The friendliness of the "Friendster" market - the online social networking sites - chilled a bit when one of the startups purchased exclusive rights to the "six degrees" patent, a piece of intellectual property that, if interpreted broadly, could make...
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The U.S. Patent Office, possibly realizing the stupidity of originally granting the Eolas patent - the one that caused a half billion dollar court decision against Microsoft and could possibly force the entire Internet to handle rich media differently -...
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Joe Mandese analyzes the new, higher web advertising figures, noting that the medium continues to gain marketshare, growing faster than other forms of advertising. Today, every one in fifteen measured ad dollars goes to the Internet, where one in sixteen...
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One of the big gorilla ad holding companies, Interpublic Group, is again renouncing its growth-by-acquisition strategy, belatedly realizing that companies can't create shareholder value by buying up other agencies and shrinking them. Clever accounting can make it look rational only...
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A recent survey by Jupiter predicts holiday shopping this year will increase 21 percent over last year to $17 billion. It also showed that people prefer online shopping to squeezing through the crowded holiday malls. DM News reports. Steve Hall...
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Vin Crosbie writes a second piece on subscription-based weblogs concluding there is money to be made using blogs but it will come down to quality content. ClickZ reports. Steve Hall posts....
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In this article, Jim Meskauskas examines the automotive industry and its use of the Internet as in integral piece of its marketing programs. iMediaConnection reports. Steve Hall posts....
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