Be careful with online payments following reports of a Russian hacker breaching 40 companies, an attack on an Amazon subsidiary, and critical security vulnerabilities discovered in IBM’s Net.Commerce e-commerce platform.
I recommend the Electronic Commerce Resource Center as a comprehensive directory for e-commerce, while suggesting Digital Commerce Center and internet.com for more in-depth articles and news on the industry.
I found a site offering free annual reports for public companies online. This resource is helpful for researching financial statements and corporate history without the need for physical copies or paid databases.
Amazon cut technology costs by $17 million by migrating from proprietary systems to Linux. This early example demonstrates the massive financial impact of adopting open-source infrastructure at an enterprise scale for e-commerce operations.
I found a collection of "abused" Amazon images showing creative and unintended uses of the platform's product photo system. These examples highlight the early web's quirks and how users subverted standard e-commerce visuals for humor.
I highlight how e-commerce initiatives within established companies thrived even as dot-coms went bust. Early 2001 research shows e-commerce budgets significantly outpaced general IT spending despite the broader market downturn.