AOL-TW Q4 Losses Up in Tough Ad Year
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AOL-TW Q4 Losses Up in Tough Ad Year

24y rumo

AOL-TW Q4 Losses Up in Tough Ad Year

Advertising and commerce revenues declined by 14 percent to $2.2 billion for the quarter, reflecting the advertising recession buffeting the media ind...

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Vindigo Planning Paid Subscription Move
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Vindigo Planning Paid Subscription Move

24y rumo

Vindigo Planning Paid Subscription Move

The plans include the scrapping of the existing free service. The Vindigo 2.0 upgrade under consideration would be jazzed up to include personalizatio...

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FindWhat.com Takes on Rival's Search Patent
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FindWhat.com Takes on Rival's Search Patent

24y rumo

FindWhat.com Takes on Rival's Search Patent

Pay-per-click company heads to federal court to challenge Overture's patent on search engine methods after negotiations over royalties break down. Rea...

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Media Blitz: Tech Pubs Distressed
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Media Blitz: Tech Pubs Distressed

24y rumo

Media Blitz: Tech Pubs Distressed

New York-based CMP Media said the ad market woes forced the closure of its InternetWeek magazine and there are reports Ziff Davis Media needs $15 mill...

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IAR Bits and Bytes
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IAR Bits and Bytes

24y rumo

IAR Bits and Bytes

Agency.com handles Visa verification program; TMP brings in a new CFO; ValueClick drives traffic to TV shows. Read More...

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iWon Closes on Excite.com Takeover
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iWon Closes on Excite.com Takeover

24y rumo

iWon Closes on Excite.com Takeover

The sweepstakes-based portal is tying the loose ends on the integration of the old Excite.com features -- stock quotes, movie listings and news report...

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Tumbleweed Sues eUniverse for Patent Infringement
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Tumbleweed Sues eUniverse for Patent Infringement

24y rumo

Tumbleweed Sues eUniverse for Patent Infringement

The suit comes just days after Tumbleweed scored deals with eUniverse competitors American Greetings and Hallmark Cards for use of the trackable URL t...

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Yahoo! Locks In HotJobs Deal
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Yahoo! Locks In HotJobs Deal

24y rumo

Yahoo! Locks In HotJobs Deal

UPDATE: The search engine-turned-media company takes big steps toward diversifying its revenues with HotJobs' online recruiting fees. Read More...

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Ad Market Woes Push Dialpad into Bankruptcy
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Ad Market Woes Push Dialpad into Bankruptcy

24y rumo

Ad Market Woes Push Dialpad into Bankruptcy

Unable to attract enough paying subscribers to keep operations afloat, consumer-focused 'Net phone company files to reorganize under federal bankruptc...

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HotJobs Accepts Yahoo Bid
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HotJobs Accepts Yahoo Bid

24y rumo

HotJobs Accepts Yahoo Bid

The online job recruitment firm said Yahoo! made a "superior proposal" but left the door open for TMP Worldwide to sweeten the pot. Read More...

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AOL-TW's Pittman: Now the Fun Begins
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AOL-TW's Pittman: Now the Fun Begins

24y rumo

AOL-TW's Pittman: Now the Fun Begins

Now that access to the Internet has reached "critical mass" of about two-thirds of American homes, the real revolution begins, said Robert Pittman, th...

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Red Herring Dumps E-mail Newsletters
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Red Herring Dumps E-mail Newsletters

24y rumo

Red Herring Dumps E-mail Newsletters

The tech news magazine has ceased publication of the its e-mail newsletters and there are strong hints the company will pull back its Web offerings in...

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Alloy Acquires 360 Youth for $43 Million
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Alloy Acquires 360 Youth for $43 Million

24y rumo

Alloy Acquires 360 Youth for $43 Million

The cash and stock deal is among a string of purchases the offline/online marketer has made in order to extend its reach in the teen and college-age m...

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More Staff Cuts as iVillage Hunkers Down
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More Staff Cuts as iVillage Hunkers Down

24y rumo

More Staff Cuts as iVillage Hunkers Down

The online media company said the layoffs were part of plans to hunker down and turn a pre-tax profit in the fourth quarter this year. Read More...

