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America Online, Inc. and PC maker Acer America Corp. announced today that Acer will feature the AOL service on its Aspire PCs. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Under the multi-year marketing deal, users of Aspire can access AOL software through the click of an AOL icon that will be highlighted in the […]

Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc. said it is expanding its Web hosting line of products by adding new electronic commerce software offerings for customers. ShopSite Manager Lite is a storefront designed to give all Netcom hosting customers the ability to build and maintain a catalog of 25 products to sell over the Internet. Features include […]

The Web site of the ruling Australian Liberal Party fell victim to an attack perpetrated by staff members of the office of Kim Beazley, the leader of the opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP). In the lead-up to the Federal election, to be held on Oct. 3, the hack on the official Liberal Party site was […]

In what marks the latest in a series of strategic initiatives aimed at making its site the leading Web “portal” for investors, E*TRADE Group, Inc. today announced a significant marketing campaign to promote its redesigned site and related services. E*TRADE said it is spending over $100 million on the campaign which is intended to highlight […]

In a survey of leading European companies, IBM and the Economist Intelligence Unit identified significant differences in the understanding and use of e-commerce between the United States and Europe. Some European companies believe that “much of the talk about e-business” is simply “hype.” The IBM report comes at a time when frequent, if often conflicting, […]

News America Digital Publishing (NADP), producer of Fox Sports Online, Fox News Online and TV Guide Entertainment Network, signed an advertising agreement with Yahoo! to be the online sports media sponsor for designated content areas of Yahoo! Sports. The specific content areas consist of Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Hockey […]

@Home, a provider of high-speed Internet access via the cable TV infrastructure, is teaming up with seven name-brand advertisers to test the effectiveness of rich media advertisements on its high-speed Internet access platform. The trials, which @Home will conduct using methodology from market research firm IPSOS-ASI, will measure how well advertisements can translate to viewers […]

AdKnowledge and ChannelSeven.com launched Turbo List, a free media planning directory of Web sites made to accept Rich Media Advertising formats. “Having just participated in Procter & Gamble’s FAST Summit, I can tell you that the major consumer brands will be quickly adopting rich media advertising formats,” said Mara Lipacis, editor-in-chief of ChannelSeven.com. “Media planners […]

Stein Rogan + Partners was named agency of record by cars.com, an automotive Internet hub, and given an 18-month, $26 million assignment. Cars.com, a subsidiary of Chicago-based newspaper consortium Classified Ventures, is designed to provide consumers with automotive information and a database of new and used vehicles. Stein Rogan + Partners said it will develop […]

BigBook Direct signed alliances with directory firms InfoSpace.com and WorldPages/WebYP Inc. InfoSpace said it will make its services and technology available to the BigBook Direct customer base. WorldPages/WebYP said it will host a co-branded flagship directory on BigBook Direct’s Web site. The new Web site will feature listings for all of BigBook’s customers and utilize […]

Western International Media, a subsidiary of The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., said it acquired a significant minority interest in Zentropy, an Internet development, interactive communications and advertising services company. The company said its alliance with Zentropy underscores Western’s strategy to provide its clients with the highest level of creative online marketing solutions to build […]

X-ceed Inc. said it acquired Mercury Seven Inc., parent of marketing site ChannelSeven.com. Based in New York, Mercury Seven is a consultancy and development company that specializes in building Internet-based businesses. Mercury Seven is also known for creating and publishing ChannelSeven.com, an online network for Internet industry professionals worldwide. Financial terms of the deal were […]