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Experian Hitwise just released its Cyber Monday stats, with Amazon reportedly topping the list as the most visited retail website yesterday, seeing a 44% increase in visits compared to 2008. Amazon received 15.53% of the visits among the top 500 online retail sites.

Hitwise reports that among the top 500 retail websites, the percentage of U.S.

For now, it’s a battle of discounts, but Wal-Mart’s long-term goal appears to be stopping Amazon from taking away its business.

That dreamed she dreamt is coming true! Wow! Susan Boyle came out of nowhere and shocked people all over the world as she performed on Britain's Got Talent. We kind of thought she was just a phase (or a fun video to watch on YouTube), but it turns out she's the real deal and it looks like she's here to stay.

Television search engine startup Clicker.com has been in private beta for several months, and sees its public launch today. Positioning itself as a “TV Guide for television content online,” Clicker has indexed over 400,000 episodes from 7000 television shows, making it a veritable one stop shop for finding legally-available TV shows online.

Online retailer Amazon.com has just announced a new checkout system called "PayPhrase" which speeds up the process of making online purchases by allowing shoppers to enter a unique phrase and 4-digit PIN number to complete their transaction. Both the phrase and PIN are created in advance and are linked to a shipping address and preferred method of payment.

Amazon lowered its prices on hot upcoming book releases to $9, once again matching Walmart.com in an escalating price war.

Yesterday, "Marijuana is Safer" hit number 14 on Amazon's bestselling book list, beating out heavyweights like Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" and the newest installment of the "Twilight" saga -- even though Mason Tvert's straight-to-paperback tome won't actually be released until September 15.

Amazon says it has reached an agreement to purchase online shoe retailer Zappos.com.

As the entire world mourns the death of Michael Jackson, many are celebrating the King of Pop’s unparalleled musical legacy. Following the news of Jackson’s sudden passing, Jackson songs and albums immediately begin climbing the sales charts at digital music stores. Over on iTunes, the current top five albums, and seven of the Top 10, [...]

Google plans to help publishers sell digital versions of new books direct to consumers, for use on phones or e-book readers.