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RobSmith at 20:11, April 12, 2025

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RobSmith at 20:09, April 12, 2025

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RobSmith at 20:08, April 12, 2025

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Aschlafly: AWS, which is short for Amazon Web Services, is a subsidiary that provides on-demand cloud computing services, typically on a pay-as-you-go basis. AWS sponsors content on ''Politico.com'' and other websites.

2023-01-02T00:10:32Z

AWS, which is short for Amazon Web Services, is a subsidiary that provides on-demand cloud computing services, typically on a pay-as-you-go basis. AWS sponsors content on ''Politico.com'' and other websites.

Aschlafly: In 2022, Amazon expanded into live-streaming NFL games on Thursday nights, and acquiring rights to stream Champion League soccer matches in the U.K. beginning in 2024.

2022-11-11T06:02:18Z

In 2022, Amazon expanded into live-streaming NFL games on Thursday nights, and acquiring rights to stream Champion League soccer matches in the U.K. beginning in 2024.

RobSmith at 21:32, March 25, 2022

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RobSmith at 20:13, March 25, 2022

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−	'''Amazon.com''' which was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], is the largest online retailer in the United States.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web\|work=New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html\|author=Saul Hansell\|date=Jan 23 2002\|accessdate=Apr 26 2009\|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit\|language=English\|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref> After being founded in 1995, the company did not make its first quarterly profit until 2001.<ref name="nyt1"/> According to Wedbush Securities up to 70% of goods come from [[China]].<ref>https://altindex.com/news/chinese-products-on-amazon</ref>	+	'''Amazon.com''' which was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], is the largest online retailer in the United States.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web\|work=New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html\|author=Saul Hansell\|date=Jan 23 2002\|accessdate=Apr 26 2009\|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit\|language=English\|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref> After being founded in 1995, the company did not make its first quarterly profit until 2001.<ref name="nyt1"/> According to Wedbush Securities up to 70% of Amazon goods come from [[China]].<ref>https://altindex.com/news/chinese-products-on-amazon</ref>

	If individuals make purchases from ''Amazon Smile'', the company donates a portion of the sale to a [[charity]] of the buyer's choice (as long as it is not a [[conservative]] group blacklisted by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]]) such as International Christian Concern.<ref name="Holiday2014">{{cite book\|last=Holiday\|first=Ryan\|title=Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZoiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=Penguin Group US\|isbn=9780698176911\|page=28\|quote=You can set up a special subdomain on your e-commerce site where a percentage of every purchase users make goes to a charity of their choice (which is what Amazon did with Smile.Amazon.com this year to great success, proving that even a successful company can find little growth hacks).}}</ref>		If individuals make purchases from ''Amazon Smile'', the company donates a portion of the sale to a [[charity]] of the buyer's choice (as long as it is not a [[conservative]] group blacklisted by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]]) such as International Christian Concern.<ref name="Holiday2014">{{cite book\|last=Holiday\|first=Ryan\|title=Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZoiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=Penguin Group US\|isbn=9780698176911\|page=28\|quote=You can set up a special subdomain on your e-commerce site where a percentage of every purchase users make goes to a charity of their choice (which is what Amazon did with Smile.Amazon.com this year to great success, proving that even a successful company can find little growth hacks).}}</ref>

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−	'''Amazon.com''' which was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], is the largest online retailer in the United States.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web\|work=New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html\|author=Saul Hansell\|date=Jan 23 2002\|accessdate=Apr 26 2009\|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit\|language=English\|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref> After being founded in 1995, the company did not make its first quarterly profit until 2001.<ref name="nyt1"/> ~~according~~ to Wedbush Securities up to 70% of goods come from [[China]].<ref>https://altindex.com/news/chinese-products-on-amazon</ref>	+	'''Amazon.com''' which was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], is the largest online retailer in the United States.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web\|work=New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html\|author=Saul Hansell\|date=Jan 23 2002\|accessdate=Apr 26 2009\|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit\|language=English\|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref> After being founded in 1995, the company did not make its first quarterly profit until 2001.<ref name="nyt1"/> According to Wedbush Securities up to 70% of goods come from [[China]].<ref>https://altindex.com/news/chinese-products-on-amazon</ref>

