Online retail spending in the first quarter of 2010 reached $33.9 billion, up 10 percent over a year ago, according to a new report from comScore.

More than half of the UK population still does not shop online, according to a survey by CyberSource. While 41 percent say don’t shop online because security is an issue, 66 percent say they are concerned about the level of risk About a third of survey respondents say they or someone they know has been [...]

Amazon.com has expanded its Video On Demand service and now allows customers to stream movies and television shows through their Web browsers. Previously, customers could only download titles and watch them on a PC using the Amazon Unbox application or on a TiVo box. Customers can rent or purchase movies and TV shows directly through [...]

Amazon.com has launched two applications on social networking site Facebook. The first application, Amazon Giver allows Facebook users to buy gifts directly from Amazon for their friends on Facebook. The Amazon Giver application allows users to see products from their friend’s Amazon Wish Lists, or recommendations based on what any friend has listed as likes [...]