Business
E-commerce: Faced with a proliferation of online pet sites, retailer now fights for investor backing as well as customers.
Feb. 5, 2000
NetRatings Inc. said it agreed to buy rival Internet research firm Jupiter Media Metrix for $71.2 million, increasing its customer base by 94%, at a time when research firms are struggling with economic uncertainty.
Oct. 26, 2001
Technology and the Internet
NetRatings Inc. ended plans to buy Jupiter Media Metrix Inc., its biggest rival in counting visits to Web sites, citing potential challenges from the Federal Trade Commission related to the purchase agreement.
Feb. 20, 2002
Internet usage in the workplace continues to soar, to more than 42 million office workers last month.
July 15, 2001
Survey: Traditional companies account for more than half of the top 100 Internet advertisers for the first time in March.
May 2, 2001
U.S. holiday shoppers will increase their Internet spending by 43% this year as they buy more clothing, toys and books on the Web, a forecast said.
Oct. 25, 2001
Television ratings guru Nielsen Media Research is teaming up with Milpitas-based NetRatings to offer a new Internet measurement service that will compete with industry leader Media Metrix.
March 23, 1999
Entertainment & Arts
Television audience tracker Nielsen Media Research on Wednesday unveiled wide-ranging plans to expand its coverage to the Internet, mobile phones and other gadgets as it adapts to rapidly changing ways people view TV programs.
June 15, 2006
The release of Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr’s report on President Clinton produced some gridlock on the Internet, but the network survived a feeding frenzy of Web surfers seeking to read the document.
Sept. 21, 1998
Retail: Strong Thanksgiving weekend traffic in malls and online encourages companies that this holiday season may be bright.
Nov. 29, 1999