	If individuals make purchases from ''Amazon Smile'', the company donates a portion of the sale to a [[charity]] of the buyer's choice (as long as it is not a [[conservative]] group blacklisted by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]]) such as International Christian Concern.<ref name="Holiday2014">{{cite book\|last=Holiday\|first=Ryan\|title=Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZoiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=Penguin Group US\|isbn=9780698176911\|page=28\|quote=You can set up a special subdomain on your e-commerce site where a percentage of every purchase users make goes to a charity of their choice (which is what Amazon did with Smile.Amazon.com this year to great success, proving that even a successful company can find little growth hacks).}}</ref>		If individuals make purchases from ''Amazon Smile'', the company donates a portion of the sale to a [[charity]] of the buyer's choice (as long as it is not a [[conservative]] group blacklisted by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]]) such as International Christian Concern.<ref name="Holiday2014">{{cite book\|last=Holiday\|first=Ryan\|title=Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZoiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=Penguin Group US\|isbn=9780698176911\|page=28\|quote=You can set up a special subdomain on your e-commerce site where a percentage of every purchase users make goes to a charity of their choice (which is what Amazon did with Smile.Amazon.com this year to great success, proving that even a successful company can find little growth hacks).}}</ref>

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−	'''Amazon.com''' which was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], is the largest online retailer in the United States.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web\|work=New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html\|author=Saul Hansell\|date=Jan 23 2002\|accessdate=Apr 26 2009\|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit\|language=English\|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref> After being founded in 1995, the company did not make its first quarterly profit until 2001.<ref name="nyt1"/> If individuals make purchases from ''Amazon Smile'', the company donates a portion of the sale to a [[charity]] of the buyer's choice (as long as it is not a [[conservative]] group blacklisted by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]]) such as International Christian Concern.<ref name="Holiday2014">{{cite book\|last=Holiday\|first=Ryan\|title=Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZoiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=Penguin Group US\|isbn=9780698176911\|page=28\|quote=You can set up a special subdomain on your e-commerce site where a percentage of every purchase users make goes to a charity of their choice (which is what Amazon did with Smile.Amazon.com this year to great success, proving that even a successful company can find little growth hacks).}}</ref>	+	'''Amazon.com''' which was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], is the largest online retailer in the United States.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web\|work=New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/technology-a-surprise-from-amazon-its-first-profit.html\|author=Saul Hansell\|date=Jan 23 2002\|accessdate=Apr 26 2009\|title=TECHNOLOGY; A Surprise From Amazon: Its First Profit\|language=English\|publisher=New York Times Co.}}</ref> After being founded in 1995, the company did not make its first quarterly profit until 2001.<ref name="nyt1"/> according to Wedbush Securities up to 70% of goods come from [[China]].<ref>https://altindex.com/news/chinese-products-on-amazon</ref>
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		+	If individuals make purchases from ''Amazon Smile'', the company donates a portion of the sale to a [[charity]] of the buyer's choice (as long as it is not a [[conservative]] group blacklisted by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]]) such as International Christian Concern.<ref name="Holiday2014">{{cite book\|last=Holiday\|first=Ryan\|title=Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZoiAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|date=30 September 2014\|publisher=Penguin Group US\|isbn=9780698176911\|page=28\|quote=You can set up a special subdomain on your e-commerce site where a percentage of every purchase users make goes to a charity of their choice (which is what Amazon did with Smile.Amazon.com this year to great success, proving that even a successful company can find little growth hacks).}}</ref>

	In 1996, it was reincorporated in Delaware. Amazon issued its initial public offering of stock on May 15, 1997, trading under the NASDAQ stock exchange symbol AMZN, at a price of $18.00 per share ($1.50 after three stock splits in the late 1990s). It has grown to be the retail company with the largest market capitalization in the United States, while destroying thousands of community retail stores in the process.		In 1996, it was reincorporated in Delaware. Amazon issued its initial public offering of stock on May 15, 1997, trading under the NASDAQ stock exchange symbol AMZN, at a price of $18.00 per share ($1.50 after three stock splits in the late 1990s). It has grown to be the retail company with the largest market capitalization in the United States, while destroying thousands of community retail stores in the process.

