Soap.com and Diapers.com are changing the way people buy their everyday essentials by giving them the convenience of online shopping, fast free, delivery and above and beyond customer service. Hear EVP of Operations Scott Hilton explain how these companies are changing the rules of e-commerce with their innovative back-end technology.
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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http In August, Verizon and Google proposed a plan they say could keep the Internet open while supporting investment in high-speed Internet service.Verizon has the nation’s biggest wireless network while Google is the biggest Internet search engine. The proposal was a surprise because the two companies have been on opposite sides of the debate over net neutrality. That is the idea that all content on the Web should be treated equally. Internet service providers want to be able to charge more for heavy Internet traffic or users who want special services. The Federal Communications Commission regulates telephone, cable and satellite communications. But its power to regulate Internet service has been questioned in the courts. The new proposal calls for rules barring service providers from preventing users from sending and receiving legal information of any kind. Users also could not be prevented from linking any application, service or device they choose to the Web.And broadband Internet providers would be barred from discriminating against content and would have to be open about their policies. Supporters of net neutrality criticized the proposal for not including wireless providers. Wireless broadband is among the fastest growing parts of the Internet.Others oppose the creation of a “two-tiered” system on the Internet in which some content gets a fast lane and other content goes slowly. But …
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Apple’s new App Store rules affect Amazon’s Kindle
Apple today unveiled the details of its App Store subscription plan, and confirmed that it will demand its usual 30% from publishers who sell content within their apps.
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Report: U.S. regulators interested in Apple subscriptions
U.S. regulators are looking at the conditions Apple has set for media companies that want to distribute subscription content through its iPad and other devices, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper said the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are interested in Apple’s terms and conditions, but that the interest is at a preliminary stage and might not develop any …
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Apple’s app subscription plan gets Feds interested: Time to retreat?
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are reportedly eyeing Apple’s new App Store subscription plan. Will Apple back down?
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