Promising new spam solutions from Microsoft, such as "flesh and blood" challenges and computational puzzles, Bill Gates said that the spam problem will be solved in two years. Gates also proposed a system he said will become dominant, whereby senders...
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Microsoft reports it Q4 ad revenue for MSN rose 47 percent last quarter particularly due to paid search. Overall revenue for MSN grew 19 percent to $546 million in the same period. DM News reports....
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Dirt floor schools in Cambodia can now send and receive emails intermittently, using battery-operated mobile wi-fi networks toted by motorbikes. The "motomen," hired by Western charities deliver the net to the rural poor where the government has done much to...
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In a partnership with eBay, Washington Mutual is offering certificates of deposit (CDs) in eBay's auction format. Consumers can bid on interest rates, with each bid lower that the previous one, until the auction closes. The consumer with the bid...
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For the second year in a row, Canadians spent less on ecommerce than the previous year, again failing to break through the $1 billion mark. While some theories are common - high taxes and fewer online offerings among them -...
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The two sides in the case that re-opened the trademark can of worms for search advertisers called off their legal dogs and settled. AOL and Playboy came to an undisclosed agreement that effectively stops the civil trial from moving forward,...
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AOL awarded its $55 million online advertising account to Digitas for media work and incumbent AtmosphereBBDO for creative. Modem Media was pushed out of the finals, and incumbent Doner Direct declined to participate in the review. Digitas will also be...
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Perhaps in reaction to several findings over the past year regarding how people use newspaper sites, Seattlepi.com is dayparting its editorial layout. In the morning, the site will remain unchanged. At 1 p.m., the site will shift to an "Afternoon...
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You can hear the primal, celebratory Howard Dean-like scream of advertisers and networks who make their living off of hated pop-ups. The beta release of Microsoft's service pack 2 for Internet Explorer sets its pop-up blocking feature to "off" by...
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