Stories by Linda Rosencrance

Tap the wisdom of employees -- and boost the bottom line

When it comes to solving pressing business problems, the conventional wisdom is that two heads are better than one. With the advent of collective-intelligence tools, enterprises are realizing that thousands of heads are even better still.

Minding Online Store a Case of 'Not My Job'

Last month, a federal judge ruled that eBay had fulfilled its obligations to investigate and control users who were trying to use its Web site to sell counterfeit Tiffany goods -- a decision that put the onus on Tiffany to monitor eBay's site itself.

Tiffany appeals eBay counterfeit ruling

Tiffany & Co. has appealed a US district court ruling that says eBay is not responsible for counterfeit goods sold on its Web site.

E-commerce leaders move to fight deceptive online ads

E-commerce leaders have joined together to try to protect Internet users from deceptive online ads.

Google Apps goes to school at Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame has joined a number of other schools that are using Google Apps Education Edition to provide e-mail and other collaboration tools to its students.

What's in store at Yahoo's annual meeting

If you thought the days before Yahoo's annual meeting on Friday were going to be relatively uneventful, think again.

11 ways to save money by using e-business

Maybe you've heard: We're in an economic downturn. For that reason, most of us are tightening our belts and looking for deals. So to help you keep more of your cash, here's a list of 11 ways you can go online to save money. Some of these sites aren't new, but they bear repeating as a guide in turbulent financial times. We welcome you to add your own suggestions in the "comments" field at the end of this story.

EBay, British luxury goods group to talk counterfeit sales

Intellectual property lawyers from eBay and Walpole British Luxury, a group that represents the British luxury goods industry, are meeting Monday in London to discuss ways they can work together to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods online.

American Airlines drops trademark lawsuit against Google

American Airlines has dropped its trademark infringement lawsuit against Google, which claimed the Internet company used the airline's trademark to trigger paid advertisements for other companies.

Icahn, Yang make nice, but who wins?

Yahoo and Carl Icahn have apparently ended their public acrimony over the billionaire investor's proxy fight to replace the company's board of directors and its CEO Jerry Yang.

Study: Google gets 70 per cent of all US searches in June

Seventy per cent of US searches in June were done on Google's search engine, according to Web measurement figures from market research company Hitwise.

Australian competitor, users take on eBay

EBay doesn't seem to be out of the woods just yet.

Report: New models of Amazon's Kindle coming

Amazon is set to release two new models of its popular e-book reader, the Kindle, according to the TechCrunch blog.

Report: Time Warner in talks with Yahoo, MS for AOL deal

Time Warner is in separate talks with Microsoft and Yahoo to sell its AOL Internet division before Yahoo holds its annual shareholders meeting on August 1, according to a Reuters report.

EBay wins major victory in trademark dispute with Tiffany

A US federal judge ruled that eBay has fulfilled its obligation to investigate and control sellers trying to sell counterfeit Tiffany & Co. goods on its Web site.