Cyrus Afzali

Following Monday’s widespread selling, Internet stocks were slowly gaining ground Tuesday although extremely light volume was keeping gains to a minimum. Just after noon, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was up 7.74, or 1.64 percent, to 480.72, the Nasdaq Composite was up 13.03 to 2,664.02 and the Dow Jones industrial average had climbed 114.61 to 10,977.77. […]

Britain’s Freeserve was one of the few Internet stocks to finish in positive territory as the sector encountered another big sell-off Monday in the midst of earnings season. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index plummeted 30.02, or 5.97 percent, to 472.98, the Nasdaq tumbled 72.70 to 2,619.70 and the Dow Jones industrial average shed 47.80 to 10,863.16. […]

Shares of Internet companies were lower across the board Monday as investors eagerly await a crucial open-access vote in San Francisco. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was off 15.55, or 3.09 percent, to 487.45, the Nasdaq Composite had fallen 29.99 to 2,662.41 and the Dow Jones industrial average was up 11.40 to 10,922.36. Excite@Home (ATHM) was […]

The issue of open access to cable networks for Internet access is continuing to heat up nationwide with a key vote expected later Monday in San Francisco and a move to force a vote on the issue in Denver. San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is expected to vote later Monday on whether AT&T Corp. should […]

Shares of Internet companies ended mixed as stock splits and earnings captured the lion’s share of the news. As has often been the case recently, investors eagerly snapped up InsWeb Corp., Friday’s Internet IPO. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index rebounded to end up 3.98, or .80 percent, to 503.00, the Nasdaq Composite added 7.97 to 2,692.41 […]

Shares of Internet companies were mixed at midday during a session that saw profit-taking combining with welcome news to split the sector. Just before noon, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was off 2.77, or .56 percent, to 496.25, the Nasdaq Composite had slumped 1.12 to 2,683.32 and the Dow Jones industrial average was off 43.37 to […]

The battle against unsolicited commercial e-mail may not be a new one, but the maker of a leading spam solution Thursday cautioned ISPs against becoming complacent in their fight to control the flood. “News of spam’s death is highly exaggerated. It continues to be a problem,” said Jeff Magill, vice president of marketing for Bright […]

Infoseek President and Chief Executive Officer Harry Motro predicted Thursday the growing proliferation of high-speed Internet access will forever change the way companies with an Internet presence market to their customers. Speaking at Summer Internet World 99, Motro said increased bandwidth will give Internet companies new ways to develop innovative marketing solutions for different segments […]

Consumer products giant Unilever is about as far away from a .com as one can get. However, that’s not stopping the company from making big bets on the Internet. The company recently created an interactive brand center whose job is to explore ways the companies brands, which include Lipton ice tea, Lever 2000 soap, Suave […]

A leading panel of venture capitalists Wednesday said while the Internet’s growth is just started to take off, markets will dictate that successful players have business models that will generate profits. They also believe the Internet will cause a radical shift in the ranking of the nation’s largest companies. One thing’s for certain, the well […]

Kevin O’Connor, DoubleClick’s co-founder and chief executive officer, is betting his future on the Internet although he believes most predictions on the medium’s are wrong. Speaking Tuesday at Summer Internet World ’99, O’Connor said despite all the talk of convergence, companies betting on it will lose. “The Internet will become like the electrical system we […]

Electronic payment pioneer CyberCash Inc. Tuesday invested $7 million in Commission Junction, looking to capitalize on the growth of affiliate marketing on the Internet. The companies also announced plans to integrate CyberCash’s InstaBuy one-click shopping service with Commission Junction’s network of affiliate sites. InstaBuy supports one-click shopping on e-commerce sites by allowing consumers to make […]