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AOL Revenues Decline 5%
AOL’s revenues declined 5% in 2005 to $409 million. There was a 10% decrease in subscription revenues, but a 33% increase in advertising revenues. [Read more] [Read more]
Google VOIP and Voice One
Google has signed an agreement with Voice One, a provider of Voice over Internet Protocol communications service providers. Google is expected to launch Google VoIP services through Voice One. [Read more] [Read more]
Who’s Calling Acquires ClickPath
Who’s Calling has acquired ClickPath. ClickPath offers online advertisers, SEM firms and business with call tracking solutions. [Read more] [Read more]
Vonage is Leading VOIP Provider
Vonage is the leading VOIP provider with 21.7% share of North American minutes, according to a survey by Sandvine. Skype was second with 14.4% of North American minutes. [Read more] [Read more]
Survey Shows Online Identity Fraud Contained
A survey by the Better Business Bureau showed that online identity fraud is contained. Identity fraud victims in the US have declined from 4.7% in 2003 to 4% in 2006. [Read more] [Read more]
Rate of Spam in Irish Emails Increases
The rate of spam in Irish emails is increasing, according to a survey by IE Internet. The rate of spam was 40.48% in January, compared to 38.93% in Dec 2005. [Read more] [Read more]
89% Users Share Content Via Email
89% of adult internet users share content via email, according to a survey by Sharpe Partners. 63% share content at least once a week. [Read more] [Read more]
MSN Spaces Blog Censorship Policy Revamped
Microsoft’s MSN Spaces has revamped its Blog Censorship Policy. Microsoft has announced a new policy framework concerning the removal of blogs from its MSN Spaces services when requested to do so by a government. [Read more] [Read more]
Small Budget Advertisers Say Google Ads Work Best
Google search ads are effective as compared to those in Yahoo and MSN according to a published report. Advertisers who thought Google performed best were the ones with the smallest marketing budgets. [Read more] [Read more]
Microsoft Warns of Mywife Worm
Microsoft has warned of a new worm called Mywife. Mywife is a mass mailing malware variant which tries to lure users into opening an attachment sent in an email. If opened, the malware sends itself to all the contacts in the system address book. [Read more] [Read more]
HighBeam Research Launches Advertiser Direct and Publisher Direct
HighBeam Research has launched HighBeam Advertiser Direct and Publisher Direct. HighBeam Advertiser Direct offers cost-per-click programs which allow advertisers to integrate their ads on HighBeam. HighBeam Publisher Direct allows publishers to integrate their articles within search results of the HighBeam Research Engine. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Reports $1.9 Billion Revenues
Google has reported $1.9 billion revenues for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2005. This was a 86% increase compared to 2004 Q4 revenues of $1.032 billion. [Read more] [Read more]
