InternetNews Staff

With President Clinton’s grand jury testimony being broadcast on the Web yesterday, Internet sites were bracing for enormous amounts of traffic, as was the case when the Starr report was released. But reports show that most Americans tuned into old-fashioned television to see the president squirm, largely in part due to technological limitations. Measurement firm […]

In a move aimed at expanding its small business offerings, Netscape Communications Corp. today announced agreements with two content providers. Virtran and Women.com, are to provide new content and services for the Netscape Netcenter site. Financial terms were not provided. Virtran, developer of industry-specific search and transaction engines, said its agreement with Netscape includes a […]

Taping into the growing Asian Internet market, global network services provider Infonet Services Corp. today announced an agreement with Korea Telecom. The agreement calls for Korea Telecom to market and support El Segundo, CA-based Infonet’s World Network to multi-national enterprises located in Korea. The World Network application features global connectivity services tailored to address the […]

Cost-per-click ad network ValueClick said that it segmented its 6,000 member online network into 14 user-distinct categories to enhance its targeting capabilities. While advertisers can still utilize the broad reach of the ValueClick Network, these new vertical market categories also give advertisers the choice to purchase online ads on sites that are targeted to specific […]

San Francisco-based ad network Flycast Communications Corp. said it launched a broad range of rich media initiatives that simplify the development and execution of such Internet advertising campaigns. The initiatives enable online marketers to create rich media-enabled ads in minutes and immediately deploy those ads over the Flycast Network of more than 500 Web sites, […]

NetMind, a supplier of change detection solutions for the consumer and enterprise markets, announced new features, a new look and improved performance to Mind-it, the company’s free online service that tracks changes to Web-based data. The firm said Mind-it can be used to track both personal and business interests–from genealogy and travel sites to prices, […]

NetRatings’ BannerTrack service announced the top 10 ad banners ranked according to unique audience for the week of Sept. 6-12. The top 10 were: GoTo.com: Type in what you’re looking for Catalog Link: You don’t have to go to great lengths for this season’s hottest fashions Catalog Link: free catalogs Catalog Link: Gift ideas for […]

The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) and PromoMart’s 1998 State of the Industry report found that the Internet continues to beat radio and television advertising as a successful selling method in the $12 billion promotional products industry and was comparable to print advertising. The report is an annual survey of promotional consultants that began in 1977. […]

Rocky Mountain Internet Inc. (RMI) announced today it that entered into a letter of intent to purchase Stonehenge Internet Communications Corp. in a stock transaction valued at $450,000. As a result of the acquisition, Denver-based RMI will obtain control of Stonehenge’s network operations, facilities and customers. In addition, Todd Keener, Stonehenge’s president, and other employees […]

Electronic messaging firm Software.com, Inc. today announced that Excite, Inc. selected its InterMail application as the portal’s new carrier-scale e-mail platform. According to the agreement, Software.com will become Excite’s primary Web-based e-mail provider effective this fall. No financial details were disclosed. Designed specifically for large-scale user environments, InterMail will be the long-term platform for Excite’s […]

NetRatings said its BannerTrack service that showed the top 10 ad banners ranked according to unique audience for the week of Sept. 6-12 were: GoTo.com: Type in what you’re looking for. Catalog Link: You don’t have to go to great lengths for this season’s hottest fashions. Catalog Link: free catalogs. Catalog Link: Gift ideas for […]

The burgeoning online real estate market’s latest entry, announced today, involves AOL community guide Digital City, Inc., and AllApartments.com. Under terms of the two-year agreement, AllApartments becomes a premier provider of rental listings in Digital City’s Real Estate/Rentals area, adding more than 5 million apartment listings to Digital City’s comprehensive real estate resources. The apartment […]