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New Paradigm Corp. an Internet company in New York City, acquired a majority interest in Schoen, Kapelus & Cipriano in Harrison, N.Y., an ad agency that specializes in travel, tourism and hospitality accounts. Financial terms were not disclosed. Schoen, Kapelus, which is being renamed SKC Advertising, has 10 employees and estimated billings of $3 million […]

24/7 Media Inc. said it added The Mining Co. and MapQuest to its list of Web site clients for its ad network. Together, these sites will add 50 million ad impressions per month to the network, the company said. An Internet guide network, The Mining Co., is made up of more than 600 branded Web […]

Classifieds2000 Inc. launched a new auction service, offering consumers the chance to bid online in real time for a range of merchandise, including computers, collectibles, toys and stereo equipment. The idea is to create a one-stop service for consumers who want to buy and sell merchandise on the Web. The new auction service will be […]

USWeb Corp. and one of its affiliates are the targets of a $14 million lawsuit alleging breach of contract and fraud filed by anOrange County, CA corporation in Los Angeles Superior Court. The charges also include negligent misrepresentation, unfair competition and false advertising on the Internet. The lawsuit was filed by Larmark Inc., a Huntington […]

Under an expansion of its multi-year marketing agreement with America Online, Inc., Packard Bell announced today it will display AOL as a preferred Internet service on its Packard Bell and NEC Ready-branded personal computers. Packard Bell and NEC-Ready PC users will see an AOL icon during the initial setup process, enabling them to launch pre-installed […]

Excite, Inc. announced today that its new nationwide Internet access service offered in conjunction with AT&T WorldNet will be the latest to limit users to 150 hours online per month. The “Excite Online Powered by AT&T WorldNet Service” can be added to the growing list of service providers placing a lid on monthly usage time, […]

GoTo.com said it signed an agreement under which Inktomi will provide GoTo with its search capability as a complement to GoTo’s market-driven search engine. GoTo.com is a search engine that allows Web sites to purchase placement within search results using a real-time competitive bidding process. Inktomi’s award-winning search engine provides advanced functionality and coverage of […]

ValueClick in Santa Barbara, CA, a provider of pay-per-click advertising, appointed Jim Zarley as chairman of the board. Zarley is the former chairman of the board and CEO of Best Internet Communications, where he helped orchestrate the merger between Best Internet and Hiway Technologies, two Web hosting companies. He is currently the West Coast chief […]

Big Bang Media, an Internet advertising network, launched a marketing test covering more than 700 audience groups, 250 Web sites, and four consumer advertisers–Kahlua, Brookstone, Time-Warner New Media and Econo Lube n’ Tune. The ads are being displayed to audiences narrowly defined by age, gender, income, zip code, activities, household size and past exposure to […]

InterVU Inc. and MatchLogic Inc. said that Buick is using trueVU to bring its new campaign for its Century car line to the Internet. A joint product of InterVU and MatchLogic, trueVU is the industry’s first one-stop shopping solution for delivering rich media online advertising. The “Century by Buick: A luxury car for everyone” campaign […]

ThoughtMill Inc. in Atlanta, a provider of strategic consulting and software engineering services, signed a two-year pact to perform full product life-cycle services for DoubleClick Inc. The contract continues a partnership that originated in 1996, when ThoughtMill specialists began assisting DoubleClick with its market-leading Internet advertising technology and services. Under the terms of this agreement, […]

Eisenberg Communications Group Inc. (ECG) and WebRep said they will merge and partner with Ryan Steelberg co-founder of IMGIS Inc. to form 2CAN Media Inc. The merger combines Eisenberg’s resources and expertise in online ad sales and WebRep’s site-focused advertising representation powered by IMGIS’ ad management technology, AdForce. The stock deal was valued at $14 […]