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A New York City law firm said it has filed a federal class action suit against THINK New Ideas Inc. on behalf of shareholders. The suit was filed by by the law firm of Faruqi & Faruqi in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all purchasers of […]

U S WEST is using virtual road trips and real music at a new Web site called bheard.com, that features an interesting recruitment advertising approach to introduce college students to job opportunities at the company. The site creates an entertaining environment for students to learn about careers at U S WEST, and to schedule visits […]

THINK New Ideas Inc. said that the company was selected by International Paper to develop and implement an online strategy for International Paper’s Hammermill and Invent It! brands. The agency said it will implement its THINKVision process to develop a long- term interactive strategy for incorporating the Internet into the business process for the two […]

MaMaMedia Inc., a Web site for children, said it formed a joint marketing alliance with General Mills Inc. and its kid-targeted Fruit Snacks brands. The alliance represents one of the first Internet advertising ventures targeting children 5 to 12 years old through constructive play activities on the Web and in print, MaMaMedia said. Financial arrangements […]

Moving to become a daily online advertising marketplace, Adauction.com said it will introduce a new auction called Tune-In that offers media buyers category- specific ad inventory in a variety of content areas. Content offerings will include Internet portals, finance and investing, computers and women’s interests. The company also announced that Wired Digital will supply ad […]

Career Central launched “Career Central for Marketing,” in a move meant to match marketing professionals and companies seeking to hire executives. Career Central for Marketing will cover the fields of product management, advertising, public relations, marketing communications, database marketing, direct marketing, brand management and market research. Career Central also offers recruiting services for software developers […]

Unique Media Services said it signed a sales representation agreement with the Toronto-based Internet advertising network The Datacom Network. “The deal provides Unique Media with another fully functional ad network with advanced ad serving and targeting capabilities to add to our existing portfolio of high volume Web destinations and specialty networks,” said Michael Weiner, Unique […]

UUNET WorldCom today introduced its OC-3 Packet Over SONET (POS) service and a new Shadow OC-3 service designed to provide full-time back-up connections for all OC-3 customers. Based on ATM technology, the OC-3 POS provides sustained 155 Mbps bandwidth for high-demand users, the company said. SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) technology is designed to conserve bandwidth […]

Two leaders in the field of newsgroup services are joining forces. HighWind Inc. of Boston, MA and ISPNews Inc. of Detroit, MI announced their merger at the ISPCON show. “Our goal is to be known as the world’s first and foremost full-service usenet technology provider,” said Mike Betts, president and CEO of the new company, […]

Netscape Communications Corp. is the latest company to offer new hosting solutions for ISPs, as it announced today new products and alliances to augment service to its ISP customers. New products unveiled today include Netscape Messaging Server 4.0 Hosting Edition host software, Netscape Delegated Administrator, a directory-based management application, and a Web-based e-mail program, Netscape […]

The Internet industry will balloon and become the dominant piece of the telecommunications pie, eventually consuming even the existing telephone system, according to John Sidgmore, president and CEO of UUNET/WorldCom, speaking at the ISPCON show. “There will be consolidation on a large scale,” said Sidgmore. “And voice over the Internet will be only a tiny […]

Using the software initially developed for the roll-out of its own online service, MSN, Microsoft is now marketing tools that can give ISPs solutions that are intended to keep up with its customers growing needs. “Today, businesses ask an ISP only to host their pages,” said Microsoft’s David Ostroff on the exhibit floor at the […]