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StarMedia Network, a pan-regional online operation serving Latin America, opened a Miami advertising sales office. The Miami office will add to the company’s roster of Latin American offices and operating companies in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile, and its New York City design, technology and administrative office. The office, headed by Claudia Badia, will […]

Toronto-based PSINet Ltd. and Ericsson Communications Inc. in Mississauga, Ontario today entered into an alliance under which the companies will collaborate on the development of Internet Protocol (IP) services for electronic commerce, communications, and business solutions. Under the agreement, PSINet Ltd. said it will combine its Internet communications, Web hosting, and applications services with Ericsson’s […]

Excite Inc. said its Product Finder, powered by Jango, Excite’s intelligent shopping agent, has integrated auctions and classifieds listings to its online shopping search. Consumers searching for a specific item on the Web are now given the opportunity to buy from online stores, bid in Internet auctions and bargain with people listing goods for sale […]

American Express and MovieFone Inc., the movie listing guide and ticketing service, formed a long-term marketing partnership to promote telephone and Internet ticketing for movies. American Express will become a national sponsor of MovieFone and its online sister service, MovieLink.com, and the companies will work together on and jointly fund new marketing programs designed to […]

Yahoo! launched an enhanced version of its Yahoo! Yellow Pages to include in-depth information pages for each business listed in the directory as well as updated directory categories, proximity searching capabilities, interactive maps and driving directions. “From its initial launch through today, Yahoo! Yellow Pages has remained one of Yahoo!’s most popular community tools,” said […]

Celebrity Cruises in New York City said it selected US Interactive as its interactive agency of record. Work has already begun on the redesign of the Celebrity Cruises Web site through US Interactive’s New York office. Spending was not disclosed. “We will be working to include comprehensive information about the Celebrity Cruises brand and all […]

San Francisco-based Andromedia Inc., a provider of ARIA Web site activity analysis solutions, named former Auspex and Sequent executive Paul R. Gifford vice president of marketing. Gifford will have worldwide responsibility for overseeing Andromedia’s product management, product marketing, marketing communications, public relations, advertising, direct marketing, business development and planning. He will report directly to Kent […]

E-retailerAllnetServices.com Corp. said it entered into three separate online sponsorship programs with Flycast, CNET and the Internet Travel Network. The 10-week campaign is already in its third week and is guaranteed to deliver nearly 3.5 million impressions, the company said. Spending was not disclosed. The Flycast agreement works in two parts. The first is a […]

Web promotions firm Yoyodyne said that MasterCard signed on as chief sponsor for an all-new EZSpree campaign, a permission marketing based online promotion that offers a $100,000 online shopping spree as an incentive to shop online. Spending was not disclosed. The promotion will launch Aug. 17, and offer instant discounts to MasterCard users while providing […]

Classified Ventures and CitySearch Inc. said they are pairing to enable the rapid launch of online classified advertising products and services. CitySearch publishes online city guides around the world in partnership with prominent media companies. Classified Ventures, a provider of online classified advertising solutions to the newspaper industry, will use CitySearch’s proprietary systems to develop […]

Exodus Communications Inc., a provider of Internet server hosting and management solutions, today announced that it signed a $20 million agreement with Qwest Communications International Inc. to expand the capacity of its nationwide backbone. Terms of the agreement call for Qwest to provide its OC-12 circuits between several Exodus Internet Data Centers. The company said […]

Looking to expand its newly created advertising presence on the Web, consumer product firm Unilever announced today a partnership with online supermarket NetGrocer aimed at targeting its services to home shopping users. Under terms of the agreement, Unilever will have exclusive category sponsorship with sole rights to advertising, marketing, research and testing in a selection […]