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Guarana: a serious stimulant, it comes from the guarana seed that grows in the Amazon and contains a substance much like caffeine. (AMP, Whoop Ass, SoBe...

Author: By J. S. Zdeb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: We'll PUMP You Up (for $3.99 a can) | 11/29/2001 | See Source »

Consumers are four times as likely to buy a product online if the website is in their preferred language, according to IDC, a research firm in Framingham, Mass. Some of the big dotcoms--Amazon, eBay and Yahoo--figured out this trend earlier than most, and report fast-growing revenues from overseas divisions, which generate indigenous content. But most U.S. firms have not yet done a great job of marketing to non-English speakers online. Last year just 37 of the large companies in the FORTUNE 100 operated non-English sites, according to Forrester Research, based in Cambridge, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exporting: Selling in Tongues | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

When Middelhoff outlined Bertelsmann's goals in 1999, he told TIME his benchmark was Amazon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Middlehoff | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

...Today he still believes in e-commerce, even though Amazon's shares have plunged. "The only thing that has changed is the hype of the stock market," says the ceo of the 166-year-old German media giant, which owns Random House publishing, the BMG music business and much else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Middlehoff | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

...tour operators and resorts. Expedia, Priceline and Travelocity all became profitable this year. Although their businesses have been hurt since the attacks, analysts point out that their low cost structure gives them long-term advantages. Expedia, currently 70% owned by Microsoft, just inked a partnership with online retail powerhouse Amazon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Racing the Clock | 10/15/2001 | See Source »

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