Category: Amazon News
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Walmart Looks to Take On Amazon With The Help From Third Party Sellers
Walmart is investing more in its online marketplace as the company takes steps toward closing the gap between Amazon as a leading online retailer. Online sales for Walmart increased more than other retailers like Macy’s and Target, both reporting e-commerce revenue declines this quarter. Walmart is enlisting the help of its third-party online marketplace selling…
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Amazon Lets You Crowdsource Your Fashion Choices With ‘Consult-a-Friend’ Feature
Amazon is testing out a new shopping assistant feature that lets your friends and family weigh in on your next purchase. Consult-a-Friend assists customers as they shop online by offering suggestions from your inner circle. Consult-a-Friend is being tested on select customers – both Prime members and non-members – in 19 countries. The feature lets…
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Amazon, Expedia, Tripadvisor, & More Team Up to Stop Fake Reviews
One of the biggest problems online is the growth of fake reviews. These often real-looking reviews are used to trip customers into buying a product over another. This can include fake negative reviews on competitor’s products. Now, to fight this Amazon, Booking.com, Expedia Group, Glassdoor, Tripadvisor, and Trustpilot announced they have teamed up to launch…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Is Ready to Start Testing Internet From Space
After multiple delays, Amazon, on October 6, 2023, successfully launched two satellites into space. Now Amazon says both satellites are working properly and are ready to start testing the internet from space. “There’s plenty of work ahead, but at this point in the mission, I’m thrilled to report that KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 are operating nominally,”…
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Amazon Makes it Easier to Verify Real Products and Weed Out Counterfeits
Amazon on Monday introduced a new program to get more products onto “Amazon Transparency,” a verification program that weeds out counterfeits so customers aren’t duped into buy a fake device or gadget. The company said that Amazon Transparency would work with the individual product serialization systems, a level of interoperability that means more products can…
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Prime Video’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ Ratings Surge as Taylor Swift Boosts Surging Live Sports Streaming
Amazon’s latest Thursday Night Football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos saw the largest year-over-year gain in viewership — a boost likely helped by the Taylor Swift effect. The TNF broadcast on Prime Video averaged 13.8 million viewers, up 57% over a year ago’s Commanders vs. Bears game. It’s the third most-watched…
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Amazon Wants to Be Your One-Stop Shop For All Streaming Channels, But is That an Impossible Goal?
With the proliferation of subscription streaming channels, user-generated platforms and free ad-supported services, there’s a strong likelihood you’re jumping from app to app on your TV. Amazon wants to eventually be the single place where you can go to access all of these services. “Our mission is to be a place where customers can find…
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Amazon Prime Video Could Make Billions When It Adds Commercials Next Year
Wondering why Amazon is rolling out ads to its Prime Video service? One analyst can offer at least 3 billion reasons. Amazon stands to generate a lot of revenue based on the number of ads it decides to play. In an interview with Yahoo! Finance, UBS internet analyst Lloyd Walmsley predicted “conservatively it could add…
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The Recap: DIRECTV Price Hikes, Amazon in Space, Mint Mobile in Trouble, and More
It was another busy week in the world of cord cutting. Between another shutdown of an IPTV service to the umpteenth price cut from a TV provider, there was a lot going on. You can’t be blamed for missing out on some of the biggest headlines. That’s why The Recap exists, to sum up the…
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Amazon Successfully Launches First Satellites For its Internet Service
Amazon’s satellite-based internet service, Project Kuiper, has officially lifted off with a successful launch on Friday following multiple delays. The test satellites, which were aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, lifted off at 2:06 p.m. ET. Within five minutes a ULA official confirmed the successful completion of the first phase of the flight. Project…