31 Dec 1999
| by SIMON MORRIS, co-founder and director of 365 Corporation
As a leading online publisher, 365 Corporation has established a
number of successful titles in the areas of sport, music and lifestyle
entertainment. Through such titles as Football365 and Music365, we have
successfully created communities of like-minded individuals.
This gives us a unique...
31 Dec 1999
As the internet audience has grown exponentially over the past year,
the volume of traffic generated by the big media web sites has shot
up.
That's why we've decided to include the 100 biggest UK internet media
properties in the list this year, twice as many as last year: there are
simply...
15 Dec 1999
| by Philip Smith.
nullBritish Airways new-media chief Julia Groves is leaving to head the
launch of business-to-consumer companies at newly-launched eVentures.
15 Dec 1999
| by Ravi Chandiramani.
London toy store Hamleys is revamping its e-commerce operation to
sell exclusive UK-themed products aimed at US shoppers.
15 Dec 1999
| by Ravi Chandiramani.
NetBenefit has bought NetNames for #20m in cash and shares. NetNames,
which provides domain name services for clients including BMW, Amazon and
Netscape, will see its brand retained for high-end domain name
services.
15 Dec 1999
| by Ravi Chandiramani.
Jungle.com has become the first company to be suspended from the
Consumer Association s Which? web trader scheme after the CA received 90
complaints between September and November. Complaints were mainly about
non delivery or debiting customers cards without goods being dispatched.
15 Dec 1999
| by Ravi Chandiramani.
Fashion e-tailer Zoom (www.zoom.co.uk) has launched a new fax,
voicemail and email messaging service called Zoomlink. Members call an
allocated number and enter their PIN to listen to voice messages, fax
messages and have their email read to them.
15 Dec 1999
| by Ravi Chandiramani.
VNU Business Publishing Europe has re-grouped its expanding net
operations into a new division. VNU Business On-line Europe will
concentrate on IT news, products and career information.
15 Dec 1999
| by Ravi Chandiramani.
The Internet Advertising Bureau is launching a task force to examine
new ways of measuring web site performance. It will focus on user
definitions and data.
15 Dec 1999
| by Ravi Chandiramani.
Argos web site was temporarily taken down last Wednesday due to an
unexpected number of orders. In a statement, Argos said that e-shopping
will be a significant factor in the company s plans and efforts are being
made to ensure that expectations are met.