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LycosLycos Adds On-Demand Rentals to Lycos Cinema ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 5, 2008 - 12:05pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Lycos on Monday added online video-on-demand rentals to its Lycos Cinema service, which previously offered ad-supported viewing. The content available through the service will also feature the company's "Watch & Interact" technology, which lets multiple users to view the same video while chatting with one another in real-time. Lycos partnered with IndependentFeatures.com, which will offer films screening at the Independent Features Film Festival in July exclusively on Lycos Cinema. Lycos Reports Boom in Search Activity for WWE's Chris BenoitAuthored by Scott Goldberg on June 27, 2007 - 11:33am.
 Today Lycos released search data for the week ending June 23, and perhaps a bit of a surprise was the enormous interest in the story of Chris Benoit, the WWE wrestler who was found dead in his home last week along with his wife and son. Bizarre facts of the case have begun to emerge and search interest reflected the developments of the case as the term “Chris Benoit” rose 3,638% from Monday to Tuesday. It is believed Benoit strangled his wife to death, and more than a day later suffocated his son. Benoit apparently waited some time to then hang himself using a weight machine as a pulley. Lycos’s search data reveals other interesting trends in the week as well:
National Lampoon Launches Broadband Video Distribution NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 18, 2007 - 3:42pm.
Los Angeles - National Lampoon this week announced the formation of a broadband video network that will distribute its programming with new partners including YouTube, Joost, Lycos, Veoh, GoFish, Handheld Entertainment and BiggyTV. The National Lampoon Video Network will supplement existing distribution partnership the company has with AOL Video and Brightcove, as well as its own NationalLampoon.com and TogaTV.com portals. Lycos Relaunches Gamesville Casual Games SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 11, 2007 - 3:58pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Lycos on Wednesday announced the re-launch of Gamesville, a site that offers cash prizes in free games like poker, trivia and bingo. Launched in 1996, Gamesville was acquired by Lycos in 1999. The site has been re-launched with a "retro" design and new interstitial video ad format that has attracted advertisers including Honda, Chili's, Oreo and Kellogg's. Lycos MIX Lets Users Post Web Video Clips to Shared PlaylistsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2007 - 1:40pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Web portal Lycos on Thursday introduced Lycos MIX, a social networking application that lets groups of people pull video clips from a variety of sources and create shared playlists. The company said the application grew out of its Lycos Cinema feature, which lets users simultaneously watch and chat about video content in real-time. Lycos Taps PlayPhone to Power New LYCOSmobile PortalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 23, 2007 - 1:41pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Web portal Lycos on Tuesday announced the launch of LYCOSmobile, a mobile content site offering hundreds of mobile games, wallpapers and ringtones. The company partnered with PlayPhone to develop the site, which will offer content on a subscription basis for $9.99 per month. World Digital Media Group Chosen as First Music Provider for Lycos CinemaAuthored 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.
Korean Internet Portal Daum Signs Google for Search AdsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2006 - 12:57pm.
Seoul - South Korea's Daum Communications announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Google to use the company's AdSense system to serve search ads on its Internet portal. Daum claims 38 million registered users, and collects more than one-third of its revenues from online advertising. The company also owns Lycos, which it acquired from Terra in 2004, but has recently fallen into second place among Korean portals behind NHN Corp. Lycos Cinema Enables Real-Time Chat While Watching MoviesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2006 - 3:26pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Web portal Lycos on Monday announced the launch of a movie streaming service that lets users chat online in real-time while they watch the video. Lycos Cinema will allow users to create their own password-protected Screening Rooms, and chat live with other viewers in the room.
Blinkx to Power New Lycos Search FeatureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 29, 2006 - 1:28pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Lycos announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Blinkx, a searchable index of Web video, to launch a new Lycos video search feature.
tags: Internet | Video | Tech | Broadband | Blinkx | Search | Video Search | Portals | Video-Sharing | Lycos |
Lycos, PermissionTV Launch "Update Hollywood"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2006 - 1:08pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Internet portal Lycos on Monday announced the launch of a new entertainment feature, "Update Hollywood." The site will offer movie trailers, film clips, behind-the-scenes footage, DVD releases and celebrity interviews hosted by Martin Grove, a writer for The Hollywood Reporter.
tags: Internet | Video | Online Publishing | TV | Broadband | Movies | Portals | Hollywood | Lycos | PermissionTV |
FUN Technologies to Develop Casual Games Portals for Lycos EuropeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 17, 2006 - 12:44pm.
Toronto - FUN Technologies, a developer of online casual games, announced on Monday that it has signed a two-year agreement to create a private-label skill gaming platform for Lycos Europe.
