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Skype Launches SkypeWeb
Skype has launched SkypeWeb. SkypeWeb allows users to see other Skype users’ online status and call or chat with them from any website as well as Skype people from each site. [Read more] [Read more]
Sophos Warns of Valentine’s Day Spam
Sophos is warning users not to buy goods sold through spam in the name of Valentine’s Day. In a recent poll, 9% of users have purchased goods sold via spam. [Read more] [Read more]
Isobar Acquires Ammo Marketing
Isobar has acquired Ammo Marketing. Isobar is Aegis Group’s global digital network and Ammo Marketing is a word-of-mouth marketing agency. [Read more] [Read more]
55% US Online Merchants Accept Orders From Outside US and Canada
55% US online merchants have accepted orders from outside US and Canada in 2005. The rate of direct fraud for the international orders was 2.4% more than twice the overall fraud rate for online orders, according to CyberSource Report. [Read more] [Read more]
Indian Internet Users to Reach 100 Million
India will have 100 million internet users by 2007. Indians go online for a number of activities including email and IM, job search, banking, bill payment, stock trading, and matrimonial search, according to Internet & Mobile Association of India Report. [Read more] [Read more]
PayPal Launches Integration Center Payment Solutions
PayPal has launched an integration center with payment solutions including Website Payments Pro, Additional Payment Option and Website Payments Standard. Website owners can integrate these solutions into their shopping carts and make their customers pay directly on their site with a credit card. [Read more] [Read more]
Internet is Primary Source of Hiring for Employers
The internet is the primary source of hiring for employers, according to a report by Booz Allen Hamilton. Internet sources produced 51% of all hires in 2005. [Read more] [Read more]
Japan Less Likely to Harbor Spam
Japan is less likely to harbor spam-spreading viruses and Trojans, according to an analysis by Vnunet. The US accounts for 24% of the world’s spam. [Read more] [Read more]
Yahoo! Kimo Responsible for 52% of Online Advertising
Yahoo! Kimo is responsible for 52% of online advertising sales, according to the company’s managing director Rose Tsou. Internet surfing accounts for 30% of user’s time per week in Taiwan. [Read more] [Read more]
Rocketboom Auctions Video Inventory on eBay
Video Blog Rocketboom is auctioning its video inventory on eBay. The auction is for five post-roll video ads, which will run from March 6 through March 10. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Tests AdWord Ads in Print Publications
Google is testing the placement of ads from AdWords in select print publications. Google is auctioning ad space in magazines. The deadline to submit a bid is February 20th. [Read more] [Read more]
Yellow Book USA Acquires Click Forward Marketing
Yellow Book USA has acquired Click Forward Marketing LLC. With the acquisition, Yellow Book aims at delivering low cost leads to advertisers by placing their ads efficiently on the Internet. [Read more] [Read more]
