Google Expands Gmail Capacity, May Launch Soon

CNET reports that Google is set to double its Gmail free email system's default capacity to two gigabytes after already having forced its competitors to multiply their free storage space by a factor of about ten to stay abreast of... continue reading »

FindWhat Opens Up AdSense Alternative

With Yahoo and MSN reportedly joining the competitive fray to recruit publishers in their paid search networks, ClickZ reports that FindWhat is opening up its ad network to more publishers, including very small ones, in hopes of grabbing more share... continue reading »

One of Blind Company's Claims Against Google Thrown Out

Google successfully had one trademark infringement count thrown out against it in its battle against American Blind & Wallpaper, but the federal court kept the other suit going, saying it failed to meet the strict criteria for throwing out a... continue reading »

Gmail Now Supports HTML Messages

Google's Gmail free email service, formerly the bane of email marketer's production efforts, will now support rich HTML emails, according to a brief report at the end of a DM News article. Since Gmail's launch a year ago, email marketers... continue reading »

Trade Publisher's Financials in Flux

Trade magazine publisher Penton Media said it too will be late in reporting its financial results. Several large agency holding companies have recently thrown their investors into some confusion by telling them that they had found accounting problems in past... continue reading »

Macromedia CTO: Yeah, Flash Makes for Good Cookie Replacements

MarketingShift went right to the horse's mouth to ask about the relative merits of Flash-based user tracking versus using the ubiquitous cookie - a topic of sudden relevance now that some third party companies are confirming Jupiter Research's recent finding... continue reading »

CBS Splits Off Internet Division

A Lost Remote report (via PaidContent indicates CBS is developing a new Digital Media division that will inherit CBS.com, CBSNews.com, Sportsline, UPN.com and other sundry online properties. The division will be placed under MarketWatch founder Larry Kramer. The Lost Remote... continue reading »

Yahoo Reportedly Closes Search API to Analytics Providers

Executives from the Web Analytics Association are complaining that Google is rejecting its members applications for access to its APIs, the computer interface that allows those firms to automate the tracking of search ad inventory. While search engine marketing firms... continue reading »

Local Net Ads Up 28 Percent, to Hit $3.9 Billion in 2005

Local online advertising grew 28 percent in 2004 to reach $2.7 billion, according to a new Borell Associates study. Borell also predicts even bigger growth for 2005, pegging local online sales to reach $3.9 billion as newspapers and radio and... continue reading »