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Direct Marketers Online Investment Increases
A new survey indicates increased investiment of direct marketers in online projects with 41% increasing their online budget this year and 57% planning to do it next year. [Read more] [Read more]
Scams In The Name of Katrina Disaster Rises
Experts warn that scammers have already devised elaborate phishing attacks and other online scams meant to target the outpouring of response to hurricane Katrina. [Read more] [Read more]
User Vision Launches User Vision Focus
Usability consultancy, User Vision, this week launched User Vision focus, to offer remote online usability testing services for websites, software and products. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Bendi: China Business Search Site
Google has launched Google Bendi, a beta version of a service that allows Chinese web surfers to search for businesses in their local area. [Read more] [Read more]
Court Ruling Against Adword Vendors
A Law Professor, Eric Goldman’s analysis of court ruling in favour of computer users and against adword vendors like Direct Revenue says that they should use mandatory non-leaky, clickthrough agreements. [Read more] [Read more]
Clearswift: The August Spam Index
According to the monthly Clearswift Spam Index spammers offered ‘breakthrough technology’ which could deliver benefits ranging from long life to the perfect body. [Read more] [Read more]
Rakuten to Acquire LinkShare
Rakuten Inc., which operates Japan’s largest online shopping service, will acquire U.S. Internet advertising company LinkShare Corp. for about $425 million. [Read more] [Read more]
JetEye: Personalized, Shareable Search Engine
JetEye, a new San Francisco-based company, has launched a search engine that is said to be ‘Personalized Collaborative Shareable Search’. [Read more] [Read more]
Google’s Interest Raises Yell Stocks
Yell Group Plc, the British phone-book publisher, provider of mobile search services, benefitted in the stock market from the rumour that Google is interested in purchasing it. [Read more] [Read more]
The Environment Agency Deploys Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation has announced that the Environment Agency, has deployed Autonomy’s technology to use its Intranet, Easinet, for improving the environment in England and Wales. [Read more] [Read more]
Autonomy Search Signs A Joint Venture In China
Autonomy, a small British software group, has signed a joint venture with China Netcom Broadband (CNCBB), to provide a searchable database of 25 local and national TV companies over the internet. [Read more] [Read more]
Green Ads To Launch Online Ad Network
GreenAds, a “values-based online ad network,” is to be launched in October to attract advertisers focussing on an audience interested in social and environmental issues. [Read more] [Read more]