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Lycos/USA Networks deal dead
News The proposed three-way merger between Lycos, Ticketmaster and USA Networks has been called off, according to sources. Major Lycos stock holder CMGI claimed late yesterday that it would vote against the merger, at least in the short term.
[February 12, 1999, 10:55]
US Report: Lycos opens online store
News Lycos says selling goods on its own site will offer consumers a "one-stop shop," allowing them to make multiple purchases with a single payment. Lycos is working with OrderTrust a private firm based in Lowell, Massachusetts, to handle order...
[December 9, 1998, 14:38]
Lycos in legal wrangle over its UK Net address
News This is because the preferred 'lycos.co.uk' URL had already been reserved, though Lycos lawyers are disputing he legitimacy of the current ownership. Undaunted, Lycos has struck a European deal with the huge German media company Bertelsmann to roll...
[September 19, 1997, 11:08]
Lycos anti-spam weapon melts away
Talkback The feebleminded fools who agonize over Lycos' attempt to allow us to defend ourselves against sleazebags with no ethics have ensured another victory for the bad guys. Hooray for the Internet League of Nations!
[December 3, 2004, 14:42]
Lycos ripe acquisition opportunity' - analyst
News Lycos said the latest numbers from Media Metrix shows its reach -- a measurement of how many visitors a particular site gets -- has jumped 15.4 percent since November, and now nearly equals that of top-ranked Yahoo Inc.
[January 21, 1999, 12:32]
Lycos Search Widget
Downloads Search the web using the Lycos search engine from the Dashboard in Mac OS X Tiger.
[August 30, 2006, 8:00]
Lycos wins patent, will guard 'spider' search tech
News Davis denied that the acquisition of the licence would lead to a more litigious defence of its technologies in the courts, saying he hoped to reach amicable agreements where possible, but in the final analysis Lycos would defend its proprietary...
[November 6, 1997, 10:50]
Lycos CEO says no new talks
News Speaking at the Massachusetts Software Council, Davis said that Lycos has been in discussions with possible partners for over two years but no new talks had been initiated as a result of recent mergers involving portal competitors.
[January 25, 1999, 14:00]
Lycos to buy personal home page firm Tripod
News Both Lycos and GeoCities are products of the CMG Information Services Inc.venture firm and have held tight traffic-sharing partnerships since their inception. With the acquisition of Tripod, though, Lycos estimates that its audience reach - the...
[February 3, 1998, 16:04]
Lycos Europe to shut up shop
News Lycos Europe announced on Wednesday plans to shut its portal and web-hosting business and find a buyer for three other areas of its operation. Lycos Europe also plans to seek a buyer for other parts of its operation: its domains, Danish portal and...
[November 27, 2008, 7:58]
Lycos to offer own-brand Web browser
News Lycos (LCOS) had previously sponsored a Chevrolet driving team in the 40th annual Napa Auto Parts 300 race. Future deals include a movie tie-in with the "biggest hit of the spring" said Jan Robert Horsfall, vice president of marketing for Lycos.
[March 2, 1998, 6:00]
Lycos zombie army takes Web sites offline
Talkback Well done Lycos - you have even made the internet gurus, who have sat on their hands for so long get off them - if only to wring them on behalf of the spammers. The only good spammer is an offline one!
[December 3, 2004, 17:19]
US Report: Lycos Buys WhoWhere? For $133m
News Not content to run the second-largest community site on the Web, Lycos has signed an agreement to purchase WhoWhere? The move makes Lycos the largest community site on the Web, just as GeoCities, which formerly held the title, is set to begin...
[August 12, 1998, 6:07]
Lycos anti-spam weapon melts away
Talkback Yeah Lycos, about time we kicked the spammers where it hurts. They deserve no protection from law or politically correct do gooders. We have been at their mercy for too long and we need the right to fight back no matter if it hurts them.
[December 3, 2004, 23:25]
Lycos denies attack on zombie army
Talkback Well thiis may or may not be right, but i still think that lycos was justified in doing this. I've had enough of spammers, and i say do so by whatever means. Somehow i have a feeling that spammers dont play nice.
[December 3, 2004, 23:43]
Lycos soars as CMGI boss quits in protest
News Wetherell's departure is the first concrete sign that CMGI will lobby against the USA-Lycos merger, which lumps USA's Home Shopping Network with Lycos and Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Lycos shares were up 17 percent to 98 13/16.
[March 9, 1999, 17:03]
Lycos meets 1Q estimates, sees strong outlook
News First Call consensus expected Lycos to earn a penny a share in the quarter on sales of around $50 million. Last quarter, Lycos raked in $600,000, or 1 cent a share, on sales of $45.1 million. According to First Call's survey, analysts predict Lycos...
[November 16, 1999, 10:09]
Lycos should send its zombie army home
Leader Our knee-jerk reaction, therefore, is to laud Lycos for developing its screen saver that launches distributed denial-of-service attacks against known spam sites. After all, says Lycos, it is not a misdemeanour.
[December 1, 2004, 12:25]
Lycos opens door to small businesses
News Lycos announced a new programme Wednesday that offers small businesses the opportunity to set up shop online at the portal site. This is really taking what has been a series of disjointed activities and putting them into one tight programme," said...
[August 18, 1999, 8:53]
Lycos posts Q4 profit as sales surge
News Including a host of one-time items, Lycos lost $21.4m, or 24 cents a share. Advertising represented the bulk of Lycos' sales at $31.64m. Lycos also reported strong metrics. The fourth quarter was the first since the Lycos-USA Networks merger was...
[August 18, 1999, 16:33]
