April 17, 1999
News.Com: Apple to open QuickTime code.
Apple Computer this week is expected to put the popular multimedia software in the open source domain...
SJ Mercury: Online News Sites Examine Separation Of Advertising, Editorial.
The issue is also exacerbated by the fact that many consumers appreciate contextual advertising and believe the Web sites' ability to link to other relevant sites to be a useful feature.
InfoWorld: Consumers, unite! Use the Net to drive down prices of goods.
Accompany builds ad hoc blocs of buyers who team up to secure volume discounts on products.
InfoWorld: IBM's redesign results in a kinder, simpler Web site.
IBM's Web presence has traditionally been made up of a difficult-to-navigate labyrinth of disparate subsites, but a recent redesign has made it more cohesive and user-friendly.
Useit.Com: Spotlight of AltaVista's paid placement links.
The new AltaVista design still degrades the service, however. There are now four paid links that distract the user from the actual search results...
ChannelSeven: Alta Vista's "Search Ranking" Move Met with "Wait and See" Attitude.
"They need to be careful not to alienate visitors with this move because it really will only result in an incremental revenue stream for Alta Vista..."
Advertising Age: Virtual Vineyards pumps bottom line with e-mail.
As more marketers develop more e-mail newsletters, the overall click-through rate will surely decrease.
MSNBC: The wireless Web rebellion.
But even the wonkiest of crowds became rebellious when Medanich described 3Com’s pricing structure, which will charge consumers 30 cents per downloaded or uploaded kilobyte (the first 50K will cost a flat $9.95 per month).
InfoWorld: Going global overnight.
Obstacles to pocketing that money range from an inability to handle direct international orders, to language and cultural barriers that hinder basic communications, to varying stages of Internet adoption and infrastructure.
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