Soon there will come a day when we will sit back on our collective couches and reminisce about the time when our trusty television remote controls were used simply to change the channel. Because in the very near future, the remote control will take on a whole new role in the lives of the American consumer, thanks to the ever-expanding world of television commerce. Advances in technology will soon allow lazy consumers to use their remote controls to purchase items featured on television without picking up the phone or surfing the Net. Abbreviated as t-commerce, this new frontier in …

With movies like "Spider-Man," "X-Men," and "Batman" making up some of the most popular and profitable Hollywood franchises these days, it's clear comic books are no longer child's play. As established characters from traditional comic books expand their audiences, another area of comics is working to find its niche: Webcomics. Although Web-based comic sites are aplenty, finding a profitable one is rare. In fact, few make a living off their webcomics sites, says T. Campbell, editor of GraphicSmash.com, which is part of a network of sites known as ModernTales.com. Despite the affiliation with ModernTales, GraphicSmash.com does not …