Tim Gray

Internet video advertising spending is expected to nearly triple over the next two years, spurred on by increased broadband use throughout the United States, and encouraged by recent content deals with big media companies, according to a new survey. Ad dollars will soar to $640 million in 2007 from this year’s $225 million, according to […]

Much of UPS’s business is predicated on timing, and the shipping giant is once again trying to deliver for the holiday season. This month the company announced new shipping options available to sellers on eBay for international delivery, as well as announced a deal with Yahoo Small Business. The new service provides U.S.-based eBay users […]

While the holiday shopping season officially kicks off on the Friday following Thanksgiving, the online sales action, expected to hit nearly $20 billion this year, begins today. The first workday following “Black Friday” is the first opportunity for consumers to get back to their fast Internet connections at the office after the holiday weekend. For […]

As online retailers are gearing up for an expected deluge of business this holiday season, shoppers are fretting over making purchases on the Internet, according to a study. Although predictions for a hot shopping November and December are widespread, a new study suggests nearly 90 percent of those making online purchases, at least some of […]

There is at least one Turkey predicted to survive this Thanksgiving and thanks to the Internet “Gloria Gobbler” could possibly be around for several more. During the past few weeks, an estimated 30 million people have viewed American Greetings’ Thanksgiving turkey eCard featuring Gloria performing a parody of a familiar disco classic, making it the […]

Multimedia searchers on AskJeeves will soon be trolling GoFish results on its site. The first phase of the companies’ integration deal is actually live now, which means GoFish’s multimedia content is enabling Ask Jeeves users to listen to, browse, download and purchase music, video, podcasts, movies, music videos and ring tones. Music downloads represent five […]

Internet TV startup Brightcove got a little help from some new friends today. The online TV firm announced a video-content distribution partnership with AOL , the appointment of Barry Diller to its board of directors and $16 million in funding from investors. The AOL deal places the year-old Cambridge-based company in an enviable position to […]

Reuters today launched an instant messaging (IM) hosted service to connect the financial community in real-time to MSN Messenger and AOL services. The federated network, Reuters Messaging 5.0, is the first professional IM service that connects the two big players in public messaging services, while straightening compliance problems that have prevented the services from being […]

Long-haul Internet backbone provider Cogent Communications’ service was disrupted today when its fiber network was cut in two different locations, the company said. The Washington, D.C.-based Cogent, which runs one of the cornerstone Internet backbone networks in the United States, said the dual cuts occurred earlier in the day in New Orleans and Washington D.C.. […]

Cingular Wireless is offering a new and improved version of “The Daily Me” for data-capable cell phones with even more personalized content such as weather, stock quotes and movie listings. The upgrade to its MEdia Net service is expected to simplify the way more than 30 million of its customers access the wireless Internet on […]

The picture of AOL’s content strategy got a little clearer today when it launched a revamped, free photo-sharing Web site. AOL Pictures, originally launched as You’ve Got Pictures in 1998, allows unlimited online digital photo storage in the original resolution. The new version has been getting a makeover for nearly one year, and, as of […]

Yahoo spiced up its content offerings today with the addition of the sometimes foul-language and often randy daily news and entertainment feeds from five of Gawker Media’s popular blogger sites. The Gawker sites to be featured on Yahoo are Defamer, a Hollywood gossip and news page; Gawker, a daily source for Manhattan news media and […]