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Internet advertising companies and Web sites should disclose their placement of "Web bugs" to ease users' concerns that their online moves may be unknowingly tracked, according to a new proposal presented on Wednesday by the Privacy Foundation ...

UK businesses racked up roughly US$82.7 billion in online sales last year, according to data released Monday by the British government's Office of National Statistics (ONS), accounting for 2 percent of total sales in the sectors the agency examined ...

With a crop of new film, publishing and music releases ready for harvest this fall, marketing executives in the entertainment industry should consider the Internet as a key tool to boost sales, forge online word-of-mouth campaigns and control post-launch buzz among consumers, according to a report released Wednesday by Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR)...

A new study by International Data Corp. (IDC) finds that a surge in the number of Americans using the Internet over the next several years will cause the demographics of the population to shift dramatically ...

Firing back at critics who contend that its advertising software uses illegal delivery tactics, Gator.com said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against one of its most vociferous detractors, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), asking a U.S. court to declare that the trade group's charges are "unfounded." ...

Does an online shopping companion service have the right to substitute ads of its own choosing for the ads that other Web sites expect users to see? Welcome to the latest Internet advertising riddle ...

T. Rowe Price and Morningstar Associates announced Monday that they are forming an alliance to provide investment guidance and free online financial planning services to individual investors and certain 401(k) plan clients ...

Interactive television (iTV) applications that allow consumers to shop, bank and play games are set to become mainstream consumer services in Western Europe, according to a report released Thursday by IDC ...

In a bid to gain leverage in Europe's increasingly crowded online travel market, London-based Internet travel agency Ebookers.com (Nasdaq: EBKR) and Web auctioneer QXL Ricardo (Nasdaq: QXLC) announced Thursday that they have struck a joint marketing agreement to cross-promote their travel services throughout the continent ...

Paving the way for Internet-based logistic networks, online exchanges and private hubs to gain a foothold in the market, traditional shipping and transfer exchanges are beginning to lose their grip on theEuropean business-to-business (B2B) market, according to a report released Tuesday by Forrester Research ...

In Part 2 of this interview with the E-Commerce Times, Michael Sands, vice president of marketing for Orbitz, continues discussing the benefits associated with marketing efforts on the Internet ...

Propelled by a multimillion dollar pre-launch online advertising campaign, travel Web site Orbitz opened for business in early June and was soon swamped by a deluge of customers, topping the company's own expectations and forcing it to more than double its customer service staff in the following weeks ...

Many retail executives are missing the mark when it comes to gauging thereturn on investment (ROI) of their Web efforts, often failing to take intoaccount the considerable influence Internet sites have on offline purchases,according to a report released Tuesday by Forrester Research ...

America Online (NYSE: AOL) said Monday it has launched a revamped automobile channel that now includes local targeted resources, as well as content from online auto sites such as Autofusion, Consumer Reports and Edmunds.com ...

As it steps up efforts to tap new revenue streams, Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) announced Thursday that it has created an executive management position to oversee its corporate business offerings ...

More than one-third of U.S. businesses are missing out on an opportunity to realize 30 to 40 percent in cost savings -- or between US$6 million and $12 million over the next three years -- by continuing to host their Web sites and technology infrastructure responsibilities internally, according to a study released Wednesday by Jupiter Media Metrix ...

Aiming to penetrate the lucrative online travel market, Cendant (NYSE: CD) announced Monday that it is set to acquire Cheap Tickets (Nasdaq: CTIX) in a deal valued at US$425 million, or $16.50 per share ...

To maximize relationships with preferred suppliers, many European firms will develop private online hubs that will result in savings of 9.5 percent on sales costs in the coming years, according to a study released Thursday by Forrester Research ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)announced Thursday that it has settled charges with three operators ofBigsmart.com, an online business opportunity forinvestors in an Internet shopping mall network that government investigators charged was an illegal pyramid scheme ...

Although many automotive industry players are running Internet marketing campaigns meant to bring car buyers to their Web sites, approximately 48 percent of online users remain less than satisfied with the information supplied by such campaigns, according to a study released Tuesday by e-business consulting firm Accenture ...