It's Friday, the 31st of March. I'm David Brancaccio. It's the latest in a string of dot-coms with financial health problems. From New York, Marketplace's Jessica Smith reports.
True believers say it's just investors reacting in fits and starts to the great Internet revolution.
Others say it's the beginning of a shakeout. Ever since the Internet stock bubble began inflating, analysts predicted only a few firms would survive. So investors spread their bets among the many startups, all of which were spending like mad to bring in customers. Sales and marketing costs are never going to go away for the online retailer. If a shakeout continues, analysts say some firms will shut down.