posted 01-11-2001 06:54 PM         

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Pulitzer agreed Thursday to sell its Internet access service to online service provider Earthlink, a move designed to allow the publishing company to focus more on providing content for the Web. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/01/11/deals/pulitzer/

Shrinking trading volumes, increased competition and spiraling costs mean it’s only a matter of time before a wave of buyouts hits the online brokerage business. And small online brokerages, which number about 200, are likely to feel it first. These e-brokers are feeling the pinch and are coming under increasing pressure to look for old-line partners. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/514749.asp

posted 01-10-2001 06:24 PM         

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The final regulatory hurdle facing AOL's proposed takeover of Time Warner could be overcome in the next few days, now a year after the deal was announced. The FCC is nearing a vote without including more stringent restrictions on instant messaging, according to people familiar with the deliberations. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/514098.asp

This columnist says it was fun while it lasted, but it's high time Yahoo seriously considered a deep partnership or a sale to a major media company. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20010109/news/current/net_sense.htx

It's well known that the internet is fundamentally changing business, and the companies that don't adapt have no future. Book-publishers, take heed - Barnes and Noble's is set to launch its own electronic publishing service, which could effectively eliminate the need for traditional publishers. (source: Business2.0) http://www.business2.com/content/channels/ebusiness/2001/01/10/24319

posted 01-09-2001 09:27 AM         

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After watching several of its brick-and-mortar counterparts warn investors of weaker-than-expected sales and earnings, Internet retailing leader Amazon.com said its 4Q revenue and profit will be in line with its previous forecasts. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/01/08/technology/amazon/

In Brief:
- New York Times, which had ended a joint venture newsroom between its online unit and financial news provider TheStreet.com, plans to sell more than one million of its shares in TheStreet, currently valued at $3.6 million.

posted 01-02-2001 02:29 PM         

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Can Yahoo remain a winner? (source: Knowledge@Wharton) http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/articles.cfm?catid=1&articleid=295&homepage=yes

They have ravenous fans. Advertisers drool for their demographics. Their visitors stay on the sites for hours. So why are many leading online sports sites looking for sugar daddies? (source: Business 2.0) http://www.business2.com/content/channels/investing/2000/12/28/23989

They have ravenous fans. Advertisers drool for their demographics. Their visitors stay on the sites for hours. So why are many leading online sports sites looking for sugar daddies? (source: Business 2.0) http://www.business2.com/content/channels/investing/2000/12/28/23989

posted 12-29-2000 04:27 PM         

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Of the 17 Web-related companies that bought spots for the last Super Bowl, 7 are out of business. This time only 3 Internet companies are taking the plunge. (source: The Standard) http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21131,00.html

- Priceline.com founder Jay Walker will step down from his position as vice chairman of the embattled e-tailer's board of directors on Sunday, the company announced Thursday.

posted 12-20-2000 05:54 PM         

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Which women's web site will collapse first: Women.com or iVillage? In the last year, the financial underpinnings of these two companies have all but collapsed, with both companies now looking, for all the world, to be in a flat-out race to extinction. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/505635.asp

Don't look now, but a host of dot-coms that never took a dime of venture capital are now turning a profit. That's right. Not mid-2002. Now -- before the end of the year 2000. (source: E-Commerce Times) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/6197.html

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