"More lucrative than panhandling," blogs are increasingly seen as a revenue driving form of publishing. But, as Newsday, points out, it's not much more lucrative than panhandling. In fact, many blogs' revenue models are based on passing the figurative hat,...
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Reuters reports that Google CEO Eric Schmidt told a UCLA conference on the 35th anniversary of the Internet that the search giant intends to create an Apple Mac flavor of its Desktop Search application. The release might take some time,...
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Number one computer maker Dell is now bundling anti-spyware software on all its new units. It is also contracting with McAfee and Symantec to produce new and more effective anti-spyware packages. The company found that spyware-induced problems accounted for one...
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Hitwise, a website traffic metrics and demographics firm, said that its U.K. web panel size exploded to two million individuals, up from 70,000. The company now provides basic demographic reports for 70,000 sites and more complicated analyses for 150,000 sites....
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DoubleClick CEO Kevin Ryan told analysts last week that he thought the dropping ad serving prices would stabilize next year. DoubleClick's own ad management revenue decreased a few percentage points, even as it added business. DoubleClick faces increased competition from...
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WhenU's aggressive effort to distinguish itself from spyware purveyors puts it in cahoots with unlikely partner Aluria, the maker of AOL's anti-spyware software. In fact, users of Aluria's products will soon be able to get the software for free in...
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Fastclick.com announced a $75 million private equity round, lead by VC firm Highland Capital Partners and Oak Investment Partners. A Disney venture arm also participated. Fastclick's network includes 7,500 sites that get visits from 80 million individuals in a month....
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Finally employing the same legal strategy it used with some success against spam, AOL filed a lawsuit last week targeting senders of "spim," spam sent via instant messaging. The lawsuits were filed in Georgia, Virginia, Washington and California in conjunction...
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PayPal's PR efforts to assuage angry business users who found their accounts at least partially frozen last week are merely fanning the flames. Rather than refunding fees for those several days during which a system upgrade made enormous sums of...
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The IHT asks uncomfortable question about eBay's popularity among criminals for unloading stolen goods. Some have been caught doing so, like a couple in Chicago who were arrested for fencing about $3 million in stolen goods. Canadians wondering where their...
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A Mazda-touting blog was pulled offline after accusations that it was a shill site for the auto manufacturer. Hosted by the same company that hosts Mazda's parent company's ad agency, J. Walter Thompson, the "HalloweenM3" blog contained only two posts,...
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DoubleClick announced late tonight that it hired Lazard Freres & Co. to explore how to shake up its business by doing something radical to its corporate structure. Among the options listed in the announcement were a sale of all or...
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