InternetNews Staff

New questions were raised in the competitive market for online incentives this afternoon when the U.S. Patent Office granted protection over the distribution of incentives connected with Internet advertising to CyberGold. The patent gives CyberGold the sole right to pay online incentives to consumers including cash, points, frequent flyer miles or other forms of compensation. […]

K2 Design Inc. said its revenues from continuing operations rose 73% to $1,895,232 in the second quarter, up from $1,097,373 reported in the same period in 1997. Still, the company had a loss from continuing operations (before interest and other income and income tax provision), in the quarter of $82,425, or $.02 per share, as […]

Four advertising trade groups, all represented at Procter & Gamble’s FAST Summit meeting in Cincinnati on new media, will team up to create a consensus for the future of online advertising. The meeting of industry bigs was called by the consumer products giant to help resolve a host of issues that the company said needs […]

USA Technologies Inc. said that it filed three applications with the U.S. Patent Office for its proprietary technology involving electronic commerce and interactive advertising. The company also said that it is in the process of developing a hybrid credit card/electronic commerce terminal with Internet advertising capabilities. “One of our primary goals is to become the […]

Egghead.com reportedly named Digital Pulp as the agency on its $10 million-plus account, formerly handled in-house. Digital Pulp will work with the Web software retailer’s in-house group on Web, print and broadcast creative and media, according to an Advertising Age report. Western International Media Corp. is expected to buy some traditional media for the agency. […]

First Virtual Holdings Inc., a provider of advanced messaging systems for Internet commerce, said that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Email Publishing Inc.. The transaction, which is subject to approval by the stockholders of both companies, will involve the exchange of approximately 6 million common shares of First Virtual. The transaction is expected […]

Barnesandnoble.com named new vice presidents for marketing and international strategies. John Rindlaub Jr. is responsible for all marketing and advertising, and Joy Marcus for developing and implementing all international strategies. “John and Joy, with their extensive online and international experience, are two of the finest professionals in the business,” said Jeff Killeen, chief operating officer […]

CareerPath.com added five new newspaper affiliates to its classified ad roster. Employment classifieds from the Burlington Free Press, Montgomery Advertiser, St. Cloud Times, The Times (Shreveport, LA), Post & Courier (Charleston, SC) and the Desert Sun (Palm Springs) can now be accessed on CareerPath.com. More than 70 newspapers already are on board, including the Boston […]

Internet Media Corp. announced today that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire a Santa Fe, N.M. Internet Service Provider (ISP) for a combination of cash and stock. It is the company’s second acquisition in Santa Fe, and its third ISP acquisition in 30 days. “This second Santa Fe acquisition significantly increases our Santa Fe […]

Software developer 7th Level, Inc. today said it signed an agreement with Road Runner of Tampa Bay, to provide the broadband Internet cable company with an animated character. The Agent 7 reusable, voice-activated characters are a friendly pirate named Barnacle Bob and a talking parrot, which will be used by Road Runner initially as a […]

Further blending its networking capabilities with cable, Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced it will acquire American Internet Corp. (AIC) for $56 million. Bedford, Mass.-based AIC is a software solutions provider for IP address management and Internet access. Cisco said it expects to finalize the acquisition by the beginning of October. Under the terms of the […]

Wired Digital, producer of the HotBot Web navigation portal, signed a one year licensing agreement to use the Direct Hit Popularity Engine. Financial terms were not disclosed. Direct Hit, of Wellesley, Mass., devised a technology that ranks search engine results according to their popularity with other users. It provides Web users with a list of […]