InternetNews Staff

Estee Lauder, the cosmetic and fragrance giant, reportedly is suing Excite Inc. and the Fragrance Counter, alleging trademark infringement over a key- word purchase. Estee Lauder contends that Excite sold the advertising rights to its trademarked key words–“Estee Lauder” and “Origins”–to a competitor, without consent. The lawsuit “is the beginning of what could predictably be […]

New York City-based interactive agency THINK New Ideas Inc. has teamed with Players Inc., the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) to cybercast four days of the Super Bowl 1999 NFL Players Party. The www.nflplayers.com site was created by THINK in partnership with Players Inc. with the goal of […]

Internet service providers came away losers this week in their attempt to force telephone and cable companies to more quickly rollout broadband services and give competing ISPs fair access to them. The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday ruled no new regulatory action was necessary to speed the rollout of high-speed Internet services. The FCC said […]

Online retailer Shopping.com signed an agreement to develop a customized Internet service based on a marketing alliance with Internet access provider American Interactive Media. The deal takes on added strategic significance because Shopping.com has agreed to be acquired by Compaq Computer Corp. in a $220 million deal expected to close this spring. Compaq, in turn, […]

New York City officials have expanded their probe of online auction site eBay and are now looking at more than just sports memorabilia. Earlier this week, New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs began investigating allegations that autographs and other sports memorabilia being sold on the auction site were fake. That probe has now reportedly […]

Electronic greeting card firm Blue Mountain Arts has won another round in its battle with Microsoft Corp. Late Thursday, a Santa Clara County (Calif.) Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction stopping Microsoft from setting up filters in its Outlook Express mail program that treated greeting cards from Blue Mountain as junk mail. The companies’ battle […]

Thomas Register on the Internet signed an agreement with Visa U.S.A. whereby buyers can use the Visa Purchasing card, Visa credit card or other Visa payment products for purchases via Order Online, Thomas Register’s e- commerce site. The agreement will provide instant sourcing and a one-stop purchasing process for potential buyers searching on Thomas Register […]

IP telephony company Net2Phone has linked with free ad-backed e-mail provider CommTouch to offer low-cost PC-to-phone service directly to CommTouch subscribers. Consumers with free e-mail accounts at CommTouch partner Web sites can now simply click on a Net2Phone link from inside their e-mail user interface to make inexpensive telephone calls through the Internet to any […]

Online insurance marketer InsWeb in Redwood City, CA has signed a sponsorship deal with MSN CarPoint, a car shopping service for consumers. InsWeb said it also has increased its advertising presence with other MSN Web properties, including MSN HomeAdvisor, MSN MoneyCentral, MSN.com, and MSNBC.com. Spending details were not disclosed. For MSN CarPoint, InsWeb is a […]

Boca Raton, FL-based ad network WebConnect launched the WebConnect Interactive Site Evaluator (WISE), enabling Web site owners that accept advertising to register their sites with the ad placement service at no charge. Site owners answer a series of questions about their site traffic, content, number of pages, and target demographic. The WebConnect media planners then […]

San Mateo, CA-based NetGravity said it has integrated the company’s AdServer software and AdCenter service solutions with the Microsoft Windows Media Technologies platform, providing online advertisers with more rich media options. The integrated solutions will enable advertisers and publishers to insert banner and multimedia advertising directly into video clips online, which automatically adjust to accommodate […]

Online software retailer Egghead.com Inc. signed a deal with DoubleClick Inc. to become a member of DoubleClick’s new Select Network of premium sites. “Technology continues to be the largest category of online advertising,” said Kevin Ryan, president and COO of DoubleClick. “Egghead is an important addition to DoubleClick as it further extends our reach in […]