Last Friday, eBay launched the U.S. version of their Kijiji.com online classified site, which will directly compete with Craigslist.org. On the surface, that's not such a surprise. Online classifieds seems a natural extension of eBay's core online auction business and e-commerce brand. Some have already heaped praise on Kijiji's interface,...
RESTON, Va. -- eStara (www.estara.com), a leading provider of communications solutions for linking buyers and sellers, today announced the first implementation of click-to-call in online newspaper classified advertising. The service, which was launched by the Palm Beach Post, will connect online classifieds visitors to sellers via the phone.
WASHINGTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 13, 1996--USA TODAY Online (www.usatoday.com) announced today Marketplace, a new commercial section of its online site.
eStara, a leading provider of proactive conversion solutions for enhancing online sales and support initiatives, today announced with Cox Newspapers that the publisher is leveraging the power of voice across its major newspaper Web sites, embedding click to call technology throughout classified advertising, customer service, and advertising sales pages. ...
eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) announced two acquisitions—spending over $1.3 billion altogether—this morning designed to shore up its other parts of its business in the face of declining profits and stagnant traffic at its primary online auction site. The company also finally addressed layoff rumors and said that it is indeed...
Specialty apparel stores add new hires while department stores trim staff -- While department stores are feeling a heavy blow thanks to decreased consumer spending, specialty stores seem to be grappling their way through the dark economy without picking up too many bruises along the way. While department stores shed 10,800 jobs in September,...
-- Penton Media: Former president and CEO of Thomson Financial will now take on the role of CEO at Penton Media as well as join its board of directors. Before serving in various management roles, including COO, at Thomson Financial, Rowlands ran the North American operation of FT Information....
With the number for online advertising in for the first half of 2008 in, there's every reason for interactive agencies to breathe a sigh of relief. Both Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB and PricewaterhouseCoopers show double-digit growth for year over year in online advertising. Overall online advertising was up by 15.2...
Newspaper customers are increasingly adoptingnew online technology to place classified ads. In the last year, for example, the 126 newspapers using TownNews.com'sAd-Owl system for online ad order taking took in more than $5.5 million inclassified advertising. That compares with 113 newspapers and $4.1 millionin revenue in the equivalent 12-month period...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Internet company eBay is both tightening its belt and expanding its reach in preparation for the coming economic storm. On Monday, eBay announced it would lay off 10 percent of its 16,000 workers, including 1,000 permanent employees, and pay $1.35 billion to acquire...
WebVisible, Inc., a worldwide leader in localonline advertising, today announced its partnership with AmericanClassifieds to bring the advantages of search engine marketing campaigns tomore local businesses through the American Classifieds network of more than80 independently operated papers and Internet properties across the nation. Offered through the American Classifieds' AmazingMedia division,...
Business in brief INTERNET EBay plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce and will spend $1.3bn (750m) on acquisitions to bolster its online payment and classified units as it tries to counter a weak US economy. Its shares fell as much as 8 per...
Addition of Den Bla Avis and BilBasen Strengthen eBay's Multi-Brand Portfolio of Online Classifieds Businesses SAN JOSE, Calif. -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today announced it has acquired Den Bla Avis and BilBasen, providers of leading online classifieds sites in Denmark for a purchase price of approximately $390 million...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) today announced two acquisitions that significantly extend the company's leadership position in online payments and classifieds. In payments, the company is acquiring the U.S.-based online payments business Bill Me Later[R] for approximately $820 million in cash and approximately $125 million in outstanding options....
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-6 October 2008-eBay Inc acquires Danish online classifieds sites Den Bla Avis and BilBasenC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com US Internet commerce group eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced on Monday (6 October) that it has acquired the Danish online classifieds sites operators Den Bla Avis and BilBasen. ...
WASHINGTON AFP — Internet giant eBay Inc., which has seen sluggish growth in its online auction business, announced Monday it was cutting its global workforce by about 10 percent. In a statement released by its San Jose, California headquarters, eBay said it was cutting 1,000 permanent employees and...
Recent momentum, increase in demand fuel new product, partner and services investments CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Endeca Technologies, Inc., a search and information access software company, today announced a plan to accelerate investments in the company's media and publishing business. Resulting innovations, designed specifically for media, publishing and creative...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a40ffd/directory_of_major) has announced the addition of the "Directory of Major Malls - Online Annual Subscription" directory to their offering. The Directory of Major Malls, long since referred to as the "Bible" of the shopping center industry, focuses on the market of major...
Monster Entrepreneur Takes on Last Surviving Newspaper Classified Section BOSTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Tributes.com, an online resource for local and national obituary news, officially launched today -- forever changing the way people access obituaries and memorialize those who have been important to them. Through one centralized...
Online Publishers Association Report Finds Ads on Local Media Sites Excel at Delivering Results NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Local media sites hold a distinct advantage when it comes to delivering results for advertisers, according to a new report by the Online Publishers Association OPA. The...
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