tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13091892011-04-21T11:26:54.970-07:00Doomed Dot.Com... see them going down - one by one!Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comBlogger1121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-54385062885916806622008-09-20T18:52:00.001-07:002008-09-20T18:52:50.409-07:00Important Election DatesGet the Important Election Dates widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-1116459484174459402005-05-18T16:38:00.000-07:002005-05-18T16:38:04.180-07:00result Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-1116459470574023972005-05-18T16:37:00.002-07:002005-05-18T16:37:50.580-07:00customize Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-1116459461886122662005-05-18T16:37:00.001-07:002005-05-18T16:37:41.890-07:00options Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-1116459450981382842005-05-18T16:37:00.000-07:002005-05-18T16:37:31.006-07:00Search Box Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-1115064428113156682005-05-02T13:07:00.000-07:002005-05-02T13:07:08.113-07:00Gmail Shortcuts on my IBM Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-1110040691949262862005-03-05T08:38:00.000-08:002005-03-05T08:38:11.950-08:00New York Skyline Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-46435972001-07-20T19:56:00.000-07:002001-07-20T12:52:02.293-07:00New Wine.com Hopes Vintage Customer Database Lifts SalesEVineyard Inc.'s change of address to the more category-specific brand www.wine.com is only the first of several marketing moves that will leverage its April purchase of the defunct wine.com's domain name and e-mail house file. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-46435892001-07-20T19:55:00.000-07:002001-07-20T12:51:25.216-07:00Content Bridge creaks under weight of dot-com bustsContent Bridge, the first operating content peering exchange, has a problem: Its only two resellers are going under, and customers and partners are hesitant to join. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-46435732001-07-20T19:54:00.000-07:002001-07-20T12:50:29.420-07:00Commerce Ones $2 Billion BombshellHours after archrival Ariba announced slightly better-than-expected earnings, Commerce One dropped the bombshell that its net loss for the current quarter was $2.07 billion. That's billion - with a "b." Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-46435472001-07-20T19:53:00.000-07:002001-07-20T12:49:11.776-07:00A Long, Strange Trip for WebvanANALYSIS No one at Webvan's San Diego operations saw it coming. In mid-January, four months after acquiring rival HomeGrocer.com, Webvan was set to unite the two most powerful online grocers under one brand and one technology platform. It was a milestone, the first step toward the efficiency the companies had promised Wall Street at the time of the $1.2 billion Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-36744162001-05-17T09:31:00.000-07:002001-05-17T09:31:04.836-07:00The Standard: IMediation to Ax 50 JobsIMediation, the most highly funded startup in France, has announced it is laying off 25 percent of its staff in a bid to cut costs. Fifty people will lose their jobs across iMediation's offices in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. All departments will be affected, except for R&D, said a company spokeswoman. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-36744042001-05-17T09:30:00.001-07:002001-05-17T09:30:05.353-07:00WINNER:Dot-com doom site finds gold in subscriptionsTwenty-five-year-old Philip Kaplan, who runs a one-man show out of his Midtown New York apartment, has dug up something people are apparently willing to pay for: the who's who of dot-com failures. The operator of F***edCompany.com said he has signed up 941 subscribers since launching premium services, which cost $25 to $75 a month, about six Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-36743972001-05-17T09:30:00.000-07:002001-05-17T09:29:37.633-07:00PSINet May File for Bankruptcy, Exploring Sale, Debt Plan-- PSINet Inc., anInternet-service provider whose shares have fallen 99 percent inthe past year, may file for bankruptcy and is considering a saleand ways to restructure debt.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-36743802001-05-17T09:29:00.000-07:002001-05-17T09:28:35.833-07:00Ex-Webvan CEO to collect $375,000 yearlyFormer Webvan Chief Executive George Shaheen will collect $375,000 each year for the rest of his life from the cash-strapped Net grocer, a company spokesman said Tuesday.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-36743582001-05-17T09:27:00.000-07:002001-05-17T09:26:30.410-07:00The Standard: A Bloody 1st Quarter for 24/7 MediaFading Internet advertising firm 24/7 Media said Tuesday afternoon that it lost slightly less than the large amount analysts expected in the first quarter, and that it will continue to sell holdings and assets in an attempt to weather the extremely weak market. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-34997582001-05-04T16:52:00.001-07:002001-05-04T16:54:24.496-07:00e-Space and 4Content Partner to Fight for Pan-European SupremacyThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-34997522001-05-04T16:52:00.000-07:002001-05-04T16:54:00.623-07:00iSyndicate Gives 50% of Staff Cement ShoesThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-34997212001-05-04T16:49:00.000-07:002001-05-04T16:51:14.980-07:00MagicButton becomes 212th dot bomb of the yearUK companyThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-31618362001-04-11T13:26:00.000-07:002001-04-11T13:28:34.856-07:00Lusting for profit, Yahoo opens portal to porn"In the online sex market, size does matter," said Dan Lavin, a principal with the high-tech market analysis firm International Venture Research. "There's no one bigger than Yahoo." Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-31618102001-04-11T13:24:00.001-07:002001-04-11T13:26:52.293-07:00Yahoo feeling growing pains on 5th birthdayYahoo handed out plastic hard hats last week to celebrate the opening of its $300 million Sunnyvale headquarters, causing one bystander to grouse that he needed the gear for protection from the company's plummeting stock.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-31618042001-04-11T13:24:00.000-07:002001-04-11T13:26:30.556-07:00ONLINE CONTENT: The rumors about ISyndicateWe have been keeping an eye on syndicators for a while. They were supposed to play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between online content providers and the thirsty content markets out there. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-31431632001-04-10T09:48:00.000-07:002001-04-10T09:50:16.176-07:00Gomez to cut staffResearch firm Gomez is laying off about 20 percent of its staff, company executives confirmed Monday. The Waltham, Mass., company focuses on measuring consumer and customer experience for Web sites. Chief Executive Julio Gomez said the company is reducing its work force by about 30 people.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-31431442001-04-10T09:47:00.000-07:002001-04-10T09:49:09.486-07:00Egghead.com cuts 157 jobs in second round of layoffsSeven months after moving engineering, accounting and technical operations from Silicon Valley to southwest Washington, Egghead.com has laid off 157 people in Vancouver.The cuts, which included 21 people at the company's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, represent 29 percent of the work force. Egghead.com now employs about 434 people, the bulk Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-31431222001-04-10T09:45:00.000-07:002001-04-10T09:47:21.970-07:00NBC to shut down Internet unitNetwork giant NBC on Monday said it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of NBCi, an Internet portal and media company, for about $85 million in stock in latest stumble in the online media market. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-31431142001-04-10T09:44:00.000-07:002001-04-10T09:46:39.110-07:00Fall of wine sites symbolizes e-commerce hangoverBack in the glory days of 2000, it seemed like Wine.com had it all -- cash from top venture capitalists, the cachet of Napa, everything it took to make it in a dot-com world drunk on its own success.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-27601102001-03-13T09:32:00.000-08:002001-03-13T09:45:40.466-08:00Razorfish sets more job cutsThe cuts, which will hit workers in Razorfish's London, Boston and San Francisco offices, are part of a "voluntary termination" program, a company spokeswoman said Monday. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-27600852001-03-13T09:30:00.001-08:002001-03-13T09:35:50.726-08:00BlueMeteor for sale, lays off 50Chicago-based BlueMeteor Inc., an Internet software and services provider, said Monday it has laid off 50 people and is looking for an outside corporation to buy the companyThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-27600912001-03-13T09:30:00.000-08:002001-03-13T09:35:42.760-08:00CDWorld to shut downCDWorld.com will be closing its online store on Friday because of the weakening economy, company Chief Executive Bruce Pettyjohn said. The Campbell, Calif.-based company, which sold CDs, DVDs, software and video games, has laid off seven employees from its 10-person staff over the past five months, he said. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22953732001-02-08T09:31:00.001-08:002001-02-08T09:37:11.283-08:00Neoplanet chooses an old strategy -- layoffsThe layoffs, which represent 16 percent of the company's workforce, come one week after No. 1 online retailer and Internet book sales pioneer Amazon.com announced plans to furlough 1,300 workers, or 15 percent of its staff. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22953642001-02-08T09:31:00.000-08:002001-02-08T09:36:32.410-08:00Barnes & Noble.com Lays Off 350, Reports LossThe layoffs, which represent 16 percent of the company's workforce, come one week after No. 1 online retailer and Internet book sales pioneer Amazon.com announced plans to furlough 1,300 workers, or 15 percent of its staff. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22953572001-02-08T09:30:00.000-08:002001-02-08T09:35:52.910-08:00Stamps.com Cuts StaffIn what it dubbed a "new start," Stamps.com announced Wednesday that the Internet postage service is laying off 150 employees in an effort to--now this should sound familiar--streamline operations and achieve profitability. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22953472001-02-08T09:29:00.000-08:002001-02-08T09:35:13.783-08:00Amplified slashes staff by 50 percentAmplified said Wednesday its head count has been reduced from 80 to 40 staff members as a result of its acquisition of OneBigCD.com and Checkout.com. The layoffs were across the board in Amplified's various offices. