InternetNews Staff

A positive shopping report from this morning’s Wall Street Journal helped Internet issues stay afloat, despite a mid-day sell-off. Strong shopping numbers from portal leader, Yahoo! added to the optimism and sent its shares higher. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index lost 4.49, or 0.52 percent, to 852.68, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 5.94 to 3975.38 and the […]

WebPartner, a provider of Web-based “Real-time Competitive Intelligence” for e-commerce sites, said it has secured $5.25 million in Series B financing from Brookwood Financial Partners, Alpine Technology Ventures and several individuals. WebPartner provides real-time alerts of competitive threats and opportunities, based on online store monitoring, channel performance and market intelligence. “We are very pleased that […]

Two German start-up companies, FairAd and SaveBySurf, this week joined forces to take on a new marketing sector. The combined company will continue using the software and brand name of FairAd and expects to see an increase in customers and profits due to the increased market coverage. The two firms previously operated independently of one […]

Internet issues were down for the most part, despite a strong showing by the Nasdaq composite which briefly crossed the 4,000 milestone before settling lower. Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce stocks stole the show for the second straight day as Commerce One hit another unprecedented benchmark. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index lost 15.17, or 1.74 percent, to 857.17, […]

In the tradition of major shopping centers, America Online Thursday launched a clearance shopping center on Shop@AOL. Created to lure post-holiday online bargain hunters, the clearance sale catalog features brand-name products from more than 50 merchant partners at discounts of up to 70 percent off their regular retail prices. In addition to the catalog, the […]

AOL.fr said it will abandon its proprietary platform in order to become a major French portal site in the next two years. AOL Compuserve France chief executive officer Stéphane Treppoz said that new site AOL.fr is committed to making AOL available anywhere on all emerging interactive platforms. The site will provide all its free service […]

Internet issues took a breather for the most part on Wednesday, although incubators remained a hot commodity for investors. While Internet Capital Group flirted with a $50 billion market cap for most of the day, a Hong Kong based Internet incubator stole the show, rising 125 percent. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index gained 0.48, or 0.06 […]

France Telecom recently acquired a majority stake in RapidSite France, a Web hosting service catering to small and mid-sized companies. RapidSite France is a division of RapidSite Inc., an American Web hosting tools provider. Under terms of the agreement, France Telecom Sites (FTS), a Web hosting subsidiary of France Telecom, will take a 75 percent […]

Officials from four pro sports leagues this week sued a Canadian businessman over what they term deceptive domain name usage. Jeff Burgar faces allegations of trademark infringment and deception for using popular sports team names in e-mail addresses sold on his flairmail.com site, according to an Associated Press report. Baseball, football, hockey and basketball officials […]

Lycos Inc. Wednesday inked a deal for its Net phone service in Europe, and across the globe it forged new alliances for its Lycos Asia ambitions. The portal player said it will team with Access Power, Inc. to market its flat-rate long-distance Internet phone service Net.Caller in Europe. The service will run at £13 per […]

href=”http://www.iconmedialab.de/home”>Icon Medialab and the special feature shopping site LetsBuyIt.com have renewed and extended the two company’s existing general agreement. The volume of revenue to come from this contract should amount to between DEM 16 and 18 million ($8.2 to $9.2 million). Icon Medialab is responsible for the entirety of LetsBuyIt.com’s digital communication. The company has […]

Internet issues remained strong in Tuesday’s afternoon trading, helping the Nasdaq achieve its largest single point gain in its history. Helping investor sentiment, the Federal Reserve Tuesday opted to stand pat on interest rates during its final meeting of the year. internet.com’s Internet Stock Index gained 43.20, or 5.21 percent, to 871.86, the Nasdaq Composite […]