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1 hr ago | CNet News

Moon dust gathered by Neil Armstrong discovered in warehouse after 40 years

In March, it was pieces of the rocket that propelled Apollo 11 spaceward, kindly dragged from their watery grave by Amazon CEO and space enthusiast Jeff Bezos.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Apollo 11, Jeff Bezos, Buzz Aldrin, UC Berkeley, Science / Technology, NASA

6 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

Memoir Of A Jaded Woman Woman Hits the Hispanic Market On Kindle E-books at Amazon

In the heat of anger Judie looks nothing like a fashion model when she confronts her husband; by throwing a hamburger at her unfaithful spouse she spins out of control into a messy divorce.

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10 hrs ago | Seeking Alpha

Amazon-Resistant Retail Stocks Crush The Market

One group of retailers outperformed the S&P 500 by 23% over the last 22 months, while a second group lagged badly behind, beating the S&P by a mere 9% during a period of rapid escalation of retail stock prices, according to work by William Blair & Co.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Walgreens, Retail, Best Buy

14 hrs ago | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Can Amazon's Appstore Outdo Google Play and Apple's App Store?

Amazon has recently increased its mobile application reach in the ongoing battle with Apple and Google for the clicks of mobile app download customers around the world.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Apple

17 hrs ago | I-Newswire.com

FREE For Five Days: "Word Problems For First Graders" - An Exclusive Amazon Kindle Book

Parents of first grade children will be happy to know that the book - "Word Problems For First Graders: Ages 6 - 7, Grade 1", is available FREE on Amazon.com for five days from May 25, 2013 to May 29, 2013.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

21 hrs ago | TechCrunch

Amazon Launches App Engagement Reports, Allowing Appstore Developers To Track App Usage & Revenue

Sarah currently works as a writer for TechCrunch, after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb.

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Fri May 24, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Amazon.com Rating Reiterated by Sanford C. Bernstein

's stock had its "outperform" rating restated by equities researchers at Sanford C. Bernstein in a report issued on Friday, Stock Ratings Network reports.

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Related Topix: Media, IT Services, Audible, Sanford C. Bernstein

Search Engine Watch

Ecommerce Title Tags: Top 5 Ways to Increase Clicks

Much has been written about the value of title tags , the most important of all SEO attributes.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing, Internet, Science / Technology

Internet Retailer

Fighting for the Buy box on Amazon

Skip McGrath has been selling independently for years through Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc.'s marketplaces, but there have been times when some products, like the electric salt dispensers and other kitchen gadgets he offers, just won't move.

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Related Topix: eBay, Startups, Israel, World News

GigaOM

How Amazon's cloud competitors are trying to find cracks in AWS's armor

It's not exactly shocking that Amazon cloud competitors are polishing up their PR talking points about the benefits of hybrid cloud.

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Related Topix: Rackspace, Telecom, IT Services

Reuters

Unhappy with how your fave series is faring? Amazon gives you a say

Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the process.

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InformationWeek

Joyent Matches Amazon Cloud Infrastructure Prices

Joyent president CEO Henry Wasik keeps a recent news story on the wall of his office "to remind the staff of what we're up against." The headline reads, " Amazon to Cloud Rivals: Try To Catch Us ." Joyent is determined to catch Amazon.

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Seeking Alpha

Best Buy: Is Price Matching Accelerating Amazon's Declining Growth Rates?

On May 21, Best Buy reported 1Q2014 EPS of $0.29 on revenue of $9.38B. Consensus had expected EPS of $0.25 on revenues of $10.66B. Despite the consensus beat, the financial press had highlighted this revenue "miss" and the stock finished the day down 4.3%. Since BBY had announced the impending sale of their European operations , they recorded the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Best Buy, Retail

Computing.co.uk

1-in-10 school computers is an Apple iPad, Android, Windows or Amazon tablet

One in 10 computers in secondary schools will be a tablet by the end of 2013, according to research carried out by the British Educational Suppliers Association .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Ipad, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family

Bradenton.com

Gov. Scott's justification for rejecting Amazon, jobs, revenueis unreasonable

It's impossible to fathom the tortured logic that Gov. Rick Scott expressed in rejecting a sure-fire jobs initiative from none other than Internet retail giant Amazon.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Florida, Florida Government, Manatee County, FL

The Campbell Reporter

Amazon planning futuristic, greenhouse-like domes for new Seattle headquarters

This artist's rendering provided by architecture firm NBBJ on May 21, 2013 shows Amazon's plans for a futuristic greenhouse-style headquarters "where employees can work and socialize in a more natural, park-like setting." This artist's rendering provided by architecture firm NBBJ on May 21, 2013 shows US online giant Amazon's plans for a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Construction, Architecture, Getty Images, Media

Thu May 23, 2013

SchaeffersResearch.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Call Traders Play Both Sides of the Fence

Amazon.com, Inc. has been wavering on both sides of the $270 level for the majority of 2013, prompting speculators on Wednesday to target this overhead mark.

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Related Topix: Media, IT Services, Audible, Day Trading, Financial Markets, Personal Finance

Fox News

Google Copies Amazon's Playbook

Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin say they don't pay much attention to rivals.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Widevine Technologies, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Larry Page, Sergey Brin

CNET News.com

Bezos plays up Amazon's spending at shareholder meeting

Since its earliest days Amazon has put investing in new business ahead of expanding its profit margins, often to shareholder chagrin.

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Related Topix: Jeff Bezos, Robots, Science / Technology, Kindle, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App

InformationWeek

CloudCheckr Monitors Amazon GovCloud

Amazon cloud performance monitoring system goes a step further than competitors with specialized version that complies with federal security regulations.

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Related Topix: Rochester, NY

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