InternetNews Staff

Adweek’s Interactive Quarterly has an interesting interview with Denis Beausejour, vice president of advertising at Procter & Gamble, one of the first big consumer products companies to embrace interactive and Internet marketing. Among other things, he says that P&G is beginning to look more to a direct response model in its relationships with agencies, rather […]

CoolSavings, an Internet coupon and relationship marketing company, said that Australian-based international property and financial services group Lend Lease acquired a 10% interest in the company for $5 million. Lend Lease has options to increase its holding up to 30%, and under the terms of the agreement, the Lend Lease Group will also provide financial […]

Australian Internet service providers and corporate users are being asked to provide details of browser bundling deals with Microsoft by the country’s national competition watchdog. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has distributed a letter asking for testimony by ISPs and companies using intranets about alleged anti-competitive conduct by Microsoft to exclude Netscape Communications’ […]

Flashcom, a national Digital Solutions Provider (DSP), today announced an expansion of its partnership with NorthPoint Communications, a new Data Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), to deliver high-speed Internet access service in the Boston area. Financial details were not disclosed. NorthPoint DSL service is intended to provide small and medium-sized business customers with high-speed, high-quality […]

Excite announced today that it added two channels to its WebCrawler service in an effort to bulk up its home and family-oriented content, and delivered an enhanced version of its Simple Search tool. The Kids & Family Channel is designed to provide children and parents with a wide variety of activities, entertainment and educational tips, […]

Computer maker and Internet marketer Gateway 2000 (yes, the one with the cute cow packaging) has agreed to pay $290,000 as part of a false advertising settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. According to the complaint detailing the charges, the FTC alleged that Gateway falsely advertised that it provides a “money back guarantee” of a […]

Auto-By-Tel Corp. signed an agreement with Excite Inc. to feature its services exclusively on the Netscape and Excite co-branded channels on Netscape’s NetCenter. This two-year agreement, combined with Auto-By-Tel’s existing sponsorship agreement covering Excite’s flagship excite.com service, means that Auto-By- Tel’s potential audience will be more than 20 million consumers every month, the company said. […]

San Francisco-based audio and video network service provider EDnet Inc. signed an agreement with Visual Data Corp., whereby EDnet will receive $1.4 million in cash, stock and a secured note in return for a controlling interest of 51% of the company’s common stock. In addition to providing operating capital to fund future growth, the infusion […]

City guide and directory company Zip2 Corp. signed an agreement with Excite Inc. to be the provider of Yellow Pages throughout the Excite and WebCrawler services. As a result of the agreement, Zip2 said it will gain access to Excite traffic and distribute it to its 160 media affiliates, allowing them to leverage their local […]

AVC Marketing and Communications Services Group, design firm Amazia and the International Advertising Association launched International Marketing Files (IMF), a new site designed to be an educational tool for business marketers and students. The free site, designed for professionals, academics and students interested in business and marketing, was created to be both a state-of-the-art educational […]

Lisa Gamliel was named marketing director for National Geographic Interactive in Washington, DC. She had been director of marketing at Discovery Enterprises Worldwide. Gamliel will be responsible for marketing the Society’s interactive businesses, including its Web site and a line of eight CD-ROMs. “Lisa’s proven track record in growing new media business globally makes her […]

Americans for Computer Privacy, a coalition opposed to strict U.S. export controls on data-scrambling technology, launched an integrated ad campaign to press for changing the rules. The campaign features television commercials and Web ads, designed to generate grass-roots support, Reuters reported. The rules, put in place by the Clinton administration, sharply limit the ability of […]