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Classifieds2000 in Sunnyvale, CA signed agreements to provide classified ad content and search technology to InfoBeat, Quote.com Inc. and Microsoft Computing Central. These agreements “add to the continued distribution strength of the Classifieds2000 Network,” which now includes more than 140 Web sites, the company said. The network enables affiliated Web sites to offer classified ad […]

New York City-based Agency.com in New York said that it has acquired the shares of Online Magic that it did not already own. Financial terms were not disclosed. Online Magic, an online services company with offices in London and New York, was already majority owned by Agency.com. Online Magic, with 90 employees working for clients […]

Interactive ad sales firm CLIQNOW! has added Associated Press to its portfolio of represented Web sites. The Associated Press’ The Wire is the online news site of the largest news gathering organization in the world. The Wire gives advertisers access to a highly affluent news demographic within specialized news affinities. CLIQNOW! said it will be […]

Online newspaper classified ad network Classified Ventures added Central Newspapers Inc., Gannett Co. Inc. and The McClatchy Co. as affiliates. Chicago-based Classified Ventures offers auto, apartment and real estate advertising listings, plus resources and services in 42 states through linked local and national Web sites. “With the addition of these major groups and their presence […]

Sprint Canada has received the “Cisco Powered Network” certification for Internet access and Internet networking services, the first Canadian company recognized by Cisco in this way. Cisco Systems awards their Cisco Powered Network designation to service providers that deliver “market leading technology, advanced technical support, integrated infrastructure, and high levels of reliable performance.” Under the […]

Internet Shopping Network in Sunnyvale, CA, named i-traffic inc. in New York City as its agency of record for online advertising, alliances and customer acquisition. i-traffic said it will maximize Internet Shopping Network’s First Auction online presence beyond its home domain. Through strategic placements of remote storefronts and merchandising channels, i-traffic will drive targeted customers […]

AdKnowledge said new statistics for the month of April show a more than 100% increase since the beginning of the year in the use of rich media as a format used in online advertising. The number of Web sites taking embedded-HTML grew by 102% since January 1998, the company said. Embedded-HTML allows interactivity such as […]

NetRatings’ Online Observer report lists the top 10 ad banners viewed for the week of May 10 as follows: By Unique Audience Yahoo! In Chinese Yahoo! Seinfeld Bid.com Surplus Direct #1 Surplus Direct #2 Yahoo! Home Page Yahoo! Parent Time Catalog Link Yahoo! Online #1 Yahoo! Online #2 The data cited is from NetRatings BannerTrack […]

Wayne Mitchell, one of the principal architects of Bell Atlantic’s online yellow pages directory BigYellow, was named to the newly created position of vice president, account manager at I-traffic in New York City. As advertising and promotional director at BigYellow, Mitchell handled an annual online ad budget of roughly $2 million. He will report to […]

PC company iDOT.com said it is launching an advertising blitz over the Web that will generate 17 million banner ad impressions over the next three months. The campaign’s cornerstone is iDOT.com’s sponsorship of The Dilbert Zone Computer Store on the popular comic strip character’s home page. Spending was not disclosed. The Dilbert Zone, a product […]

Less than one month after celebrating its second anniversary, ad-backed e-mail firm Juno Online Services in New York City said it signed up its five millionth subscriber. Launched in April 1996, the Juno service was the first to offer free Internet e-mail, and says it is still the only company to offer free e-mail without […]

Online insurance marketer InsWeb Corp. signed up for a marketing sponsorship with the InfoSpace directory service. Under the agreement, InfoSpace users accessing InsWeb can get free price quotes and purchase policies from leading carriers offering auto and term life insurance. Financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed. Consumers can access InsWeb’s insurance marketplace through […]