Online Services

TiVo to Offer Online Services

2007-01-16T23:33:00.000-08:00

TiVo to Offer Online Services

According to Indystar, TiVo plans on teaming up with Yahoo! and other online companies to allow TiVo users to share photos with friends and family, play games and even listen to podcasts and live radio streamed through the Internet.

The services start at $69.99 (after a $150 rebate) and a $19.99 subscription fee for Series2 and Series3 TiVo users.

So, what is the most used online service?Â Is it gaming or sharing photos?Â Neither, the most widely used online service is TiVo's Yahoo! Weather.

Source: DVR Playground

Google Brings In Big Dollars For Online Advertisers

2006-12-19T23:28:00.000-08:00

Google Brings In Big Dollars For Online Advertisers

Albany, NY -- When SiCap Industries first introduced their Sinus Buster Hot Pepper Nasal Spray in 2004, the company had began operations with a very small ad campaign on Google. The fledgling "Start Up" began with a mere ($20.00 daily budget), but today their advertising budget allocates more than $200 thousand yearly to Google's "Adwords" program.

Google Adwords is a "Pay Per Click" advertising system aimed at relevant content within popular web searches. For instance, if you search for "Sinus Headaches", relevant non-commercial content will appear on the screen, but you will also see advertisements from Google that relate directly to your search. These ads generally run on the right side, and directly above of your search results.

This unique internet ad program has proven to be a huge money maker for Google, but it's also making lots of money for internet savvy advertisers.

Global Sources Third Quarter 2006 Results

2006-12-11T21:37:00.000-08:00

Global Sources Third Quarter 2006 Results

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources Ltd. (Nasdaq: GSOL - News) reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2006.

Chairman and CEO Merle A. Hinrichs said: ''Total revenue grew 16 percent in a quarter in which we did not have any China Sourcing Fairs. We continue to have success cross-selling our products, which is demonstrated by the growing number of customers using integrated marketing campaigns that utilize our online and print services along with booths at our highly successful China Sourcing Fairs. Global Sources' integrated marketing solution is a unique, compelling value proposition that enables our suppliers to surround their customers with messages at every stage of the buying process. For the second consecutive quarter this approach drove strong year-over-year revenue growth in both online and print.

Dubai 90% services online

2006-11-21T19:34:00.000-08:00

Dubai 90% services online

Dubai Municipality has put 90% of its services online, 12 months ahead of schedule. The most used online services are DM clinic health certificates, no objection certification, food control health certificates and Dubai Central Lab block certificates. .

Microsoft Online Services Group Losses $136 Million in Q3

2006-11-09T23:08:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Online Services Group Losses $136 Million in Q3

The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft lost $136 million in the third-quarter within the online-services group. The money is going towards their continued effort to build up a competing Google product. The WSJ says, the loss is due to "competition with Google Inc. and growing investment by Microsoft in trying to improve its position against the Internet-search specialist."