InternetNews Staff

Internet audience measurement firms Media Metrix and RelevantKnowledge merged Monday. A Media Metrix spokeswoman would not disclose any financial details. The company will be known as Media Matrix. The alliance of Media Metrix and RelevantKnowledge will result in one of the largest Internet audience measurement companies. The merged company plans to provide coverage of all […]

Santa Clara, CA-based Yahoo! Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Yoyodyne Entertainment Inc. in a deal that Bloomberg News valued at $29.6 million in stock. Under the agreement, Yahoo! will issue 280,664 shares of common stock in exchange for all outstanding Yoyodyne shares, options and warrants. The transaction will be accounted for […]

HomeSeekers.com Inc., a provider of online residential real estate listing information for home buyers, real estate agents, mortgage and title insurance companies, signed an advertising representation agreement with 24/7 Media Inc. “We have had considerable success in building our banner advertising program since we launched HomeSeekers.com based solely on the strength of our Web site’s […]

Cliff Freeman and Partners in New York City was named agency-of-record for Cyberian Outpost, the Internet-only retailer of computer hardware, software and peripherals. Cliff Freeman and Partners said it will be Cyberian Outpost’s strategic partner for a brand building and advertising effort. The decision follows a competitive review involving three other undisclosed agencies. Billings were […]

Quantum Leap Communications launched three new television spots for MSNBC.com and said it has signed its second consecutive contract as agency of record for the site. As part of its expanded assignment, Chicago-based Quantum Leap, will be responsible for the look and feel of an integrated system of communications for MSNBC which will include online, […]

Internet Service provider PSINet Inc. and network security provider WatchGuard Technologies Inc. Tuesday unveiled PSINet SecurityCentral, a range of network security services geared to small and mid-size businesses. SecurityCentral gives system administrators the ability to oversee the installation, maintenance and downloading of security upgrades managed by specialists from a central location. PSINet said it is […]

While August was a stellar month for Web surfers trying to connect to their Internet service providers, September’s autumn breeze blew higher call failure rates, according to Inverse Network Technology Inc. Inverset Network Technology reported Tuesday that Internet service providers reported an average call failure rate of 4.5 percent in September. That’s nearly 1 percent […]

CNET Inc. Tuesday became the latest Internet player to jump in the free e-mail game, turning up the heat on what is an already crowded market. CNET formally unveiled Email.com Tuesday which it plans to prominently feature on Snap.com, the company’s own search engine and Internet portal. First announced in May as a three-year alliance […]

Web portal AltaVista took a page from the books of its competitors by unveiling a new version of its Internet guide organized into channels. “This new site is clean, simple, relevant and to the point–it makes navigating the Internet more effective than ever before,” said Rod Schrock, senior vice president and group general manager of […]

Belgacom North America has extended its satellite-based point-to-multipoint packet-switched data communications service to the Middle East and Africa. The V-Star system links local area networks (LANs) that support applications such as e-mail and file transfer. Belgacom President Susan Mirbach explained that the expansion of satellite service from Europe to Africa and the Middle East bypasses […]

Internet users who access the Web through local news sites are not only a highly desirable audience for advertisers, they are proven online buyers, according to a new study for The Real Media Network conducted by The Laredo Group Inc. And these users say their local news sites are doing a comparable or better job […]

Engage Technologies said it will integrate its Precision Profiling technology into Microsoft Site Server 3.0. The initial software extension will provide an advanced level of personalization for Microsoft Site Server 3.0 and allow customers to use behavior-based visitor profiles from Engage Knowledge, a Webwide database containing over 30 million anonymous user profiles. Further integration efforts […]