As visits to online retail sites continue to accelerate into the 2005 holiday season, search continues to be a leading source for visits to Shopping & Classifieds sites. MORE

While it seems that retailers begin marketing the holidays earlier and earlier each year, it appears that consumers have taken note and began planning for the holiday season as early as September. MORE

With the release of the iPod Nano, Apple again sparked intense excitement among enthusiasts and reasserted its dominance in the digital-music-player market. MORE

Among the destruction left in Hurricane Katrina's wake were the printing presses of New Orleans' daily newspaper, The Times-Picayune MORE

In the 15 months since Google's IPO, industry observers have pondered whether the search giant could hold onto its loyal audience in the face of increasingly aggressive competition. MORE

Craigslist has built a cult-like following in certain parts of the U.S., most notably, San Francisco, and to a lesser degree, New York City. MORE

Following in the footsteps of GoDaddy.com and its provocative Super Bowl advertisement, restaurant chain Carl's Jr. raised the sexual bar even higher weeks ago with the launch of its "Spicy Paris" advertising campaign featuring celebrity diva Paris Hilton. MORE

Just when you thought there was no room for another player in the travel and airline retail-supply chain, another group of players has moved in to aggressively seize market share. MORE

Gas prices are skyrocketing, but Internet searches for lower gas prices and fuel conservation are soaring even faster. MORE

Bush's electrified campaign to win support for his social security reform has moved the passionate debate to center stage. MORE

Despite a great match-up on the field, Super Bowl XXXIX will also be remembered for its prude undertone and skittish advertisers, largely the result of a stricter FCC following last year's halftime "wardrobe malfunction". MORE

With relief coming in from all over the world, U.S. citizens are embracing the Internet to support relief efforts for victims of the Asian Tsunami disaster. MORE