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Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 16 May 2008 10:17 AM PST Animoto , a site that lets users edit musical slideshows, has taken an unspecified investment from Amazon.com . The NYC-based company lets users upload their ... via Paid Content

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Add local modern-rock outfit AutoVaughn to the list of teen-loved TV series soundtrackers: The band's song 'One More Time,' from 2006's Space, landed on CW drama One Tree Hill last night. via The Tennessean

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Reportedly inspired by an ongoing legal skirmish in New York, tax officials in Texas are investigating whether Amazon.com should be collecting sales taxes from the Lone Star State's residents. via CNET News.com

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“They have very specific requirements on both the size of the files and the look of the images, which created a lot of legwork on our end. Our information had to conform to what other Amazon suppliers have got on the site.”

Eco-Products in Boulder has signed a three-year deal to sell its biodegradable goods through online retail giant Amazon.com. Eco-Products compostable product line is made from ingredients like corn and ... via The Boulder County Business Report

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“We will definitely send out a team to investigate”

Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer. via Click2Houston

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Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos sold 2.15 million shares of stock last week, bringing him about $168 million. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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“It was clear that the team here was thinking about it in the right way”

For years, companies have been trying to come up with ways to make it easier for older Americans to use computers and access the Internet. via SeattlePI.com

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Amazon OtonagaiSwitch helps your splurging in Amazon.com. By adding Amazon OtonagaiSwitch, Buy ALL button is added to right side of search box in Amazon.com. Input search keywords and click Buy ALL button, then ... via Softpedia

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“A lot of states will look at this new idea of collecting tax on remote sales”

Who couldn't use another $73 million? That's what New York State figures it will earn in a full year of taxing online retail sales by out-of-state retailers like Amazon.com Inc. via Internet Retailer

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“It was carefully crafted to increase state tax revenues by forcing Amazon to collect sales and use taxes”

Before the ink on the bill has even dried, Amazon.com has filed a suit challenging New York State's new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes on shipments to state residents. via New York Times

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