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Viacom, Medscape Scrap CBSHealthwatch Deal
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Viacom, Medscape Scrap CBSHealthwatch Deal

24y rumo

Viacom, Medscape Scrap CBSHealthwatch Deal

Following the the termination of the pact, which shuts down the CBSHealthwatch.comsite, Medscape would return of approximately $111 million in outstan...

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America Online Cuts Into Marketing Staff
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America Online Cuts Into Marketing Staff

24y rumo

America Online Cuts Into Marketing Staff

The Dulles, Va.-based giant confirmed that it had eliminated 20 positions from its 750-person interactive marketing group. Read More...

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Agency.com Finalizes Seneca Buyout
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Agency.com Finalizes Seneca Buyout

24y rumo

Agency.com Finalizes Seneca Buyout

Update: Two-thirds of shareholders vote to accept the $3.35 price per share and Agency.com officially goes private. Are Razorfish and Organic next? Re...

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Interactive Ads Emerge as AOL-TW's Secret Weapon
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Interactive Ads Emerge as AOL-TW's Secret Weapon

24y rumo

Interactive Ads Emerge as AOL-TW's Secret Weapon

Despite a weak outlook for advertising dollars, AOL nets 5 percent growth in ad and commerce revenues. The number also helps explain AOL Time Warner's...

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Keebler Catches IM Marketing Fever
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Keebler Catches IM Marketing Fever

24y rumo

Keebler Catches IM Marketing Fever

In a deal with Silicon Alley-based ActiveBuddy, Keebler launches the Cheez-It Game Day sweepstakes via the SmarterChild instant messenger bot. Read Mo...

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JWT Consolidates Online, Direct Units
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JWT Consolidates Online, Direct Units

24y rumo

JWT Consolidates Online, Direct Units

A new division, Synergy@JWT, will help the agency cross-sell specialty services, it said. Read More...

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Silicon Alley Reporter Goes Under
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Silicon Alley Reporter Goes Under

24y rumo

Silicon Alley Reporter Goes Under

Putting a brave face on the long-rumored shutdown of his flagship magazine, Jason McCabe Calacanis says he'll launch a new title in its place called V...

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Alloy Acquires Dan's Competition in $38 Million Deal
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Alloy Acquires Dan's Competition in $38 Million Deal

25y rumo

Alloy Acquires Dan's Competition in $38 Million De...

Teen girl marketer branches out to boys with the acquisition, which the company hopes will beat a new revenue path away from the woeful online adverti...

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IAR Bits and Bytes
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IAR Bits and Bytes

25y rumo

IAR Bits and Bytes

MSN, First USA Promote co-branded Visa Card; Catalog Marketing Services acquires Prefer Network; Cybereps to represent AccuWeather.com. Read More...

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Memory Triggers: What Branding Is Really About
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Memory Triggers: What Branding Is Really About

25y rumo

Memory Triggers: What Branding Is Really About

Some may liken designers to children with crayons, but these image- and association-makers share more characteristics with mad scientists. Read More...

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FindWhat.com Expands CNET Deal
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FindWhat.com Expands CNET Deal

25y rumo

FindWhat.com Expands CNET Deal

The added placement beyond the current search listings on Search.com comes just in time for FindWhat.com. Earlier this year, the company signed a majo...

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Myers Reports Closes Shop; to Launch Consultancy
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Myers Reports Closes Shop; to Launch Consultancy

25y rumo

Myers Reports Closes Shop; to Launch Consultancy

The wind-down follows a steady spate of layoffs at the well-known research firm. For weeks, Myers had been letting clients know that a shift in struct...

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Ad Market Woes Push About.com into E-commerce Waters
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Ad Market Woes Push About.com into E-commerce Waters

25y rumo

Ad Market Woes Push About.com into E-commerce Wate...

The contracting ad market has forced the niche-topic portal to shave its workforce again and detail plans for a big jump into the e-commerce space. Re...

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