Maura Ginty

Adult-themed advertisements on one area of free Web site community GeoCities is causing an uproar among some members who accuse the company of a double standard, according to published reports. While the company prohibits individual members from displaying pornographic material and removes pages that contain nudity, GeoCities began allowing adult-themed ads in a search area […]

Rbid.com Inc. Thursday entered the online auction fray with a “live” auction site which allows the general public to sell products and services and pay no commissions. RBID’s free service will officially kick-off the bidding process on May 15. “Live” Auction will be a free listing site for users and merchants from the e-tailer’s RMall […]

Simple Solution’s Enchilada, an Internet/PC package, Thursday launched its campaign to bring into the online community millions of people who have avoided purchasing a computer or Internet access. Enchilada, which includes a PC, Internet access and free in-home setup, targets neophyte net and computer users who feel intimidated by either the cost or complexity of […]

Internet provider PSINet Inc. and Nortel Networks Wednesday activated additional portions of PSINet’s dark fiber network capacity previously acquired from Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. PSINet in May acquired dark, or unactivated, fiber optic strands that cover the New York and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas, as well as the route between the two cities. The latest […]

Planet Direct Tuesday announced its new Seamless Online Portal, offering ISPs expanded branding opportunities by doubling the amount of “real estate” on a provider’s subscriber start page. The new portal assists ISPs in building subscriber and brand loyalty by increasing daily visibility and offers ISPs the opportunity to market products and services to Planet Direct […]

Bell Atlantic Tuesday launched its Infospeed DSL service in Cambridge, Mass., and will soon introduce DSL to other parts of the Boston metropolitan area. Infospeed DSL is Bell Atlantic’s brand name for its ADSL service. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line technology provides Internet access to consumers at speeds up to 126 times faster than a 56 […]

Domain registrar Network Solutions Inc. Monday announced that it has signed 100 Internet providers to its International Premier Domain Registration Services program. Participating companies in the program can offer expedited .com, .net and .org global Web address services to the rapidly growing number of Internet users outside the United States. International members receive access to […]

Online community Tripod, part of the Lycos Network, Monday released Homepage Studio 2.0, the latest upgrade to its suite of homepage building tools and services. Homepage Studio 2.0 introduces the “One-Minute Page,”a new home page building tool offering instant homepage building tools to members with no knowledge of HTML and the ability incorporate more complex […]

NetMind Technologies, Inc. announced it is powering online auction giant eBay‘s new Personal Shopper service, released Friday. The eBay Personal Shopper solution will enable eBay users to create personal searches and be notified via e-mail when specific items become available for sale on eBay, instead of manually repeating searches for the goods. “NetMind’s technology allows […]

Diving deeper into the Internet pool, CBS Corp. announced Thursday it will acquire a one-third equity stake in WinStar Communications, Inc’s. Office.com in exchange for $42 million of promotion and advertising. Terms of the deal call for Office.com to receive the money across a six-year span throughout various CBS properties, which include radio subsidiary, Infinity […]

Network security provider CyberSafe Corp. Wednesday announced the release of Centrax 2.2, an upgrade to its newly-acquired intrusion detection product suite. The announcement was made at the Internet Security Conference. According to CyberSafe, Centrax 2.2 is the first product to integrate host and network based intrusion detection, vulnerability assessment, and policy management under a single […]

Online retailer K-tel International, Inc. Wednesday announced the addition of an auction service to K-tel.com, its e-commerce Web site. The auction currently has listings for music, collectibles, computers, sporting goods, toys and software, with new listings in the works. Auction participants will be also be able to register their own products for sale to other […]