ToC

• AOL, Homestore.com set up Shop
• Inktomi Allies with Escalate, Vcommerce
• Forum for Trust in Online Trade Founded
• AOL, AutoNation forge deal to sell cars online
• AltaVista Trims Unsightly Flab
• Anonymous Surfer Sues Yahoo Over Privacy
• Gateway, CFN Ink Employee PC Deal
• Monster, AOL Employ Canadian Job Site
• Major Labels in Talks With Yahoo
• Portals Start to Feel the Heat
• Santana Will Jam With StarMedia
• UBid.com Accused of Defrauding 300 Users
• Yahoo eyes streaming media
• Real Estate Players Launch Online Platform
• Monster, AOL Employ Canadian Job Site

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America Online, Inc. and Homestore.com, Inc. have inked a five-year, $200 million deal to  expand their current relationship by establishing an AOL channel to cover all aspects of finding and setting up a new home.

Computer User
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Inktomi Corp. established alliances with Escalate Inc. and Vcommerce Corp. to deliver advanced e-commerce infrastructure solutions for portals and destination sites.

Internet News
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A coalition of Internet B2B portals and an independent company that rates vendors on  transactions are teaming up to launch the Forum for Trust in Online Trade.

Internet News
<http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article/0%2C2171%2C4_355881%2C00.html> 

AutoNation Inc., the nation's biggest car retailer, and No. 1 U.S. Internet services provider America Online Inc. on Monday forged a multiyear deal that will allow AOL members to buy cars and trucks through a new online service.

Media Central
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Hearkening back to the days when search engines were search engines and "portal" was just an overeducated word for "door," AltaVista launched a back-to-basics search site Wednesday.

Industry Standard
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,14770,00.html?nl=dnh> 

The plaintiff accuses the portal of handing over his personal information, without prior notice, to another company.

Industry Standard
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,15064,00.html?nl=dnh> 

The PC maker wants to help more businesses establish corporate portals.

Internet News
<http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,2171,3_380261,00.html> 

Monster.com, the global online careers network, Friday launched a co-branded Monster.ca Career Center on AOL Canada's web center.

Internet News
<http://www.internetnews.com/intl-news/article/0,2171,6_381301,00.html> 

The portal could become a subscription-based Web distributor of the labels' music, sources say.

Industry Standard
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,15279,00.html?nl=dnh> 

Some commerce sites are going to have trouble paying for their pricey portal deals. The pacts are becoming a liability for everyone.

Industry Standard
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,14412,00.html?nl=dnh> 

The Latin American portal will sponsor the guitarist's North American tour and Webcast two concerts.

Industry Standard
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,14907,00.html?nl=dnh> 

The auction site is the latest in a host of portals charged with misleading business practices.

Industry Standard
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,14992,00.html?nl=dnh> 

Yahoo player to compete with Microsoft and RealNetworks.

Upside
<http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/fat-free/story?id=392d6a300> 

A number of real estate organizations are broadening their embrace of the Internet.

Internet News
<http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article/0,2171,4_377811,00.html> 

Monster.com, the global online careers network, Friday launched a co-branded Monster.ca Career Center on AOL Canada's web center.

Internet News
<http://www.internetnews.com/intl-news/article/0,2171,6_381301,00.html>