The Black Art of Voodoo Diligence
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The Black Art of Voodoo Diligence

27y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

The Black Art of Voodoo Diligence

Not long ago, the biggest technical decision an Internet business had to make was choosing the right HTML editor. As web sites became more sophisticat...

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The Nuts And Bolts of Advertising Online
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The Nuts And Bolts of Advertising Online

27y Michael Aaron

The Nuts And Bolts of Advertising Online

Why are lots of companies still afraid to advertise online? Maybe corporate decision makers don't trust ad metrics, or they don't know exactly how onl...

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Future of Online Entertainment
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Future of Online Entertainment

27y Michael Pastore

Future of Online Entertainment

The right formula for entertaining online consumers is the subject a report by USWeb/CKS, which seeks to examine how businesses can build viable enter...

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NetRatings Launches Internet Investment Research Service
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NetRatings Launches Internet Investment Research Service

27y Beth Cox

NetRatings Launches Internet Investment Research S...

Web measurement firm NetRatings Inc. launched InternetInvestment Strategies, a research service providing securities analysts,investment bankers and v...

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Report: Web Ad Revenues Grew to $1.5 Billion in 1998
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Report: Web Ad Revenues Grew to $1.5 Billion in 1998

27y Beth Cox

Report: Web Ad Revenues Grew to $1.5 Billion in 19...

American businesses spent an estimated $1.5 billion on Internet advertisingin 1998, an increase of 231% from the previous year, according to a newrepo...

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DoubleClick Selects AboveNet for Co-Location Services
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DoubleClick Selects AboveNet for Co-Location Services

27y Beth Cox

DoubleClick Selects AboveNet for Co-Location Servi...

DoubleClick Inc. signed an agreementwith San Jose, CA-based AboveNet Communications Inc. to co-locate itsWeb servers at AboveNet's Tysons Corner, VA a...

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NYTimes.com Promotes One-to-One Advertising Model
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NYTimes.com Promotes One-to-One Advertising Model

27y Beth Cox

NYTimes.com Promotes One-to-One Advertising Model

The New York Times Electronic Media Co launched its first trade advertisingcampaign for the Times's Web site, detailing how thesite's advertising mode...

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NYTimes.com Promotes One-to-One Advertising Model
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NYTimes.com Promotes One-to-One Advertising Model

27y Beth Cox

NYTimes.com Promotes One-to-One Advertising Model

The New York Times Electronic Media Co launched its first trade advertisingcampaign for the Times's Web site, detailing how thesite's advertising mode...

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Serving Up Ads In Software
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Serving Up Ads In Software

27y Robert Regular

Serving Up Ads In Software

In the '40s and '50s when families gathered around the radio or television on Sunday nights, they relied on their favorite show to be sponsored by bra...

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Former CEO of Omni-Net.com Forms New Agency
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Former CEO of Omni-Net.com Forms New Agency

27y Beth Cox

Former CEO of Omni-Net.com Forms New Agency

Richy Glassberg, the former president and CEO of interactive ad rep firmOmni-Net.com in New York, has purchased all of the assets ofthe company and ha...

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IP Networks Still Two Years Away
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IP Networks Still Two Years Away

27y Michael Pastore

IP Networks Still Two Years Away

Full-service telecom networks based on Internet Protocol (IP) platforms will not be deployed for another two years, according to a report from Analysy...

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The Case For Site-Based Measurement
Analytics

The Case For Site-Based Measurement

27y Adina Levin

The Case For Site-Based Measurement

Measurement is important to drive the growth of the ad business. But it's not something that advertisers can do alone. It requires both ad-based and s...

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10 Things I Hate About the Web Media
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10 Things I Hate About the Web Media

27y Sean Carton

10 Things I Hate About the Web Media

Maybe Sean's spent too much time thinking, maybe he's got some legitimate beefs. In either case, find out the top 10 things that he really hates about...

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Study to Benchmark Effectiveness of Interactive Agencies
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Study to Benchmark Effectiveness of Interactive Agencies

27y Beth Cox

Study to Benchmark Effectiveness of Interactive Ag...

People Design Technology(PDT), a Dallas-based research and consulting firmspecializing in online strategy and agency selection and utilization, plans...

