what does the word amazon really mean?
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Etymology of "Amazon"\nMiddle English, from Latin Amzn, from Greek Amazn, probably of Iranian origin \n\nWORD HISTORY: \nIn classical legend the Amazons were a tribe of warrior women. Their name is supposedly derived from Greek a-mazos, "without a breast," because according to the legend they cut off their right breasts so as to be better able to shoot with a bow and arrow. This folk etymology, like most folk etymologies, is incorrect, but the Amazons of legend are not so completely different from the historical Amazons, who were also warriors. The historical Amazons were Scythians, an Iranian people renowned for their cavalry. The first Greeks to come into contact with the Iranians were the Ionians, who lived on the coast of Asia Minor and were constantly threatened by the Persians, the most important of the Iranian peoples. Amazn is the Ionian Greek form of the Iranian word ha-mazan, "fighting together." The regular Greek form would be hamazn, but because the Ionians dropped their aitches like Cockneys, hamazn became amazn, the form taken into the other Greek dialects.
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It's probably a made up word
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What do you mean? Need more details.
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I vaquely remember Amazon Marketplace had this service for items that they are currently selling. Not sure 100%
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Interesting quiestion.\n\n1) Go Multi-Local: A great way to improve revenue while leveraging their strongest asset (customer focus technology)would be to go multi local expanding into high throughput consumer economies (such as Germany and Japan) If amazon would launch multi-local sites with strong logistics.\n\nEven atypical markets would be good for Amazon they could follow the example of ebay in latin america (check out a case study on ebay´s latin american branch http://www.deremate.com )\n\n2) Go into alternate service markets:\n\nThe back bone of amazon´s success is the strong logistics motor that links customer traking and physical delivery. Amazon could create a new brand umbrella and sell Logistics outsourcing for Distribution centers. (go into a segment dominated today by ryder, and dhl) In a way they have allready started to exploit this strenght offering electronic storefronts for small businesses but it would be great if their distribution center knowelege could be sold to traditional retail giants such as K Mart.\n\n3) Cross brand with competitive size brick and mortar bookstores. Amazon could easily cross brand, merge or even hostily take over a good competitive bookstore chain to build a physical presence in malls and shopping centers arround the country. There is still a suprising amount of consumers who are not internet buyers. If amazon would cross brand with someone like borderbooks or walden books they could probably access the best of both worlds. (Amazon is still positioned as a bookstore more than anything else)\n\nThere are three ideas you could elaborate on.\nCheck profit margins and typical markup values in each of these businesses to support your case in class and you will have a solid project. . . Good Luck
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Yes. Amazon.com is a secure website which will not share your billing information with anyone.. I have been shopping with amazon and eBay for a long time now. I also work for one of the high tech companies in the silicon valley and I can guarantee you that for companies so big, your trust and their reputation is too important for them to mess up on this part. They have many layers of protection to prevent thefts of information, let alone giving your info to someone voluntarily. They know they operate on trust and something like selling or theft of users' info would lead their business to shut down completely.\n\nAlso, as a side-note, make sure when you are led to any page on the web asking you for credit card or bank info, that the page url starts with https:// . This shows that the page is secure and the info cannot be intercepted by someone.
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REAL is an adjective that means "actual" or "authentic" as opposed to fake or imaginary.  (That stuffed animal looks so real.)   REALLY is an adverb (intensifier) that means "very" (It's really hot out today.)
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Try this link\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_river
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It means indeed- truly.
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this will help but there is more to the story please read it if you wish at the link provided.\ntake care\n\nAs a firm, Legg Mason upped its Amazon.com stake in the second quarter, according to institutional stock ownership tracker bigdough.com. Legg Mason is the second largest institutional owner of Amazon.com, with more than $530 million invested in the company as of June 30
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This boggles my mind!  I haven't been on Amazon for a short while but now that you brought it up I see that review are gone.  Mind boggling to say the least.  Let's hope they come back soon.  I had some pretty good reviews on there if I do say so myself! :o)\n\nJust a brief update:  Just looked around a little bit on amazon.com and they now have a thing called Wiki and here is what amazon says about Wiki's:\n\n"What is a Wiki?\nWiki provides a way for you to share your knowledge about a topic. Wikis are written and edited by groups of people. When you contribute to a Wiki you join a community of other people knowledgeable in the topic. Unlike reviews where each person's opinion appears separately, a Wiki is a single file that is edited by many people. \n\nYou can create Wikis about a many different things on Amazon. For example, you might create a Wiki to describe a particular opera recording. Within that Wiki you could create links to Wiki entries defining words such as "soprano" and "coloratura". (See instructions that follow.) \n\nYou can view how a particular Wiki entry has changed over time, to see who has contributed what and when, and you can subscribe to be notified by email of any future updates to Wikis you are interested in. \n\nWhat Should You Put In A Wiki?\nThink of a Wiki as an encyclopedia entry that everyone who comes to the page will read. You should put in relevant factual information that you believe will be of value to others who visit the page. A Wiki is not the place to express your opinion; that's what Customer Reviews and Customer Discussions are for. As always, please treat the Amazon community with respect by not writing inappropriate or off-topic comments. \n\nCreating New Wiki Definitions\nTo create a new Wiki definition, such as for the word "coloratura", simply type the phrase into the Wiki, select the phrase, and click on the  button on the editor toolbar. This will create a new page for that phrase, and clicking on the phrase will link to that page. (If there is already a page for that phrase, it will just create a link to that page.) After you have saved the Wiki, click on the linked phrase. That will take you to the page about the phrase. You can then enter or edit the Wiki about that phrase."\n\n\nSo there you have it.  Guess they are trying something new.
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It is a real word it means 'not mixed'.\nIt is quite a badly written sentance though.
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It actually means that you buy something at full price then later the manufacturer or store will reimburse you money after a certain period. Like i bought a computer for $799 the mail in rebate was $299. So actually i will have paid to buy the computer as $500. $299, i will get back in the mail. <<""Mail-In-Rebate""
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not a dictionary word\nso does dat mean it doesn't belong to this reality
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They are based on the following things:\n\n1) Items you have purchased from Amazon.\n2) Items you have told Amazon you've purchassed from someone else\n3) Items that you add to your wish list\n4) Items that you've added to your shopping cart, but abandoned in the past.
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The Amazon starts in Peru near the city of Iquitos, BUT its source is several smaller rivers that have their start high up in the Peruvian Andes.  In Peru the Amazon is called "Amazonas" in Spanish.
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I believe it means "in essence."\n\nInternet Explorer is abbrievated IE, not i.e. :-P