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==International Operations==
==International Operations==
Amazon.com Inc.has international operations in six different countries and established its software development center in Scotland.<ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-corporateTimeline Amazon Timeline]</ref>
Amazon.com Inc.has international operations in six countries and established its software development center in Scotland.<ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-corporateTimeline Amazon Timeline]</ref>
# United Kingdom- Amazon.co.uk
# United Kingdom- Amazon.co.uk
==Financial Performance== (still researching)
==Financial Performance==
Today, Amazon.com Inc. is not just an e-commerce but it also operates different platforms such as internet technology, fulfillment and logistics, search technology, internet advertising as well as an incubator for start-up internet enterprises.
<ref>[http://www.wikiinvest.com/stock/Amazon.com-(AMZN) AMZN]</ref>
==Other Businesses== (still researching)
During the fourth quarter of 2010, the company reported a revenue increase of 36% to $12.95 billion.The company's income increased by 8% to $416 million compared to $384 million in 2009. The company's cash flow operating expenses for the last 12 months in 2010 also increased by 6% at $3.50 billion compared with 3.29 billion in 2009.<ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NDExMzM4fENoaWxkSUQ9NDIxNzkxfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1 2010 4Q Performance]</ref>
According to Jeff Bezoz the company achieved their first $10 billion quarter after customers purchased millions of third generation Kindles. He said, " Kindle books have now overtaken paperback books as the most popular format on Amazon.com." <ref>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NDExMzM4fENoaWxkSUQ9NDIxNzkxfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1 2010 4Q Performance]</ref>
==Other Businesses==
Aside from selling products on Amazon store online, the company is also engaged in different businesses such as:<ref>[http://www.wikiinvest.com/stock/Amazon.com-(AMZN) AMZN]</ref>
# selling e-commerce platforms to other retailers
# providing fulfillment and customer service capabilities to other businesses
# offering technology infrastructures through a set of web services technologies enabling developers to use the Amazon servers (EC2, S3, SQS)
# operates its subsidiary search website A9.com
# runs Alexa.com, a a web search and metrics website
# manages the internet movie database, IMDb.com
# runs Endless.com ( a shoe and handbag store
# operates the internet advertising platform, Clickriver.com
# manages a human task marketplace called Mechanicalturk.com as well as the question and answer marketplace Askville.com
# runs the product wiki Amapedia.com
=References==
==References==
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