Beth Cox

E-commerce company Rbid.com Inc. this week is launching rHomeGuide, rAutoMall and rFreeAds Classified sections, integrating them into its portal site. Rbid.com includes online auctions, an online-shopping mall called R-mall, ISP service, chat forums, free e-mail service and search services, all under the R-World umbrella of products. The company said that rHomeGuide will cover the entire […]

Adsmart said the official Web sites of the World Wrestling Federation signed on with the network of 3000-plus brand Web sites. As part of the agreement, Adsmart will sell impressions for the WWF New Media Network, including the main site as well as ancillary sites including www.stonecold.com. “We are thrilled to welcome the World Wrestling […]

M&A West Inc., which develops, invests in and operates Internet and technology-related companies, acquired online grocery site VirtualGroceries.com. Financial terms were not disclosed. VirtualGroceries.com markets gourmet foods, wines, recipes, cookware and kitchenware and gift items through a network of specialty shops from around the world. The site is being developed in conjunction with Digital Bridge […]

African-American technology firm DME Interactive Holdings Inc. has acquired kathodeRay Media Inc., an eight-person company that provides back-end design and programming support for advertising and multimedia firms. Financial terms were not disclosed. DME Interactive markets technology services for entertainment, e-commerce and minority owned businesses. KathodeRay clients include Cybersites Inc., Touchscreen Media Group Inc., Sony Online, […]

SF Interactive was selected as the interactive agency of record for BravoGifts.com, an e-commerce enterprise specializing in the business gift market. Billings were not disclosed. SF Interactive will be the lead agency for both online and off-line advertising, branding and promotions. “BravoGifts.com presents us with exciting online marketing challenges in both the consumer and business-to-business […]

NewsPage.com Inc., which delivers personalized news and information to business people over the Web, selected TheJelly PR as its public relations agency of record. NewsPage.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of NewsEdge Corp. Billings were not disclosed. “We needed a public relations partner that really ‘gets’ the Internet,” said Kathy Greenler, vice president of marketing […]

Interactive agency K2 Design Inc. named P. Scott Munro of Savoir Technology Group Inc. and David Sklaver of Artustry Partnership to its board of directors. Munro is chairman and CEO of Savoir Technology Group Inc., a distributor and integrator of computer systems, software, storage and services. K2, whose stock price has been languishing, said Munro […]

Opt-in e-mail marketing firm NetCreations Inc. filed to raise as much as $57.5 million in an initial public offering. “Our goal is to become the leader in opt-in direct marketing solutions on the Internet,” the company said in its filing with the SEC. The company sells its lists to advertisers that seek to target their […]

MsgTo.com released a beta version of its Web-based e-mail application for consumers that the company said effectively blocks unsolicited commercial e-mail. “We don’t just stop some spam — we eliminate spam from your inbox. Period,” said Rick Leavy, president of MsgTo.com. MsgTo uses technology to determine if a users’ e-mail messages were sent by a […]

E-mail marketing company Digital Impact raised $10.6 million in its latest round of financing, including participation from past investors Institutional Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and from new investor Harte-Hanks Inc. “We recognize that the Web has propelled database marketing to a new level,” said Richard Hochhauser, president and chief operating officer of Harte-Hanks. […]

The most clicked-upon ad banner for the week ending July 25 was Providian Financial’s Aria credit card ad, which had a 9.9 percent CTR, according to measurement firm Nielsen//NetRatings. Home improvement network ImproveNet moved up from No. 40 to No. 14 on the list of top advertisers for the week. It captured the top three […]

Ticketmaster Online–CitySearch recorded higher revenues but posted a net loss for the second quarter of $22.9 million, compared to a pro forma net loss of $18.4 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenues were $25.5 million, up substantially from pro forma revenues of $8.9 million in the second quarter of 1998. The pro […]