/ Technology

New York files a suit claiming to fight spyware

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against Intermix Media Inc., a Los Angeles-based marketer, claiming the company downloaded adware and spyware on home computers without giving consumers proper notice.

Posted 05/03/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Marketing

Excite Swallows Up iMall

Excite@Home, a global media company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire iMALL, Inc., a leading provider of fully integrated, "one-stop" e-commerce solutions. In the merger, Excite@Home will issue approximately 8.3 million shares of Excite@Home stock, having a value of approximately $425 million and also will assume iMALL's outstanding options and warrants. In addition, Excite@Home and First Data Corporation...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

Even Malls Need A Niche

In the hard-knocks school of Web retailing, securing a merchant account is a 101 course, the key to accepting credit card payments online. And Internet newcomer Amanda Werchan was failing. After dozens of phone calls, Werchan still hadn’t succeeded in finding a bank that would open an account for her Web store, which features children’s toys, books, and clothing produced by parent-owned companies. In fact, Werchan had made so many calls that at...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

/ Press Release

iCROSSING ACQUIRES INDUSTRY LEADER IN PAID SEARCH FOR ONLINE RETAILERS

NewGate Internet Acquisition Strengthens Bay-Area Presence, Expands Client Roster SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and SAN FRANCISCO – December 4, 2006 –- iCrossing (http://www.icrossing.com), a digital marketing agency committed to people’s desire to find, announced today that it has acquired the Bay Area-based search marketing agency NewGate Internet, Inc. The acquisition builds upon the long-standing success of iCrossing, strengthening the company’s paid...

Posted 12/04/2006