"eBay (EBAY) -- a holding on our recommended buy list -- isn't a very popular stock on Wall Street," notes Geoffrey Seiler.

The editor of BullMarket.com explains, "Nevertheless, the name received some love in the past several days as two analysts came out with bullish takeaways on the stock.

"First, on January 7th, Evercore Partners initiated coverage of the stock with an 'overweight' rating and Street high target of $37.

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"IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI) -- my top stock pick for the coming year -- is the company behind Match.com and Ask.com," says David Fried.

The editor of The Buyback Letter explains, "The company also operates more than 50 other website properties that make up the 8th largest network of websites in the world, with 246.3 million unique visitors.

"While the past decade has been tough on investors, some stocks have stood out and managed to soar," notes growth stock specialist Stephen Leeb, adding "Indeed, both Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) -- which are both holdings in our growth portfolio -- recently hit all-time highs."

The editor of The Complete Investor explains, "These two stocks don't say much about tech itself, which, is a slow-growth area. Rather they demonstrate the power of a franchise.

"Further, these are not just any franchises, they're ones that uniquely affect consumer productivity and enjoyment.

"Baidu (BIDU), a Chinese-language Internet search provider, has been one of the strongest in the stock market for the past few years," notes technician Leo Fasccioco, who specializes in stocks that are breaking out of basing patterns.

The editor of The Ticker Tape Digest explains, "The stock, which recently split 10-for-1, has broken out from a 12-week flat base today. We now rate BIDU as an excellent intermediate term play.

"The company conducts its operations in China principally through Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. BIDU offers a Chinese-language search platform; the company also launched a Japanese search service.

"Microsoft (MSFT) recently reported net income for the quarter of $4.52 billion, or 52 cents a share, up 53% from 34 cents a share in the same period a year earlier," observes Jack Adamo, in his recent bullish review of the software company.

The editor of Insiders Plus explains, "Revenue jumped 22% to $16 billion. This is in contrast to most companies' higher earnings based on cost-cutting with only meager, if any, gains in revenue.

"The company's business division, dominated by its Office suite of applications, saw sales surge on the recent release of a new version of Office.

"Based on valuation and solid improvements in some areas, we think Yahoo (YHOO) remains a buy," notes Geoffrey Seiler in the wake of the company's "mixed" second quarter earnings results.

The editor of BullMarket.com explains, "The company is still a work in progress and investors need to be patient, as the the payoff won't really come about until the company's efforts translate into solid, consistent sales growth.

"Revenue fell short of the Wall Street consensus but EPS beat by a penny. This was another mixed quarter from Yahoo. We think the company is generally making solid incremental progress and management is to be commended for diligently managing costs.

"Our latest pick, MercadoLibre (MELI), takes us to Argentina, not a country known for its stable political climate," says international specialist Nicholas Vardy.

The editof of The Global Bull Market Alert explains, "But MercadoLibre is more of a bet on e-commerce and on Latin America as a whole, rather than on Argentina in particular. It's best to think of MercadoLibre as the "eBay of Latin America."

"In December of last year, Time Warner (TWX) sold off AOL (AOL) after an eight-year, love-hate affair; both companies are better off divorced," suggests Mark Skousen.

The editor of The Hedge Fund Trader forecasts, "Of the two, AOL has the best chance of a fast turnaround, and analysts are projecting that its earnings will double. The stock is already starting to move up."

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"AOL (AOL), formerly America Online, is one of the most storied -- and bloodied -- names in the Internet sector," says Bernie Schaeffer.

Referring to skepticism surrounding its early December spin-off from Time Warner, the editor of Schaeffer's Investment Research chooses AOL as his top pick for 2010, noting, "From a contrarian perspective, the current pessimism could have positive implications."

Two of the newsletter industry's leading growth stock advisors remain bullish on the prospects of online retailer Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), based on growth in not only online retailing but new market areas ranging from the Kindle e-reader to cloud computing.

Mike Cintolo, editor of The Cabot Top Ten Report, explains, "Amazon.com recently blew away earnings expectations." Meanwhile, Alexander Green, investment director at The Oxford Club, says, "In our view, the best lies ahead for the company." Here are their reviews.

Mike Cintolo continues, "Amazon announced that its Kindle e-book reader is now its most popular selling item, both in units and in dollars. That led to a big acceleration in revenue growth (28%, the fastest in five quarters), while earnings leaped 67%.

"Vacationers and professionals finally appear to be hitting the road, and many are relying on Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) to handle the details," says Nathan Slaughter in Half-Priced Stocks.

The value investor explains, "Expedia's travel sites processed 15.3 million transactions during the second quarter, 18% above the same period last year. Howevver, the gross dollar amount of those bookings dipped slightly to $5.6 billion/

"Whenever you have more trips bringing in less money, it's a pretty good indication that prices are way down.

"In a move that has long been expected, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is selling Skype," reports Paul Tracy. In his Street Authority Market Advisor he reviews the deal and his bullish outlook on eBay.

"According to terms of the deal, the internet-based phone service will fall under the ownership of a private syndicate for about $1.9 billion.

"Former CEO Meg Whitman orchestrated the acquisition of Skype back in 2005 as a means of communication between buyers and sellers. And the service has attracted hordes of subscribers in a short period of time.

"Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) has taken flight over the past two months, soaring more than 165% off their early-March low," says Paul Tracy.

The editor of Street Authority Market Advisor explains, "Despite a sharp slowdown in leisure and business travel, overall travel volume booked through Expedia's sites (which include Hotels.com and Hotwire.com) remains impressive.

"Over the past three months, Expedia's travel sites have booked $5.2 billion (retail value) worth of travel expenditures. That gross booking figure is down about 11% over last year, but represents a considerable 30% improvement over the prior quarter.

"Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) remains the dominant search engine on the web," notes Paul Tracy. In his StreetAuthority Market Advisor, he views the stock as a solid buy for growth investors.

"In economic downturns, one of the first costs most companies cut is advertising. Not surprisingly, over the past year, most companies have slashed their advertising budgets in response to the severe economic downturn.

"But online ad spending has remained remarkably resilient. GOOG's system targets specific ads based on what users type into their search box, geographic location and other factors.

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And while noting that his latest buy "strays a bit from our usual small-to mid-cap focus," he is nevertheless willing to "step up and buy web giant eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY)."

After watching EBAY for years, he says, "we believe that the stock now represents an attractive purchase for long-term investors."

Ne notes that the stock began underperforming in 2005 as growth in its core marketplace business slowed and Google gained operating steam. Meanwhile, he says, the stock is now over 20% below its 52-week high and equal to the levels it traded at in early 2004.

In his view, EBAY is now an "attractive growth at a reasonable price stock." He forecasts that the company should generate nearly $2 billion in free cash flow in 2007 despite, he notes, high levels of capital expenditures.

The advisor notes, "To us, EBAY increasingly looks like the kind of high-class company that Warren Buffett loves: it has a strong brand and franchise, it generates substantial returns on equity, it is positioned to grow for as far as the eye can see, and it is in a position to reinvest its cash flows at high rates of return."