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Yahoo Consortia Working on Used Cars Portal

Authored by Peter Krasilovsky on February 13, 2007 - 6:24am.
The newspaper consortia (“the amigos”) that teamed up with Yahoo for HotJobs is planning to invade used autos next, according to a post by newspaper insider Ken Doctor. If it pans out, such an alliance would probably signal that Yahoo’s 2005 deal with AutoTrader for listings will soon be over.
tags: Internet | Advertising | Autos | Yahoo | Newspapers | Portals | News | Classifieds | Local |

Yahoo Introduces "Pipes" Mashup Creator Tool

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2007 - 12:32pm.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo on Thursday debuted a new service designed to make it easier for users and developers to create "mashups," or applications created by combining different Web-based services.

tags: Internet | Online Publishing | Blogs | Tech | RSS | Yahoo | Portals | Mashups | Yahoo Pipes | Pipes |

NAA Coverage: Google Print Ads Pitches Newspapers

Authored by Peter Krasilovsky on February 5, 2007 - 7:27am.
Even as Yahoo pushes hard to fully partner with newspapers online, Google has taken a different tack, offering to sell advertising for newspapers...in print. The Google Print Ads program began in June 2005 with magazines to decidedly mixed results. It moved to include 100 newspapers in late 2006.
tags: Marketing | Advertising | Search | Google | Newspapers | Portals | News | Publishing | NAA |

Google Nearly Triples Quarterly Profit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 31, 2007 - 12:02pm.

Mountain View, Calif. - In what has become a quarterly ritual, Google on Wednesday again surpassed analyst expectations by posting a fourth quarter profit that nearly tripled its figure from a year ago.

tags: Internet | Marketing | Advertising | Investing | Search | Google | Earnings | Portals | Stocks | Financials |

AOL Sees 41% Jump in Ad Revenue in 2006

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 31, 2007 - 11:17am.

Dulles, Va. - Despite losing a large portion of its subscriber base, AOL saw its advertising revenue jump 41% last year, Time Warner said on Wednesday.

tags: Internet | Marketing | Advertising | Subscriptions | AOL | Portals | Time Warner |

NAA Coverage: Fox Interactive Thinks Local

Authored by Peter Krasilovsky on January 30, 2007 - 12:34pm.
Fox Interactive Media (FIM), the home of MySpace, Fox Sports, Fox News and other sites, definitely has local on its agenda and is rolling out several new features to bring users more in touch with their communities, said Dan Strauss, VP and General Manager, who was speaking on a panel at the NAA Marketing Conference in Las Vegas.
tags: Internet | Advertising | Online Publishing | MySpace | Fox | FIM | Portals | NAA | Local |

Yahoo Launches New Personal Finance Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 19, 2007 - 10:05am.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Internet giant Yahoo said on Friday that it has launched a new personal finance website, featuring tools and information focused on nine major areas such as banking, real estate and retirement.

tags: Launches | Internet | Online Publishing | Yahoo | Investing | Portals | Finance |

More Reverberations on Ad Network Planned by Newspaper Giants

Authored by Peter Krasilovsky on January 12, 2007 - 12:35pm.
There’s been more industry feedback on the “Open Network” for national advertising that Gannett, McClatchy and Tribune (GMT) have proposed to launch for the newspaper industry. The first question is: who leaked it to reporter Julia Angwin and why? There is some feeling that the leak didn’t come from GMT, and in fact, probably came from some other party that wanted to sabotage the network before it really got started.

Angwin got a great scoop, and wrote a great piece, but I wonder whether her suggestion that Gannett Digital Media head Jack Williams was thinking in terms of illegal antitrust collusion was really warranted. The article states:
tags: Advertising | Online Publishing | Newspapers | Gannett | Portals | News | McClatchy | Tribune |

Prosecution Wraps Up Case in Fraud Trial of Former AOL Executives

Authored by dmw on January 5, 2007 - 9:34am.
Alexandria, Va. - The three-month-old fraud trial of two former AOL executives may be nearing an end, The Washington Post reported on Friday. Federal prosecutors wrapped up their case against former business affairs executive Kent Wakeford and former unit vice president John Tuli on Thursday after parading more than three dozen witnesses to the stand.
tags: Internet | Advertising | Law | Investing | AOL | Portals | Fraud | Trials | Stocks |

World Digital Media Group Chosen as First Music Provider for Lycos Cinema

Authored by dmw on January 4, 2007 - 12:53pm.
Dallas - World Digital Media Group (WDMG), a multi-platform music and digital content company, today announced that they have been chosen by Lycos as the first music content provider for the web portal’s newly launched proprietary entertainment platform Lycos Cinema, which allows users to chat online in real-time while watching videos.
tags: Internet | Video | Music | Music Videos | Concerts | Chat | Portals | Lycos | WDMG |

