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Sanibel Passage condominium development in Fort Myers, FL has chosen Noise Inc. as its agency of record.

The Federal Trade Commission has levied a $50,717 civil penalty on Yesmail Inc. as part of settlement involving a Can Spam e-mail list regulatory complaint.

Overstock.com Inc. has reported its first quarterly revenue decrease in the third quarter. The online merchandise liquidation firm added that its early fourth quarter revenues are lagging behind the fourth quarter of 2005.

President Bush intends to nominate Dan Gregory Blair as chairman of the Postal Rate Commission and upon confirmation designate him as chairman.

Efficient Frontier Inc., a Mountain View, CA-based search marketing technology firm, has formed a strategic alliance with Vixia Inc., an e-mail marketing subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co.

Hacienda Home Catalog Celebrates the American Southwest A recent Hacienda Home catalog touts itself with "Western Style... Grown Up." A tooled leather armchair ($1,898) and a message to shoppers declaring Hacienda Home's dedication to "bringing the ...

Seven former officers and directors of former bankrupt cataloger Spiegel Inc. have settled financial impropriety charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Online ad network, tech provider and search portal LookSmart reported that an increase in pay-per-click revenue on its network led to a smaller loss in third-quarter 2006 compared to last year.

Prism Business Media Holdings, the B-to-B media company whose portfolio includes Direct and Multichannel Merchant magazines, announced it has agreed to buy the stock of Penton Media for $194.2 million.

Online ad firm aQuantive reported a 44% year-over-year increase in profits for third-quarter 2006.