[2004-08-31] 24/7 Real Media Europe Partners with Anemone
24/7 Real Media Europe, a division of 24/7 Real Media today announced that Anemone has signed an exclusive reseller agreement to market 24/7 Real Media's Open AdStream ad serving solutions and Insight XE Web analytics solution, in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and the Balkan countries.
[2004-08-30] Yahoo Dumps Google
Yahoo reported on Friday that on Tuesday of last week it unloaded 2.3 million shares of it's Google Inc. stock.
[2004-08-25] Yahoo Continues Fight Over Nazi Paraphernalia
Furthering a story that began in 2000, the US Court of Appeals has ruled that US District Court judge operated outside the realm of his jurisdiction by attempting to rule on a case with international ramifications. The issue in question stems from a suit filed (and won) by two French groups in 2000 to stop the sale of Nazi memorabilia through Yahoo France's online auction site.
[2004-08-24] Raise the Banner. Consumers Rule!
The evidence of a consumer backlash to established online marketing tactics is mounting right before our eyes.
[2004-08-23] Google IPO Round Up
The majority of the search engine public knows about Google's IPO, unless you've been hiding in a cave the last couple of weeks. Since their shares have been available to the public last Thursday, many articles have been written about the search engine's adventures on Wall Street.
[2004-08-23] US Online Retail Sales to Double Over the Next Six Years
US online retail sales will more than double over the next six years, reaching $316 billion by 2010.
[2004-08-20] Seekgeeks.com Launches New Search Engine
New search engine Seekgeeks.com provides incredible search results using the MSN, AltaVista, and DMOZ search engine databases.
[2004-08-20] Telefrog.com Launches B2B Search Portal for Telecommunication
Telefrog.com provides a quick easy to use reference for connecting B2B buyers and sellers from around the world.
[2004-08-20] RabbitLuck.com Wishes To Take On Traditional Search Engines
Rabbitluck.com's focus will be to deliver the absolute best advertising promotions and complete marketing solutions for gaming sites left out in the cold by the large search engines dropping adult and gaming listings from the directories
[2004-08-19] SEO Inc. Joins The Wide Web Consortium
SEO Inc. has a new membership in the World Wide Web Consortium, the nonprofit organization that serves as the Internet's governing body.
[2004-08-19] Not-For-Profit Search Engine AnooX Coming Soon
AnooX is a not-for-profit search engine that promises to deliver the most accurate search results. AnooX is to ensure that the Search Engine is accessible to all businesses, and not just those with deep pockets.
[2004-08-19] IAMcafe.com Searches Patent’s For Search Engines
While the search engine wars between the Internet's biggest players marches on, PatentCafe's ICO Global Patent Search stands quietly in the background as the search engine used to search, search engine technology.
[2004-08-19] Search Engines Hit With Lawsuit Over Gambling Ads
A recent lawsuit that was filed on behalf of Mario Cisneros, Michael Voight, and the general public called out a number of search engines for displaying ads for online gambling establishments. The suit claimed the defendants displayed these ads for within the state of California, where Internet gambling is illegal.
[2004-08-18] Google Reduces Price And Size Of IPO
Continuing the roller coaster-style of ride since they filed notice, Google has reduced the size and the cost of their Initial Public Offering. The search engine giant filed another amendment with the SEC that detailed the changes Google would be making.
[2004-08-18] New ShopLocal.com Allows Shoppers to Research Local Specials and Sales
CrossMedia Services, Inc. today announced the launch of ShopLocal, an online resource that allows shoppers to research local specials and sale items at stores close to home.
[2004-08-17] Google To Go Public Tomorrow?
California based company, Google Inc., wishes to conclude its share auction Tuesday. This sets the stage for the shares to go public on Wednesday.
[2004-08-16] About Us—Use This Section of Your Website to Boost Your Sales!
Many websites have an "About Us" page. However, when you click on the "about us" button and reach some of these pages, often you do not learn much about who is behind the website. This is a pity, for you, but it is also a loss for the person who owns the website, for she has missed a chance to convince you why you should do business with her.
[2004-08-13] Google’s IPO Auction Set To Open Today
Google expects to open the auction for the shares of Google's Class A common stock at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Friday, August 13, 2004.
