US to tax iTunes and digital downloads

States across the US are considering taxing digital downloads like iTunes and eMusic. They're currently tax-free because, well, legislators didn't know Amazon would exist when they drafted tax laws.This raises an interesting question. What exactly are we paying for when we...

Who is leading the Web 2.0 Revolution in Canada?

NowPublic has been identified by KPMG and Backbone Magazine as one of Canada's top Internet companies."(Toronto, July 15, 2008 ) - KPMG and Backbone magazine congratulate the top twenty winners of the first annual...

Living the Joomla Dream

Chris Szabo lives on the beautiful Portuguese island of Madeira. Madeira, famous for its marlin fishing and once the escape of A-list celebrities, is the sort of place most people would like to imagine retiring. ...

PayPal Fails, Wreaking E-Commerce Havoc

An enhancement can very easily- and very quickly- turn into a bug, as Paypal is learning... Basically, Paypal users are finding that their payments are not getting accepted by merchants, though their linked credit...

ASEAN signs AEC blueprint to create single market by 2015

"ASEAN countries have a combined population of 580 million with a gross domestic product of US$1.1 trillion. In 2006, the bloc`s trade with the rest of the world reached US$742,657 million compared to US$383,854 million in 2002. Meanwhile, trade among ASEAN countries rose to...

"BORDERLESS eVILLAGE"

""BORDERLESS eVILLAGE" Project Details * Project Information * Objectives and innovation * User Profile * Results * Sustainability * Transferability * Keywords * Background Information * Contacts View in PDF Project Information Project...

Virtual worlds opened up to all

"A free tool that allows anyone to create a virtual world has been launched. Users of Metaplace, as it is known, can build 3D online worlds for PCs or even a mobile phone without any knowledge of complex computer languages. The web-based program is the brainchild of Raph...

RI must be cautious in cooperation with Singapore: Observer

""The Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Depkominfo) needs to take a lesson from previous agreements (with Singapore) such as the defense cooperation agreement and the extradition treaty which have been assessed disadvantageous to Indonesia," Anas Urbaningrum,...

Engage Your User - Make Your Website Interactive

"The simple truth is the Internet is stuffed with cloned replicas of the same static or e-commerce template sites offering nothing else but predictability. "

Google start payment service in UK

"On Friday, the company stated that Google Inc., online search engine giant made its internet payment service that is available to British retailers. "Google Checkout" is the service that acts as an online wallet that allows consumers to pay for their purchases...

The Chinese Internet Crash of 2007 - Calamity or Capitalism?

THE CHINESE INTERNET CRASH OF 2007Calamity or Capitalism? By Tom Carter In late December of last year, a 7.1 earthquake off the coast of Taiwan severely damaged Asia’s undersea fiber-optic cables, disrupting...

Internet Law - E-commerce Sellers to Store Business Records Electronically.

"The United States requires E-commerce sellers to store their business records electronically. To have confidence in the processes and methodology used to store records electronically, the Internal Revenue Service promulgates acceptable standards of electronic record keeping...

Wishood launches Valentine's Day Widget for bloggers and e-commerce websites

Wishood is officially launching the Valentine's Day Widget for bloggers and online e-commerce websites. Wishood Widget enables bloggers to give their readers the opportunity to send Granting Cards offering the...

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