lone business people who do this. I know plenty of professional, executives, and...
View Article10 Ways Big Brother Wants to Control You (Or Already Does)
We’ve all noticed a bit of a change in the socio-political atmosphere in the last few years. Whether it’s in the emergence of social networking monopolies or the advancement of tracking systems, it...
View ArticleUser Interface and Site Usability – Brands Who’ve Done It Right
How many times have you clicked on a search result only to land on a page that’s just not user friendly? If you’re like most Internet users, it’s a regular occurrence. And, like most, you probably...
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