MySpace recently hit the headlines when it declared it was ‘bringing down the garden walls’, permitting its user information to be shared. The firm also pledged to adopt open APIs as well as authentication interfaces. MySpace’s closest rival Facebook - not one to be left behind - is looking to keep up with the former […]

A reputed communications firm named MC communications has just joined hands with a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for assisting small and medium sized businesses. The Durham based consultancy is a growing firm that has now added a new element to its list of services. It will now provide its clients […]

There are indications that News Corp. is thinking of a tie-up with Microsoft. If that happens, it will be a blow for Yahoo! whose chief executive, Jerry Yang, had held talks with Rupert Murdoch, but subsequently failed to reach an agreement over a proposed deal, which would have seen Yahoo! get control of MySpace […]

Advertisers can now opt to place sponsorship as well as custom publishing-type advertising buys on the web based HowardForums. Previously, they could just buy text links & limited IAB standard units. HowardForums.com claims to have about 800,000 members. Roughly 6,000 active users are online at almost all times of the day.
When purchasing a Smartphone, cell […]

With many mergers happening in the market, mobile applications and content specialist MobiVentures Inc. has now joined the bandwagon. The firm has decided to buy Purepromoter Ltd., a provider of email & messaging services to clients across almost 40 countries. The deal is likely to be executed by the end of this month.

Over the last decade and a half, Amazon.com has virtually mastered the art (science and technology) of getting physical/real copies of music, movies and books to customers through the mail. Now, it’s trying to expand its repertoire. The market for entertainment & information (popularly termed infotainment) is inexorably turning digital. One day, most music, movies […]

RealNetworks is introducing a versatile version of Scrabble on social networking site Facebook, in spite of pledging to save Scrabulous, the popular, unauthorised online variant of the board game.
Recently, a division of RealNetworks introduced ‘Scrabble by Mattel’ on the leading social networking site. The game is though, technically available only to players outside the US […]

One of the leading online book stores, Amazon.com is in need of publishers of print-on-demand books. These publishers will get the benefit of using the site’s digital print facilities, wherein they will be able to sell their titles on the Web site at no additional charge and qualify for free shipping to purchasers. This step […]

Leading search engine and content provider Yahoo wants to give women their place to shine, with the launch of its new web site. Yahoo Shine is for what the firm states is an ‘underrepresented demographic’.
It will also provide advertisers a single ‘lifestyles destination’ to access the 40 million women in the age group of 25 […]

Today Yellowpages.com, a subsidiary of AT&T, announced a multi-year distribution deal with Microsoft. The distribution agreement with Microsoft, expected to launch in April, will include YellowPages.com paid advertising listings on Microsoft’s Live Search and Live Search Maps properties, including MSN Yellow Pages.

Lancaster, PA, based email marketing solution provider Listrak has partnered with Goodmail Systems, creator of CertifiedEmail, in order to offer its clients the ability to better their reputation and send CertifiedEmail messages through Listrak’s solution.

Local.com have renewed and expanded their local advertising distribution agreement with Idearc Media Corp., parent of Superpages.com, in which Idearc Media will continue to place its Superpages.com performance-based advertisers on Local.com, in addition to the Local.com network. Superpages.com’s performance-based advertisers, will continue to receive preferred placement on the Local.com website, under the renewed agreement.

IndexTools, one of the leading online marketing analytics platforms, announced its new partnership with ZeroDash1, an online marketing agency that specializes in working with data to help clients with their online media metrics and reporting. This could be considered IndexTools’ new Key Alliance Partnership in the Americas.

TryInternetDating.com was developed as a resource for people who are interested in online dating and chat services, video dating and various dating services with the aid of the World Wide Web. The site basically targets single adults who are keen to learn more about Internet dating. The editors of the site “Ken & Barbie” publish […]

Apple has now entered the world of entertainment, which is Movies. Striking a deal with some major film studios, one can now log onto iTunes music store and download a rental movie using your Mac or PC. You are allowed to store the movie for 30 days, but once you start watching it, the title […]

Social networking websites have seen their rankings zoom up and values rise in the year 2007. Everyone from mellow music lovers and moody teenagers to senior mate seekers and internet marketers is rushing to be a part of growing online community craze.
Google’s just released ‘Zeitgeist 2007’ indicates that

The team at Mozilla Labs believe that browsers like Firefox can and should do more to broker rich experiences while increasing user control over their data and personal information. And thus it gave birth to ‘Weave’. This service will act a platform for new applications and will allow the user to access the same from […]

IBM has just unveiled new powerful and “smart” search software for helping Internet marketing specialists and common people find loads of information that is hidden in their personal database that e-mail has literally become.
The software identifies the most relevant piece of information in a search query and extrapolates what the user is attempting to find.