InternetNews Staff

A new study conducted by an e-mail news service that reaches 100,000+ information technology decision-makers showed that 44% of the text-only newsletter’s readers take an action after seeing a vendor’s ad, and that 40% visit the advertiser’s Web site. The study was done by Manhasset, NY-based CMP’s InformationWeek Daily. “E-mail is a medium that both […]

Media Metrix, The PC Meter Company in New York City, named Robert G. Ivins as senior vice president and member of the company’s Executive Committee. He will be responsible for advanced analytics and application development, e- commerce measurement initiatives, special client sector services, and strategic business development. Ivins is a pioneer in the Web measurement […]

go2net Inc. in Seattle, bolstering its advertising and e-commerce offerings, said it will acquire Silicon Investor, one of the larger financial discussion and research communities on the Internet, for $33 million in stock. The company said the acquisition will nearly triple its current total page views per month and significantly increase its overall reach. More […]

Online ad network DoubleClick Inc. reported first-quarter revenues of $13 million a 144% increase over revenues of $5.32 million in the same period a year earlier. The net loss for the first quarter of 1998 was $4.43 million or $0.31 per share on a pro forma basis, compared to a net loss of $1.24 million […]

AOL Interactive Services, the Internet services division of America Online, and real estate classified site REALTOR.com signed a $14 million deal making REALTOR.com the exclusive provider of existing home listings on the AOL service. The Westlake, CA based REALTOR.com site also will accessible via AOL.com and AOL’s Digital City. The agreement will bring REALTOR.com’s more […]

go2net Inc. in Seattle, in a move aimed at bolstering its advertising and e-commerce offerings, said it will acquire Silicon Investor, one of the larger financial discussion and research communities on the Internet, for $33 million in stock. The company said the acquisition will nearly triple its current total page views per month and significantly […]

San Francisco-based Intellipost Corp. said it is expanding its BonusMail opt-in advertising service to include a set of sophisticated market research tools provided by New York-based CLT Research Associates Inc. “CLT is one of the most respected market research firms in the country,” said Intellipost’s president and CEO, Steve Markowitz. “By using BonusMail, CLT will […]

Mecklermedia Corp. in Westport, CT named Hillary V. Dietz as marketing director of Internet.com, publisher of Internet Advertising Report. “In this period of extraordinary growth, we’re fortunate to have someone with Hillary Dietz’s marketing expertise and market knowledge on the Internet.com team,” said Chris Elwell, vice president and general manager of Internet.com. Prior to joining […]

Dallas-based 7th Level Inc.said that it and privately-held Pulse Entertainment Inc. of Los Angeles have decided not to proceed with their proposed merger. Separately, 7th Level said it has obtained commitments for a $4.5 million bridge loan and a $10 million private placement to finance the rollout of 7th Level’s new line of technology products, […]

CareerMosaic, an employment ad site, formed a strategic alliance with Lycos to provide its users with access to CareerMosaic’s jobs database. CareerMosaic also announced four new alliances with other Web sites that expand its reach both globally and within the specific market niches of diversity employment, college and student job seekers, and company and employer […]

In an effort to expand its market reach in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, Network Solutions, Inc. announced the acquisition of Internet Domain Names, Inc. (idNames), a provider of worldwide domain name registration services in the two-letter country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). In a statement released yesterday, Network Solutions cited research estimates that show Germany’s […]

Netscape Communications Corp. partnered with USA.NET this week to offer users a free e-mail service through Netscape’s Netcenter portal site. This latest move by Netscape is viewed as another bid by the company to remain a major “front door” player with rivals such as Microsoft, Yahoo!, AOL, and Excite. As reported in InternetNews.com’s Internet Stock […]