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	Amazon.com was recently listed as one of numerous leftist-controlled companies that have gone "[[woke]]" and now support the criminal rioters of [[Antifa]] and [[Black Lives Matter]] in the wake of the [[2020 leftist riots]].<ref>[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref>		Amazon.com was recently listed as one of numerous leftist-controlled companies that have gone "[[woke]]" and now support the criminal rioters of [[Antifa]] and [[Black Lives Matter]] in the wake of the [[2020 leftist riots]].<ref>[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref>
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		+	==AWS==
		+	AWS, which is short for Amazon Web Services, is a subsidiary that provides on-demand cloud computing services, typically on a pay-as-you-go basis. AWS sponsors content on ''Politico.com'' and other websites.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	The company has expanded from reselling goods to designing and manufacturing electronics. It started with the Amazon Kindle e-book reader in 2007 and has grown to include multifunctional Amazon Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire Phone brand smartphones. Amazon is also a major provider of [[cloud computing]] services.		The company has expanded from reselling goods to designing and manufacturing electronics. It started with the Amazon Kindle e-book reader in 2007 and has grown to include multifunctional Amazon Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire Phone brand smartphones. Amazon is also a major provider of [[cloud computing]] services.
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		+	In 2022, Amazon expanded into live-streaming [[NFL]] games on Thursday nights, and acquiring rights to stream Champion League soccer matches in the [[U.K.]] beginning in 2024.<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-champions-league-uk-uefa-deal-bt-1235174742/</ref>

	In 2010, Amazon invested $175 million in LivingSocial, a local deal/coupon site.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Isaac\|first=Mike\|date=December 2, 2010\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeisaac/2010/12/02/livingsocial-receives-175-million-investment-from-amazon\|title=LivingSocial Receives $175 Million Investment From Amazon\|work=Forbes\|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Amazon launched the "Amazon Prime" paid membership service which provides free shipping to its members as well as free online access to movies and archived television programs. In 2014, Amazon announced that it would be partnering with [[Twitter]], an agreement that allows individuals to make purchases using a hashtag.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://theaussieseo.com/2014/05/26/top-e-commerce-tips-boost-position-search-engines/\|title=Twitter And Amazon Join Forces\|date=15 May 2014\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|quote=In a recent announcement Amazon made it’s affiliation with Twitter public. It will allow it’s users to buy products using a hashtag. The service is already available in the US and United Kingdom.}}</ref> Also in 2014, Amazon acquired the right to administer the .buy top level domain in an auction for $4,588,888<ref>{{cite web\|title=Wow: Amazon.com buys .Buy for $4.6 million, .Tech sells for $6.8 million\|url=http://domainnamewire.com/2014/09/17/amazon-dotby-dottech/\|date=\|author=Domainnamewire.com\|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=.Buy Domain Sold to Amazon.com for $4,588,888\|url=http://uttamujjwal.com/2014/09/buy-domain-sold-amazon-com-4588888/\|date=\|author=Uttamujjwal.com\|publisher=}}</ref>		In 2010, Amazon invested $175 million in LivingSocial, a local deal/coupon site.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Isaac\|first=Mike\|date=December 2, 2010\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeisaac/2010/12/02/livingsocial-receives-175-million-investment-from-amazon\|title=LivingSocial Receives $175 Million Investment From Amazon\|work=Forbes\|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Amazon launched the "Amazon Prime" paid membership service which provides free shipping to its members as well as free online access to movies and archived television programs. In 2014, Amazon announced that it would be partnering with [[Twitter]], an agreement that allows individuals to make purchases using a hashtag.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://theaussieseo.com/2014/05/26/top-e-commerce-tips-boost-position-search-engines/\|title=Twitter And Amazon Join Forces\|date=15 May 2014\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|quote=In a recent announcement Amazon made it’s affiliation with Twitter public. It will allow it’s users to buy products using a hashtag. The service is already available in the US and United Kingdom.}}</ref> Also in 2014, Amazon acquired the right to administer the .buy top level domain in an auction for $4,588,888<ref>{{cite web\|title=Wow: Amazon.com buys .Buy for $4.6 million, .Tech sells for $6.8 million\|url=http://domainnamewire.com/2014/09/17/amazon-dotby-dottech/\|date=\|author=Domainnamewire.com\|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=.Buy Domain Sold to Amazon.com for $4,588,888\|url=http://uttamujjwal.com/2014/09/buy-domain-sold-amazon-com-4588888/\|date=\|author=Uttamujjwal.com\|publisher=}}</ref>

