InternetNews Staff

Of the top 25 domains with the greatest percentage increase in unique audience from May 1998 to July 1998, 40% fell in the shopping and promotions categories, according to a report from Web measurement firm NetRatings. No. 1 site Megalotto.com (the Spanish national lottery site) showed a dramatic 190% growth and No. 2 Bonusmail.com had […]

If ever the ad sales staff says there just aren’t enough new sites to satisfy the clients, have them read this. Alexa Internet said about 1.5 million new pages are being created every day. Free Web navigation service Alexa said the data was determined from statistics collected through its two-year archiving efforts. To date, the […]

Agents Technologies Corp. in Quebec, a developer of search agent technologies and solutions, recently joined the DoubleClick Network. Agents said it wants to bring targeted advertising capabilities to Copernic 98 version 2.5, an intelligent search agent that now includes banner ads appearing in the top pane of the software while searches are being conducted. Copernic […]

Volvo Cars of North America will list its entire dealers’ inventory of pre-owned Volvos on the online car-buying network, Autoconnect.com. The move is part of a larger trend by carmakers to put their dealer inventories for new and used models on the Web, Advertising Age said. AutoConnect, a joint investment by Manheim Auctions and Cox […]

Flashcom, a national Digital Services Provider, today announced an expansion of its broadband Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) coverage in California by adding both Pacific Bell and GTE service areas. Flashcom is a DSL-exclusive supplier, and is currently providing service in California, Massachusetts and New York. The company stated that with today’s expansion, its service is […]

America Online Inc. and Hewlett-Packard announced today that they signed a multi-year marketing agreement. Under terms of the deal, HP customers will be able to sign up for AOL and access the service via an AOL icon prominently located on the desktops of the new HP Pavilion PCs. AOL also said it will be one […]

Online postage firm E-Stamp Corp. today announced browser-based access to E-Stamp Internet Postage, its online postage service. Pending US Postal Service approval, E-Stamp’s HTML-based browser service is designed to offer users free, immediate access to postage without the need to download application software or attach any hardware to the computer, the company stated. Its previous […]

In the not-too-distant future April 15 may become paperless with Web browsers replacing the printed 1040 form. VeriSign, Inc. announced it won a $433,510, two-year contract with the Internal Revenue Service, to furnish the U.S. government’s Electronic Tax Administration (ETA) with public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificate solutions that will enable tax filers to […]

Parable, an Internet multimedia company, today announced an agreement with Tripod in which the community portal will feature a co-branded ThingSearch on its site. The ThingSearch service hosts Parable’s searchable database of rich interactive multimedia “Things,” at other Web sites, communities and portals. With ThingSearch, Tripod page builders will be able to search for, use […]

7th Level Inc. named THINK New Ideas to execute an integrated, interactive marketing campaign in conjunction with the release of its new Agent 7 rich media Internet software. Agent 7 v1.0 is a voice-activated, Internet software for making and running broadcast quality, lip-synched, re-useable animation on the Web as well as from within major desktop […]

New York City-based VitaSave, an online natural health superstore and resource center, and Thrive, a consumer-health site, signed a one-year agreement making VitaSave the exclusive provider of natural health content and products on both Thrive’s Web site and on America Online (AOL keyword: thrive). Under terms of the agreement, VitaSave becomes a premier sponsor on […]

WavePhore Inc. said that it is adding streaming audio and video support to its ad-backed WaveTop broadcast service. Integration of streaming technology will enable a wide range of multimedia services on WaveTop including live video, audio and other rich media “TV-like” content, the company said. Development tools for qualified streaming application and content developers are […]