Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1998 > Business New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Part II: Mating 'a Poodle With a Dead Hippo'? - Not so long ago, Softbank Interactive Marketing was considered a major player in the rapidly growing Internet advertising sector. While bottom-line numbers are hard to come by, some industry observers say the company is fading. [Wired News]   Patented Listening Pleasure - A music-site technology provider claims it holds the patent protecting music and video downloads. The music industry is warily keeping an eye on Sightsound.com. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   Paul Allen, Cable Guy - The Microsoft co-founder says he will buy privately held Charter Communications for US$4.5 billion. Watch out, TCI. By Sean Donahue. [Wired News]   Payroll Data Kick-Starts Rally - Some encouraging words from the Labor Department is all it took for Wall Street to recover its confidence. We'll just overlook all those workers receiving pink slips for Christmas. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Pentagon Reviews Web Security - The Pentagon orders the Department of Defense to stop revealing its secrets over the Web. And that's only the beginning. By Niall McKay. [Wired News]   People - Parenting founder takes post at CNET; Apple's job-hunting former chief technologist lashes out against the computer-maker's decision to kill cloning. [Wired News]   People: Silicon Valley Name-Dropping - Ralph Nader takes on Microsoft; ex-Netizen scribe cashes out with mega-dollar book deal; a venerable analyst and widely read columnist gets sexy new role: venture capitalist. [Wired News]   PeopleSoft Demoted - Two Wall Street firms drop their ratings on the software company as the result of a gloomy forecast. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   PeopleSoft Goes Portal - The software developer unveils a service that distributes business information through its software. It's a bid to find new sources of revenue. By Sean Donahue. [Wired News]   PeopleSoft Sales Disappoint - The business software vendor reports earnings in line with analyst's forecasts, but sales growth falls short of expectations. And the growth rate is expected to slow. By Sean Donahue. [Wired News]   Pick Your Own Tunes - Customized CDs would seem to be a slam-dunk opportunity, but the music business continues to resist. However, one company thinks it's found a techno music beachhead. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   Plane Talk - Iridium agrees to buy a small in-flight phone service to catch the attention of business travelers. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   Playboy Makes Net Stocks Rise - The deal between K-Tel and Playboy boosts Internet stocks Tuesday, but the rest of the market ends lower. The Wired Index falls 3.28 to 412.99. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Playboy and K-tel Get Groovy - Playboy Online and K-tel plan to make beautiful music together in a co-branded online store. Honestly, honey, I don't look at the pictures. I'm just here for the tunes. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   PointCast Nixes IPO - The pioneer of push media says legal restrictions connected to its IPO plans were keeping it from pursuing juicy partnerships. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   Political Jitters Depress Stocks - As Wall Street nervously watches the doings in Washington, a number of firms are finding solace by climbing into bed with one another. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Political Jitters Pummel Stocks - As Wall Street nervously watches the doings in Washington, a number of firms are finding solace by climbing into bed with one another. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Political Worries Hurt Stocks - Monica Lewinsky and Kiichi Miyazawa don't have much in common, except that every move they make is felt on the world markets. The Wired Index slips 5.73 to 428.58. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Political Worries Rattle Markets - US stocks fall sharply as a Clinton impeachment hearing suddenly becomes a possibility. The Wired Index falls 15.37 to 365.58. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Portal Stocks Hold Firm - Amid otherwise slow pre-holiday trading, leading portal players attract interest as investors mull the prospects for further Internet dealmaking. Can you say consolidation? By David Lazarus. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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