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	The company has expanded from reselling goods to designing and manufacturing electronics. It started with the Amazon Kindle e-book reader in 2007 and has grown to include multifunctional Amazon Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire Phone brand smartphones. Amazon is also a major provider of [[cloud computing]] services.		The company has expanded from reselling goods to designing and manufacturing electronics. It started with the Amazon Kindle e-book reader in 2007 and has grown to include multifunctional Amazon Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire Phone brand smartphones. Amazon is also a major provider of [[cloud computing]] services.
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		+	In 2010, Amazon invested $175 million in LivingSocial, a local deal/coupon site.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Isaac\|first=Mike\|date=December 2, 2010\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeisaac/2010/12/02/livingsocial-receives-175-million-investment-from-amazon\|title=LivingSocial Receives $175 Million Investment From Amazon\|work=Forbes\|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Amazon launched the "Amazon Prime" paid membership service which provides free shipping to its members as well as free online access to movies and archived television programs. In 2014, Amazon announced that it would be partnering with [[Twitter]], an agreement that allows individuals to make purchases using a hashtag.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://theaussieseo.com/2014/05/26/top-e-commerce-tips-boost-position-search-engines/\|title=Twitter And Amazon Join Forces\|date=15 May 2014\|accessdate=31 October 2014\|quote=In a recent announcement Amazon made it’s affiliation with Twitter public. It will allow it’s users to buy products using a hashtag. The service is already available in the US and United Kingdom.}}</ref> Also in 2014, Amazon acquired the right to administer the .buy top level domain in an auction for $4,588,888<ref>{{cite web\|title=Wow: Amazon.com buys .Buy for $4.6 million, .Tech sells for $6.8 million\|url=http://domainnamewire.com/2014/09/17/amazon-dotby-dottech/\|date=\|author=Domainnamewire.com\|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=.Buy Domain Sold to Amazon.com for $4,588,888\|url=http://uttamujjwal.com/2014/09/buy-domain-sold-amazon-com-4588888/\|date=\|author=Uttamujjwal.com\|publisher=}}</ref>

	Following the [[Democrat]] crime wave affecting major American cities which began in the [[2020 leftwing insurrection\|summer of 2020]], Amazon.com moved its headquarters out of downtown [[Seattle]].<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/03/18/amazon-bails-out-of-downtown-due-to-violent-crime-surge-dodges-the-consequence-of-woke-policies/</ref> Amazon.com's [[corporatist]] and pro-[[totalitarian]] structure has been criticized for influencing and contributing to [[leftwing violence in the Trump era\|leftist violence]].		Following the [[Democrat]] crime wave affecting major American cities which began in the [[2020 leftwing insurrection\|summer of 2020]], Amazon.com moved its headquarters out of downtown [[Seattle]].<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/03/18/amazon-bails-out-of-downtown-due-to-violent-crime-surge-dodges-the-consequence-of-woke-policies/</ref> Amazon.com's [[corporatist]] and pro-[[totalitarian]] structure has been criticized for influencing and contributing to [[leftwing violence in the Trump era\|leftist violence]].

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 The company has expanded from reselling goods to designing and manufacturing electronics.  It started with the Amazon Kindle e-book reader in 2007 and has grown to include multifunctional Amazon Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire Phone brand smartphones.  Amazon is also a major provider of [[cloud computing]] services.
-Following the [[Democrat]] crime wave affecting major American cities which began in the [[2020 leftwing insurrection|summer of 2020]], Amazon.com moved its headquarters out of downtown [[Seattle]].<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/03/18/amazon-bails-out-of-downtown-due-to-violent-crime-surge-dodges-the-consequence-of-woke-policies/</ref>
+Following the [[Democrat]] crime wave affecting major American cities which began in the [[2020 leftwing insurrection|summer of 2020]], Amazon.com moved its headquarters out of downtown [[Seattle]].<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/03/18/amazon-bails-out-of-downtown-due-to-violent-crime-surge-dodges-the-consequence-of-woke-policies/</ref>  Amazon.com's [[corporatist]] and pro-[[totalitarian]] structure has been criticized for influencing and contributing to [[leftwing violence in the Trump era|leftist violence]].
 ==Sales and use taxes==

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 Following the [[Democrat]] crime wave affecting major American cities which began in the [[2020 leftwing insurrection|summer of 2020]], Amazon.com moved its headquarters out of downtown [[Seattle]].<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/03/18/amazon-bails-out-of-downtown-due-to-violent-crime-surge-dodges-the-consequence-of-woke-policies/</ref>
 ==Sales and use taxes==
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 People are arguing whether he meant that the reports of Amazon not paying taxes is "fake news" or whether the Amazon company itself is fake news.  Amazon and the [[Washington Post]] have different ownership. <ref> https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/06/28/trump-attacks-washington-post-amazon-over-internet-taxes.html</ref>  <ref>https://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/06/28/president-trump-attacks-amazon-on-twitter-says-it-doesnt-pay-internet-taxes.html</ref>
-==Liberal politics==
+==Criticism==
 Amazon.com was founded by [[Jeff Bezos]], who also owns ''[[The Washington Post]]''.