[2004-08-13] Alabama Launches Web Site With New Look And Features
The state of Alabama recently launched its next generation Web portal, which offers a fresh design as well as new features to enhance the visitor experience.
[2004-08-13] How to Make More Money with Google AdSense
Google AdSense is a Pay-Per Click (PPC) service. Webmasters are paid a portion of the revenue which Google collects from advertisers each time a web site visitor clicks on an AdSense advertisement.
[2004-08-12] Infouno.com Launches UK Metasearch
Infouno, The UK's first dedicated metasearch service, makes it quicker and easier for people searching the UK web to find related.
[2004-08-11] FindaSeminar.com Releases Training Information Management Tool
FindaSeminar.com, pay-for-performance marketing services, has gained huge favor in the training community by introducing its new Training Information Management tool (TIM).
[2004-08-11] Google IPO Registration To Close August 12, 2004
Yesterday Google announced the closing of bidder registration to end at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Thursday, August 12, 2004. The auction for shares of Google's Class A common stock will commence soon thereafter. You must have a bidder ID if you intend to submit a bid in the auction for Google's Class A common stock.
[2004-08-11] StepUp.com Unveils Local Shopping Engine
StepUp.com, consumer and merchant services web site, announced the launch of the Internet's premier local shopping engine, currently in beta testing. StepUp.com offers merchants a simple and economical way (free, for a limited time) to easily list their products online, driving web shoppers to their physical locations. StepUp.com combines the benefits of online shopping with local commerce, providing consumers and local merchants a powerful new tool.
[2004-08-11] Hot Banana Upgraded With Improved Search Engine Optimization Features
Hot Banana Software Inc., Web Content Management System (CMS) company, has significantly enhanced its current version of Hot Banana to improve its Search Engine Optimization (SEO) performance with the addition of a Conversion Tracking tool, Robots.txt and Meta Tag Management.
[2004-08-11] Infotrieve Releases ArticleFinder eXtreme
Infotrieve, Inc., announced today the launch of its new federated search solution, ArticleFinder eXtreme (AFX), designed to deliver cost savings to special libraries by leveraging their existing resources. AFX can be integrated into Infotrieve's Virtual Library technology platform, allowing users to simultaneously search their library's holdings, subscription and public databases.
[2004-08-11] Travel Advertising Success With SideStep
SideStep Inc., search engine for travelers, has had success with travel leaders such as Independence Air and Best Western International.
[2004-08-11] eMarketer Report Finds Online Advertising Is Booming
A report done by eMarketer concerning online advertising as found that spending on this medium is expected to continue and increase over the year. The exact numbers from eMarketer's report states that spending for advertising online will hit the $9.1 billion mark, $1 billion more than what was spent in 2000.
[2004-08-10] Customers Are More Important Than Clicks
Getting clicks from pay-per-click (PPC) advertising on search engines can be exciting. One leading expert reminds us that clicks aren't customers and it's customers you need to focus on.
[2004-08-10] Online Advertising Is Growing Steadily
Online advertising will have reached a new high by year's end, the latest eMarketer report predicts. The firm says that by the end of 2004 will be the fourth straight year of double-digit growth.
[2004-08-10] Cross Cultural Solutions for International Business
Globalisation, the expansion of intercontinental trade, technological advances and the increase in the number of companies dealing on the international stage have brought about a dramatic change in the frequency, context and means by which people from different cultural backgrounds interact.
[2004-08-10] Google Sets Registration Deadline
Search engine giant, Google Inc., announced today that they would be closing bidder registration for its Dutch auction-style IPO in two days.
[2004-08-09] Metamend Unveils Search Engine Optimization Site for Hotels
Metamend, website optimization, today announced it has launched a new web site specifically designed to supply search engine optimization (SEO) solutions and website promotion services to the Hotel and Accommodation industries.
[2004-08-09] SignPostX Provides Free Advertising for Small Travel Businesses
Recently launched travel search engine, SignPostX, has a free trial advertising package specifically aimed at the small tourism entrepreneur.
[2004-08-09] Effective Web Sites – Implement at least Basic Governance
What should be at least covered in Web governance?
