InternetNews Staff

On July 27, the Silicon Alley Reporter will present a conference entitled the “Rising Tide Summit,” focused on technology’s impact on society’s power structures. A long list of CEOs and other bigs in the interactive industry, including a many ad execs, signed on as participants. The Rising Tide Summit is an open discussion between the […]

Ammirati Puris Lintas (APL), an Interpublic Group company, launched APL Digital, calling it an “interactive agency with global capabilities.” APL Digital opens for business with flagship offices on four continents and more than 140 employees. The company has charter offices in New York, Sydney, London and Hong Kong and will work in partnership with APL’s […]

Interactive agency Quantum Leap Communications Inc. in Chicago, a subsidiary of The Leap Group Inc., said it entered into a strategic alliance with BroadVision Inc. to provide full service Internet relationship marketing and commerce solutions. The alliance will combine the strengths of Quantum Leap’s interactive marketing and advertising services with BroadVision’s software application products, the […]

NetGravity said that auction site ONSALE signed up for the management of its Internet advertising and direct marketing. ONSALE said it will use NetGravity’s dynamic targeting capabilities to market a variety of products and services including computer and home office equipment, sports and fitness products and services, and gourmet foods and travel packages. “ONSALE is […]

The Advertising Council launched a newly redesigned Web site, creating a new interactive home for some of its most memorable characters, including Smokey the Bear, McGruff the Crime Dog and Vince and Larry. US Interactive donated its creative services to the site redesign. The site features campaign descriptions of the Ad Council’s more than 40 […]

ClickThrough Interactive is teaming up with New York-based 24/7 Media and its network of popular American Web sites. The deal gives ClickThrough the exclusive right to sell 24/7 Web sites in Canada, and 24/7 the exclusive right to sell ClickThrough Web sites in the U.S. The 24/7 network generates 500 million ad impressions on average […]

ESD firm Digital River opened a new European office, located in London, with Ian Yarlott, former Intuit Managing Director for Northern Europe, as the general manager. The London office was established in response to the heightened interest throughout Europe in the purchase, sale and electronic distribution software over the Internet, the company said. Digital River’s […]

Internet directory serviceSwitchboard Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Banyan Systems Incorporated, today announced a partnership with Community Newspaper Company, a subsidiary of Fidelity Capital. According to the companies, visitors to CNC’s Town Online, a local information Web site in Eastern Massachusetts, will soon be able to access Switchboard’s directory service to find businesses and people […]

While the rising price of cyberspace real estate has generated a substantial amount of news lately, most notably in the portal arena, it appears the sites devoted to information about more earthly real estate are looking to grab their share of the headlines. Loan information provider GetSmart reacted late yesterday to an announcement by Microsoft […]

According to a report issued by online researcher eMarketer, the number of non-U.S. Internet users, estimated to be around 23 million, is increasing at an average annual rate of 70 percent, contrasting a growth rate in the U.S. of only 43 percent each year. Given these trajectories, the portion of the world outside the United […]

America Online Inc. and NetGrocer announced a $15 million agreement today under which NetGrocer becomes the exclusive online supermarket shopping delivery service on AOL and AOL.COM. AOL said it will receive a guaranteed minimum payment of $15 million over the duration of the agreement which runs for three years on the AOL online service and […]

CDnow said spelling-challenged music fans will now be able to look up musical artists regardless of the mistakes they make when spelling the artist’s name thanks to a new search engine that employs Verity Inc.’s K2 search technology. CDnow said it is the first online music retailer to offer the search function which is designed […]