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'''Amazon.com''', founded by [[liberal]] [[Jeff Bezos]] is the United States' largest online retailer.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web|work=New York Times|url=http://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|format=HTML|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, 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=http://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 ecommerce 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''', founded by [[liberal]] [[Jeff Bezos]] is the United States' largest online retailer.<ref name="nyt1">{{cite web|work=New York Times|url=http://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|format=HTML|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, 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=http://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 ecommerce 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 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>

 

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>

Amazon.com is one of the most common ways to purchase for many who practice [[preparedness]] and [[survivalism]].

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.  

==See Also==

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>

* [[Audible.com]]

* '''[[Supply chain]]:''' [[Just in time|Just in Time]] distribution system and [[Transportation]]

Also in 2014, Amazon acquire 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>

* '''Warehouse Stores:''': [[Wal-Mart]], [[Costco]] and Amazon.com

* '''[[Food distribution system]]:''' [[Transportation]] ([[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]], and [[retail]] facilities (such as [[Wal-Mart]]) which move [[food]] from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s.

* '''[[Infrastructure]]:''' [[Essay:Systems of support|Systems of support]]

* [[Essay:Alternative systems of support|Alternative systems of support]]

* '''[[Food production system]]:''' Modern industrial big [[Agriculture|Agri-business]] versus [[Permaculture]]

==References==

==References==

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://amazon.com Amazon.com]

* [http://amazon.com Amazon.com]

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