[2004-08-09] Google And Yahoo Settle Patent Dispute
A patent disagreement between Google's AdWords and Yahoo's Overture was settled today by the search engine giants. To help settle the dispute, Google issued an additional 2.7 million shares of Google's stock. Through earlier agreements, Yahoo already possessed 5.5 million shares of Google stock.
[2004-08-06] FindWhat.com Announces Canadian Search With Yellow Pages Group
FindWhat.com, provider of performance-based marketing and commerce enabling services, announced today a strategic private label initiative with Yellow Pages Group.
[2004-08-05] Did Google Issue Illegal Shares?
Google, search engine giant, may have distributed over 22 million shares of its stock to several hundred employees and consultants, causing an unexpected legal risk into their IPO (initial public offering).
[2004-08-05] ValueClick To Acquire Pricerunner
ValueClick, provider of media, technology and services, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Pricerunner AB, a comparison shopping services site in Europe.
[2004-08-04] DoubleClick Unveils SiteAdvance 3.0
Today DoubleClick, online marketing and advertising provider, launched SiteAdvanceSM 3.0, an updated version of its web analytics solution. The new version of SiteAdvance features a new user interface, an executive dashboard feature, an ad hoc query tool with customized reporting and new conversion metrics for traffic driving reports.
[2004-08-04] America Online Acquires Mailblocks
America Online announced today, the acquisition of Mailblocks, a personal web-based email service for consumers.
[2004-08-04] A Closer Look At Business to Business Marketing
Are you properly managing your pipeline? Are you jumping the gun and losing valuable clients? What does search mean to B2B marketing? These are the types of questions asked in answered in Tuesday's SES Business to Business Forum.
[2004-08-03] Search Engine Shortcuts
As search engine use continues exponentially, there are apparent trends that searchers are employing when they perform queries. The most noticeable being that search engine users are mainly interested in results that appear on the first page of the SERPs (search engine results pages), or the "10 blue links", as they are called by Daniel Reed of Ask Jeeves.
[2004-08-03] Ask Jeeves Teams With Citysearch
Ask Jeeves and Citysearch today announced a partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Ask Jeeves, Inc. will license Citysearch's local content and business data to help power Smart Search results for local searches on Ask Jeeves.
[2004-08-03] Overture Ranks Broad Matched Ads Lower
One of the many sessions at Day 1 of the SES conference concerned targeting search engine advertising through the use of broad match. The big guns of Google and Overture were well represented, and their presentations were educational, to say the least.
[2004-08-03] Why Investors are Afraid of Search Engine Marketing
The Search Engine Strategies conference, in San Jose, is full of exuberant professionals and entrepreneurs eager and excited to learn more about the search industry. Amid the din of optimism and over-caffeinated exuberance there are a few words being spoken that are, shall we say, somewhat less than ebullient. It's probably no surprise to anyone who's been paying attention to tech stocks of late that most of the downer talk here has to do with investors.
[2004-08-02] Daum Communications to buy Lycos
The top web site provider in South Korea, Daum Communications, is set to purchase Lycos, the US business of Spain's Terra Lycos for $95 million.
[2004-08-02] FTC Settles With D Squared; Pop-Up Advertiser
D Squared, A San Diego based company, will no longer advertise its ad-blocking software by using Internet pop-up ads, to avoid a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
[2004-08-02] Not Everyone is Worth Supporting
Support costs money. Some customers are worth supporting because they are, or have the capacity to be, profitable. Some customers are not worth supporting because the cost of supporting them is greater than the profit that can be made from them. Differentiating between profitable and unprofitable customers is a critical skill.
[2004-08-02] iProspect Unveils iSEBA
In San Jose California, at the Search Engine Strategies Conference, iProspect unveiled iSEBA (iProspect Search Engine Bidding Agent). iSEBA manages the keyword bidding process for pay per click advertising campaigns on both Google and Overture's paid search programs.
[2004-08-02] IPO Registration Site Launched By Google
Google, the search engine giant, launched a site on Friday where investors can register to bid for the company's shares.
[2004-08-02] PR Web Unveils SEO-PR
PR Web, a leader in global news and press release distribution, unveiled a new platform of advanced search engine promotion services. This new platform offers search engine marketing firms and their clients help optimizing, distributing, and tracking press releases from SEO-PR, a pioneer in optimizing news releases for news search engines.