Changes

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.

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=http://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>

==Sales and use taxes==

==Sales and use taxes==

In response, on June 28, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] tweeted:<br>

In response, on June 28, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] tweeted:<br>

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[[File:Amazontaxes.jpg|center]]<br><br>

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>http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/06/28/president-trump-attacks-amazon-on-twitter-says-it-doesnt-pay-internet-taxes.html</ref>

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==

==Liberal politics==