It has been a week after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced acquisition of Washington Post, a deal said to be the convergence of old and new media.
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Former Amazon CFO Joy Covey dies in bicycling accident
Joy Covey, Amazon's former CFO, has passed away. The former Chief Financial Officer of Amazon was killed while riding her bicycle on Wednesday afternoon.
Venture capitalists remember Joy Covey
Venture capitalists mourned the death of colleague Joy Covey, first CFO of Amazon. Venture capitalists remember Joy Covey as woman who steered Amazon through its toddler years.
No plans for Amazon phone, yet
Amazon clarified a blog report that the ecommerce firm was preparing its own phone. According to Drew Herdener, spokesperson for Amazon. com, the Seattle based e commerce firm has no plans to introduce a phone in 2013.
Retailers look to collect profit in online grocery
European retailers had been looking to get more profit through online food businesses as the grocery segment make up around 40% of retail sales.
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Purchase of apps using Amazon coins saw a 50% weekly boost in revenues. The USD5 worth of Amazon coins was a gift well spent by Kindle Fire consumers. This in turn was an excellent money-generating move for both Amazon and app developers, according to tech evangelist Peter Heinrich.
The Washington Post announced that Jeff Bezos had acquired the newspaper for US$250 million in cash.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD will be launching this coming fall. New versions of the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD will likely be launched in the coming months, according to reports.
Amazon's hiring spree aimed to fill up more than 5,000 full-time jobs before Obama's visit on Tuesday.
Amazon seemed like it was becoming a search engine for jobs in America. It seemed that Amazon was becoming a search engine for jobs in America. Recently, the company announced that it will be having a hiring spree to fill in more than 5,000 full-time jobs in several of its fulfillment centers across 10 states.
Amazon redeemed itself and rode high on top of the mobile internet shift. In the shift from web to mobile internet, there were gainers and there were losers.
Chromecast quickly sold out in a matter of hours after its announcement. Quickly after Google announced its new product, Chromecast, the company received a large volume of orders.
Amazon was expected to release a report that would signify growth ranging from US$14.5 billion to US$16.2 billion.
Amazon took over Webvan, an online grocery firm, twelve years after being shut down. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the logo of Amazon. com Webvan, an online grocery start up, may have been the single and most expensive flame out of the online era.
