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Yahoo! France propose deux nouvelles offres publicitaires
S'appuyant sur le concept de "permission marketing" developpe par sa maison mere americaine, Yahoo! France propose a ses annonceurs deux nouvelles offres de marketing direct ciblant les abonnes de son service de courrier electronique... (Abondance)

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Wireless Exposure
Virgin Goes on Wireless Streak
"Seven stark-naked people helped the billionaire head of Virgin launch his latest world-domination scheme: using e-commerce to grab a piece of the booming European mobile-phone market. Inside a massive, transparent mobile phone, promoting Virgin Mobile's tag line, "What you see is what you get," Branson joined the nudists himself, grinning sheepishly while his busty companions simultaneously spoke on cell phones and arranged their assets for the benefit of the television cameras. (The Industry Standard)

E-Commerce Trend
New bots are a shopper’s best friend
A group of shopping bot companies is trying to replicate that experience online. You don’t go to these sites to find a better price or more favorable shipping. Instead, their bots accompany you around the Net and suggest alternatives when you’re ready to buy. DealPilot and Dash.com both launched browser-based shopping bots last week, and iChoose is developing a plug-in that will go live later this month. (MSNBC)

Internet for Everyone
Law Aims at Helping Disabled
A lawsuit filed in federal district court in Boston last week is raising the question of whether privately operated Internet services must be accessible to the disabled. But for Web sites put up by federal departments and agencies, the answer is already in and the answer is "yes", at least for Web pages produced after Aug. 7, 2000. (NY Times)

Amazon
Amazon.com could turn profit at will-goldman Sachs
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. should achieve full year profitability in 2002, and could achieve profitability right away if the investment community demanded it, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a research report. (SiliconValley.com)

Microsoft
Microsoft, Tandy Unveil Partnership To Hook Customers to the Internet
Microsoft and Tandy announced a broad partnership to link customers to the Internet, a deal that makes 7,000 Radio Shack stores a weapon in the software concern's battle with America Online. Under a five-year agreement, Microsoft will set up a "store within a store" at the Radio Shack outlets, to demonstrate Microsoft products and services that include high-speed connections to the Internet. The companies will share revenue from customers who register for Microsoft's MSN online service. Microsoft will invest $100 million in a Web site called RadioShack.Com that Tandy may spin off as a separate company. (WSJ) Paid subscription required.

Instant messaging war: Did Microsoft blink?
Having wrestled for months to create a product that works seamlessly with America Online's hugely popular AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft says it may give up the fight. (News.com)

Online Trading
Wall St. firms to form web bond trading entity
Three leading Wall Street firms, including investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Thursday said they formed an entity to offer Internet bond trading to small investors early next year. (SiliconValley.com)

European 'eBrokers Outpace US 'eBrokers
Nearly 700 companies offer transactional Internet stockbroking in 9 countries in Europe, according to a new report released by BlueSky International Marketing, Inc. (Nua Survey)

Online Gambling
Online gambling growing rapidly
From casino-type games such as slot machines, blackjack and video poker to betting on the National Football League, World Cup soccer and professional golf, gambling is big business on the Internet and getting bigger. No one knows for sure how much money is being gambled on the Net. One research firm estimates that worldwide online gambling revenue will total $1.2 billion this year and could grow to $2.1 billion in 2001. There are 400 Web sites offering gambling, according to one estimate. All it takes is a credit card and anyone can gamble from the convenience of home, 24 hours a day. (SiliconValley.com)

It's the finalcountdown

Online shoppers have no fears of Year 2000
Most online shoppers are not afraid that Year 2000 computer problems will get in the way of online purchases or returns and, in fact, retailers expect a record number of online sales over the holiday season. (SiliconValley.com)

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