Lycos Sells Wired News to Conde Nast for $25 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 12, 2006 - 12:53pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Online entertainment portal Lycos announced on Wednesday that it has sold its Wired News technology news site to Conde Nast Publications -- which also owns WIRED magazine -- for $25 million. The deal brings the sister publications back under the same ownership after eight years of separation.
tags: Deals | Internet | Online Publishing | Acquisitions | News | Wired News | Lycos | WIRED | Conde Nast |
Lycos to Launch Internet TV Service Powered by PermissionTVAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2006 - 11:48am.
Waltham, Mass. - Lycos, the Web portal owned by Korea's Daum Communications, announced on Tuesday a partnership with PermissionTV, provider of an Internet TV distribution platform.
tags: Launches | Internet | VOD | Broadband | IPTV | Internet Launches | Video Launches | Lycos | PermissionTV |
Lycos: "Paris Hilton" is Top Search Term of 2005Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 12, 2005 - 3:51am.
Waltham, Mass. - Lycos on Monday announced that "Paris Hilton" took the top spot in its list of the top 50 search terms for the year 2005. While "Hurricane Katrina" was the most-searched news event of 2005, it was tenth in the overall rankings, behind "Pamela Anderson," "Britney Spears," "Poker," "Dragonball," "Jennifer Lopez," "WWE," "Pokemon" and "Playstation".
Lycos Dumps Yahoo Search Results in Favor of Ask JeevesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2005 - 7:29am.
Oakland, Calif. -- Search engine technology provider Ask Jeeves has announced that Lycos has chosen it to replace Yahoo's Inktomi as the provider of search results on the Lycos Web portal. Oakland, Calif.-based Ask Jeeves' search and advertising products are also used by InfoSpace, BellSouth and CNET Networks. "Ask Jeeves' Teoma search technology will deliver outstanding results to users of our new search-centric experience at Lycos.com," said Adam Soroca, general manager of search services for Lycos.
"Janet Jackson" Top Search Term on Lycos During 2004Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 16, 2004 - 11:13am.
Waltham, Mass. -- "Janet Jackson," "Paris Hilton," "Nick Berg" and "Kazaa" were among the top search terms listed on Web portal Lycos during 2004, according to the company's annual list of top 50 search terms released on Wednesday. "Janet Jackson held the number one spot on The Lycos 50 for only two weeks this year, but she generated more search activity in those two weeks than any other search topic, making her the most searched topic in the history of The Lycos 50, and easily the top search of 2004," said Dean Tsouvalas, writer of The Lycos 50. Tsouvalas added that the war in Iraq was the most-searched news event of 2004, just as it was in 2003.
"Janet Jackson" Top Search Term on Lycos During 2004Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 15, 2004 - 11:13am.
Waltham, Mass. -- "Janet Jackson," "Paris Hilton," "Nick Berg" and "Kazaa" were among the top search terms listed on Web portal Lycos during 2004, according to the company's annual list of top 50 search terms released on Wednesday. "Janet Jackson held the number one spot on The Lycos 50 for only two weeks this year, but she generated more search activity in those two weeks than any other search topic, making her the most searched topic in the history of The Lycos 50, and easily the top search of 2004," said Dean Tsouvalas, writer of The Lycos 50. Tsouvalas added that the war in Iraq was the most-searched news event of 2004, just as it was in 2003.
Lycos Europe Launches 1GB Email ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 18, 2004 - 8:09am.
London -- Beating out larger rival Google, Web portal Lycos Europe on Tuesday launched an email service with one gigabyte of storage space -- which would hold more than 550,000 emails, 2,000 photos or 250 songs. The ad-free service, which unlike Google's advertising-supported Gmail will cost about $6 per month, went live in the U.K. on Tuesday, with other European countries soon to follow, the company said. "The research we've done shows that privacy and security is incredibly important to consumers," said Lycos Europe Portals and Communications Vice President Alex Kovach. Google has been increasingly criticized in Europe, where customer advocates have argued that the ad technology Google will use to search within email texts in order to target ads at users violates user privacy laws. Yahoo also recently announced that it would increase the amount of free email storage it offers users from 4MB to 100MB.
Web Portal Lycos to Cut 20% of Staff, Focus on "Personal Connectivity"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 12, 2004 - 9:14am.
Waltham, Mass. -- Spain-based Internet services provider Terra Lycos announced that it will cut 20% of jobs at its U.S.-based Lycos Web portal as part of a restructuring that will see the company phase out its generic media portal business in favor of a focus on subscription-based services. The company also announced that it will outsource all advertising through a new partnership with 24/7 Real Media. Massachusetts-based Lycos said it will now focus more heavily on "personal connectivity services," such as its Matchmaker.com, Angelfire.com, Tripod.com, Raging Bull and Gamesville.com sites. "Lycos is building a business that capitalizes on the most rapidly developing area of the Internet -- integrating the burgeoning networking phenomenon with our proven business models in online publishing, dating, robust search and more," said Mark Stoever, executive vice president of Terra Lycos, U.S. "Lycos will be the first to bring together the entire spectrum of ways people connect online, becoming a must-visit daily tool."
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