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Who Else Is Reading Your Mail?
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Who Else Is Reading Your Mail?

27y Leo Sheiner

Who Else Is Reading Your Mail?

Leo Sheiner isn't paranoid...and he's not one to support conspiracy theories, as a rule. But in his view, there's enough weird stuff happening to supp...

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DSLin for Big Growth
Data insights

DSLin for Big Growth

27y Michael Pastore

DSLin for Big Growth

The total number of digital subscriber lines (DSL) installed in the US will grow dramatically in the next five years, according to Computer Economics....

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DoubleClick's DART Serves Eight Billion Ads in March
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DoubleClick's DART Serves Eight Billion Ads in March

27y Beth Cox

DoubleClick's DART Serves Eight Billion Ads in Mar...

New York City-based DoubleClick Inc. said that its DART adserver technology served 8 billion ads across 6,400 sites worldwide in March. Read More...

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24/7 Media Launches Turnkey Online Direct Marketing Service
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24/7 Media Launches Turnkey Online Direct Marketing Service

27y Beth Cox

24/7 Media Launches Turnkey Online Direct Marketin...

New York City-based 24/7 Media Inc. launched 24/7 Promotions, aturnkey online direct marketing service "that generates qualified customerleads while l...

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This Town Ain't Big Enough for the 47 of Us
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This Town Ain't Big Enough for the 47 of Us

27y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

This Town Ain't Big Enough for the 47 of Us

The global online village is hosting tenements now. Mergers and acquisitions point to industry consolidation. Is the window of Internet opportunity cl...

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Why Bad Web Sites Happen To Good CEOs
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Why Bad Web Sites Happen To Good CEOs

27y Michael Fischler

Why Bad Web Sites Happen To Good CEOs

Are CEOs satisfied with their web sites? Usually, they're not. But some top guns are downright thrilled...and here's why. Read More...

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Are GIF Banners Dead?
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Are GIF Banners Dead?

27y Tom Hespos

Are GIF Banners Dead?

Tom makes a compelling argument that animated GIFs have gone the way of the dodo. So why are so many agencies still sticking by the standard animated ...

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Free-PC Details Its Advertiser Program
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Free-PC Details Its Advertiser Program

27y Beth Cox

Free-PC Details Its Advertiser Program

Free-PC Inc. plans to open its charter advertiserprogram to 200 advertisers that will be able to test new forms ofinteractive ads and demographic targ...

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Web Syndication For The Masses
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Web Syndication For The Masses

27y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

Web Syndication For The Masses

More on the next frontier in online branding: web syndication. Greg and Emily look at some of the advances in the industry, and how they will enable m...

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Marketer's Mantra: Obsolete Thyself!
Marketing

Marketer's Mantra: Obsolete Thyself!

27y Michelle Ellis

Marketer's Mantra: Obsolete Thyself!

Michelle Ellis has a mantra for Internet marketers and visionaries: Obsoletethyself. Obsolete thyself. Obsolete thyself. Read More...

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24/7 Media Network Adds 23 Sites
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24/7 Media Network Adds 23 Sites

27y Beth Cox

24/7 Media Network Adds 23 Sites

New York City-based 24/7 Media Inc. said that it has added 23new sites, including HomeSeekers.com, to 10 of its 21 content channels in The24/7 Network...

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When To Guarantee Performance
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When To Guarantee Performance

27y Tom Hespos

When To Guarantee Performance

What to do when clients want a guaranteed performance deal on direct response campaigns? "No agency should guarantee performance without making sure t...

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FAST Measurement Panel Seeks Comment on Guidelines
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FAST Measurement Panel Seeks Comment on Guidelines

27y Beth Cox

FAST Measurement Panel Seeks Comment on Guidelines

FAST (Future of Advertising Stakeholders)Measurement Committee's audience measurement subcommittee has issued a set ofvoluntary guidelines and is seek...

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L-Soft Updates LISTSERV
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L-Soft Updates LISTSERV

27y Stephanie Miller

L-Soft Updates LISTSERV

L-Soft International Monday released LISTSERV version 1.8d which some are concerned could be used to send unsolicited commercial e-mail. Read More...

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