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Insights Analysis of events, data, and trendsaffecting the information industry. |
Five key elements have emerged as requirements for ultimate leadership in e-commerce portals, and each of five contenders can claim pre-eminence in one: Google (search), Yahoo! (content), Microsoft/AOL (communications), Amazon, (merchandising), and eBay (community). A market trial of Amazon's A9.com, quietly begun last week, suggests how powerful different components of the portal equation could prove to be in combination. Returning Members: Sign in using your existing account |
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