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Although many automotive industry players are running Internet marketing campaigns meant to bring car buyers to their Web sites, approximately 48 percent of online users remain less than satisfied with the information supplied by such campaigns, according to a study released Tuesday by e-business...

Internet companies will have to wait at least another year before the advertising market rebounds, research firm Jupiter Media Metrix said Wednesday, slashing its spending forecast for 2001 by 20 percent. Online ad spending will be US$5.7 billion this year, down from an earlier forecast of $7.3 ...

Looking to grab customers abandoned last month by defunct competitor HomeRuns.com, online grocer Peapod officially announced Wednesday that it would expand its service to new areas in and around Washington, D.C. Peapod spokeswoman Paula Wheeler told the E-Commerce Times that while the two compan...

Job search Web site Monster.com helped parent company TMP Worldwide beat analyst estimates in the second quarter, as a weak economy resulted in more job changes, TMP Worldwide said Tuesday. The New York City-based staffing and advertising company reported income adjusted for special items of US$...

Online industrial auction specialist DoveBid said Tuesday it has acquired the capital asset disposition firm TradeOut as part of an aggressive effort to expand DoveBid's business-to-business (B2B) offerings. The TradeOut purchase is DoveBid's 15th acquisition in the past two years. "Clearly, the...

Memorandum to executives at Barnes and Noble: If you want to stay in the online bookselling business, it is time to play another game. That game is follow the leader, and if you want, the position of leader is still available to you. You have been at the forefront of some brick-and-click integrat...

Sixty-four percent of online advertisers will pay more money for placements they view as premium inventory, according to a study released Tuesday by Jupiter Media Metrix at its sixth annual Online Advertising Forum. The study found that 58 percent of media buyers were willing to pay more for prem...

eBay said Tuesday it has acquired HomesDirect, an online auctioneer of foreclosed properties. eBay, which did not disclose the purchase price, said the acquisition will "significantly expand" its real estate category. HomesDirect was responsible for the sales of more than 116,000 homes last...

Travel e-tailer Travelocity.com officially launched a speech-driven customer service application Monday that will allow customers to review existing travel plans over the phone, the company said. Forrester Research senior analyst Henry Harteveldt told the E-Commerce Times that this innovation i...

According to new research by Forrester, Mom's first-time shopping excursion is an increasingly common phenomena. Despite protests, more and more non-wired folks -- even those who swore they'd never succumb to the charms of the Net -- are logging on for the first time. At a time when few compani...

E-commerce is suffering from a severe case of nearsightedness. As a result of their strenuous efforts to survive in a volatile economy, e-tailers are only able to see what's right in front of them. It's not easy being the novelty act when even the headliners are in a slump. There is, however, a...

Internet trend-watcher Jupiter Media Metrix on Monday lowered its short-term outlook for the e-commerce sector, saying such factors as lack of capital and weak consumer spending are continuing to hurt the industry. At the same time, the report emphasized the long-term staying power of the Interne...

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced voluntary guidelines for advertisers using larger banner ads, pop-ups, and other forms of rich media advertising Monday. The IAB said the new guidelines would help marketers leverage the unique marketing characteristics of the Internet while keep...

Blaming a sagging market for online advertising, Theglobe.com, which staged one of the first blockbuster initial public offerings of the Internet era, said Friday it would shutter its main site, lay off half its workers and seek a buyer. The New York City-based company said it would close Theglo...

Although 38 percent of European businesses use the Internet to buy goods and services, another 36 percent expect to incorporate online purchasing in their operations beginning next year, according to data released Thursday by IDC. With growing numbers of European organizations making substantial ...