EarthLink CEO Garry Betty Dies of Cancer at Age 49

Authored by dmw on January 3, 2007 - 11:12am.
Atlanta – Gary Betty, CEO of EarthLink, who joined the company in 1996 and helped grow it from a small regional, Internet service provider into one of the largest ISPs in the country, has died of cancer at the age of 49. Betty took a leave of absence in November after being diagnosed with a serious form of cancer.
tags: Internet | Tech | ISP | Portals | EarthLink | Gary Betty |

10 Local Trends that Greet The New Year

Authored by Peter Krasilovsky on January 3, 2007 - 5:34am.
Year-end reviews are always kind of arbitrary. For sure, a lot of overlap occurs from year-to-year. So much of what we consider “the ‘60s,” for instance, really happened in the early ‘70s. But clearly, r/evolution is happening in local, the Internet’s last frontier. Here are ten things we all saw in 2006.
tags: Internet | Marketing | Advertising | Yahoo | Search | Google | Portals | Classifieds | Local | Trends |

WashPost: AOL Cuts 450 More Jobs at Dulles Headquarters

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 14, 2006 - 10:32am.

Dulles, Va. - As part of its strategy of shifting the company to an ad-driven revenue model, about 450 more workers were laid off from AOL on Wednesday, The Washington Post reported.

tags: Internet | Tech | Career | AOL | Layoffs | Portals |

Yahoo News Expands Video Content Deal With ABC News

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2006 - 9:53am.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Yahoo News announced on Wednesday that it has expanded a video content agreement with ABC News, increasing the amount and visibility of ABC News video available on Yahoo News. Under the deal, ABC News will provide Yahoo with expanded daily video content packages, as well as additional segments from programs like "Good Morning America."
tags: Internet | Video | TV | Yahoo | ABC | Portals | News | GMA |

AOL Creates Co-Branded Site With Major League Gaming

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 12, 2006 - 12:26pm.
Dulles, Va. - AOL said on Tuesday that it has launched a co-branded site with Major League Gaming (MLG), a professional video game league.  The site, which will be part of AOL's Gamedaily site, will feature MLG's professional gaming content, including streaming video highlights, pro player profiles, blogs and online tournaments.
tags: Games | Internet | Tournaments | AOL | MLG | Portals | GameDAILY |

Citysearch to Power Local Content for InterActiveCorp's AskCity

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 2:23pm.
West Hollywood, Calif. - InterActiveCorp's Citysearch online city guide service announced on Friday that it will serve as the core local content provider for Ask.com's new local search service, AskCity. Citysearch includes editorial and user reviews on over 12 million local businesses nationwide. Ask.com is also a unit of InterActiveCorp.
tags: Internet | Advertising | Online Publishing | Search | IAC | Travel | Portals | Local | CitySearch | AskCity |

Google Launches Beta Test of Radio Ad Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 2:03pm.
San Francisco - Google has launched a beta test of its Google Audio Ads service, which lets marketers use the company's automated system to purchase ads on U.S. radio stations, CNET News.com reported.
tags: Launches | Internet | Advertising | Radio | Audio | Search | Google | Portals | dMarc | Radio Ads |

NFL Quarterback Tom Brady Sues Yahoo Over Use of Image

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 1:55pm.
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Tom Brady, the quarterback of the NFL's New England Patriots, is suing Yahoo, claiming that the Internet company used his image without his consent in ads for its fantasy football service, Reuters reported on Friday. Brady is seeking an injunction to prevent Yahoo from continuing to run the ads, as well as unspecified monetary damages.
tags: Sports | Internet | Law | Lawsuits | Yahoo | NFL | Football | Copyright | Photos | Portals | Tom Brady |

AOL Website to Stream Free, Ad-Supported Documentary Films

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2006 - 3:50pm.
New York - AOL on Thursday announced the launch of True Stories, a new website that will showcase feature-length documentary films.
tags: Internet | Video | Advertising | Downloads | Broadband | Movies | AOL | Documentaries | Streaming | Portals |

Google to Power Video-Sharing, Other Web Services for BSkyB

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2006 - 3:35pm.
London - British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), the News Corp.-owned U.K. satellite broadcaster, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Google to offer Web-based services to Sky's broadband Internet customers.
tags: Internet | Video | Tech | Broadband | UK | Google | ISP | Portals | Satellite | Video-Sharing | UGC | BSkyB |
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