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New York Times is a survivor, but it's bleeding internally. Its stock has floundered in the single digits since March. It hasn't dished out a dividend in three years. Revenue has fallen every year since 2006. And its unclear if its Internet plans can sustain a traditional publisher.

After a long, painful transformation from an online auction site to a mobile-focused e-commerce hub, eBay is finally staging a comeback, online and on Wall Street. But auction sales don't account for its rousing recovery. For that, it has PayPal to thank.

Although many media pundits have declared that newspapers are in a death spiral, group buying may -- just may -- have an antidote. This business is a perfect fit for the existing newspaper sales force, which has a deep Rolodex of local customers.

The Federal Trade Commission and Ohio Attorney General Rob Cordray announced a crack down on the growing number of work at home and job search scams aimed at exploiting job seekers. A sweep, known as "Operation Bottom Dollar," has already resulted in 44 criminal actions at the federal level and...

Tom Dart's crusade against Craigslist appears to have come to a close. The Cook County, Ill., sheriff sought to have the online classified site's erotic section shut down, filing suit in federal court to close what he called the "single largest source of prostitution in the nation." He didn't get...

With local TV stations scrambling as advertising dwindles, it's prompting some to examine a money stream traditionally relegated to newspapers: obituaries. WNEM-TV, a Saginaw, Michigan, CBS affiliate owned by Meredith Corp. (MDP), may be the first TV station in the U.S. to air obituaries -- an idea...

There's no shortage of places to buy and sell stuff online. Sites like eBay and Craigslist make it easy to list your wants and needs for the world to see, but they don't make it easy to sell to your best customer -- your friends and followers on social networks. Now, thanks to iList Micro you can...

It's no surprise that smaller newspapers are holding up better in the current media recession, which predates and has been exacerbated by the worldwide economic downturn. Historically, they have had wider margins and have not had to face the same competitive pressures as their urban, regional and...