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So few people are reviewing their doctors online that one patient's complaint can skew ratings, a study about urologists finds. The results suggests that available crowdsourced rankings of doctors should be taken with a grain of salt.

FX's new digital platform, Simpsons World features all 25 years of episodes from The Simpsons. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says it's also among several sites that are revitalizing the TV rerun.

Internet auction provider eBay agrees to buy Skype. eBay will pay $2.6 billion in cash and stock for the Internet calling service, in hopes that it will boost communication between buyers and sellers.

Of Americans who shop online, 92 percent have shopped on Amazon, according to a new NPR/Marist poll that shows the company creating new shopping habits and retaining a striking amount of trust.

The U.S. Senate is poised to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act that allows states to collect taxes from out-of-state merchants. Tax policy experts say this long-sought bill brings fairness to the tax system and much needed money to state and local governments. But small online sellers are incensed at what they see as a new tax burden.

Ray talks with W. B. Harpool about the liklihood that someone could obtain the right elements for a bombing similar to the one in Oklahoma City. Harpool is the owner of Harpool Fertilizer Co., in Denver, TX.

Among those held were the alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0. Assets seized from Darknet sites, which allowed users to anonymously buy illegal products and services, included $1 million in Bitcoins.

It's not exactly Priceline.com for knee replacements. But a website from the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute could helping patients shop around for the best values.

“Critical infrastructure” once referred to things like roads, bridges and power plants. But today, the term includes the unseen digital networks that…

Linda talks with Walter Mossberg about political sites on the World Wide Web. This year's presidential candidates have home pages with speeches and position statements. Other sites have detailed polling information and news of the presidential race. Walter Mossberg is a columnist who writes about computers and the World Wide Web for the Wall Street Journal.