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22674052001-02-06T08:56:00.000-08:002001-02-06T09:01:16.623-08:00Infospace cuts 250 staffersA week after announcing a major restructuring, Bellevue-based Infospace yesterday laid off 250 workers, or 21 percent of its employees. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22673762001-02-06T08:54:00.000-08:002001-02-06T08:59:08.763-08:00Voter.com pulls plug, fires 45Voter.com's owners pulled the plug on the all-politics Web site yesterday, ending one of the most heavily promoted attempts to find an audience for public discourse online.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22673022001-02-06T08:48:00.000-08:002001-02-06T08:53:39.873-08:00EToys to Fire Its Remaining 293 EmployeesEToys Inc., one of the nation's most popular online retailers, yesterday announced plans to fire its remaining 293 employees because it expected to run out of cash by the end of March and would be forced to close.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22575072001-02-05T16:09:00.000-08:002001-02-05T16:37:54.920-08:00Razorfish to Cut 400 Jobs as Part of Bid to Save $70 Million in 2001The digital design and consulting company said eliminating about 20% of its workforce would increase profitability and shareholder value. To cut costs in other ways, the New York-based Razorfish will restrict expense policies in some areas, streamline some regional departments and expand its use of partnerships and alliances.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22574982001-02-05T16:08:00.001-08:002001-02-05T16:13:40.466-08:00PurchasePro bombs on Barrons story; companies trade barbsPurchasePro (Nasdaq: PPRO) plunged 19 percent Monday as the company traded barbs with Barron's over a story that questioned the company's business model and valuation. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22574872001-02-05T16:08:00.000-08:002001-02-05T16:13:00.700-08:00NaviSite to cut 7 percent of work forceWeb hosting provider NaviSite Inc. said Monday it will cut 44 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force, and close two of its 13 regional offices as part of a larger cost-cutting plan. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22574582001-02-05T16:06:00.000-08:002001-02-05T16:11:26.513-08:00Epinions Cuts Staff by One-FourthEpinions, an online product review site that became one of the most celebrated Internet startups when it was launched in 1999, on Tuesday said it laid off 24 people or about 25 percent of its staff.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-22574352001-02-05T16:05:00.000-08:002001-02-05T16:10:16.543-08:00Online pet retailer Petopia pulls IPOPetopia.com Inc., an online pet products retailer whose major backers include Petco Animal Supplies Inc. and the NBC television network, withdrew on Friday its plans to go public, saying it has sold nearly all of its assets to Petco and no longer conducts business. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-21843422001-01-30T16:55:00.000-08:002001-01-30T16:58:48.263-08:00Epinions lays off 24 employeesEpinions, an advertising-supported online forum for product reviews by consumers, laid off 24 of its 88 workers, or 27 percent. The across-the-board cuts come just weeks after the start-up completed a redesign and weeks before it will announce new financing that executives insist will sustain it to profitability.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-21843292001-01-30T16:54:00.000-08:002001-01-30T16:58:08.716-08:00Dot.com job cuts hit record levelIn January, dot.com companies set a new layoff record, announcing 12,828 job cuts, a 23% hike over December's record total of 10,459, according to Chicago-based outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-21843172001-01-30T16:53:00.000-08:002001-01-30T16:57:04.436-08:00Disney to Abandon Portal SiteThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-21843062001-01-30T16:52:00.000-08:002001-01-30T16:55:56.700-08:00Amazon Announces Job Cuts WOW!Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-21346412001-01-26T14:42:00.000-08:002001-01-26T14:42:06.180-08:00Excites chief says party's over as company shifts focusGeorge Bell, chief executive, said it was now highly unlikely that the online media market would ever bounce back to the values that it enjoyed in the late 90s. "There's a very clear message here that the party's over," he said. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-21346272001-01-26T14:40:00.000-08:002001-01-26T14:40:44.806-08:00Lucy.com ClosesLucy.com, a women's sportswear company often cited as a savvy niche retailer, will close its Web store and catalog business as of February 9, 2001. The Portland, Ore.-based company will continue to run its brick-and-mortar store, called "lucy@crunch" in New York City, which opened in December 2000 inside a Crunch Gym.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-20744712001-01-22T10:16:00.000-08:002001-01-22T10:16:15.230-08:00Stepstone axes 40 UK staffAnglo-Norwegian recruitment heavyweight Stepstone today announced it was laying off 40 staff from its UK offices. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-20394072001-01-19T12:14:00.000-08:002001-01-19T12:14:01.840-08:00GiftCertificates.com Lays Off 100GiftCertificates.com CEO Michael Ahern confirmed the 20 percent staff cut in an interview with atNewYork this morning, saying "appropriate changes" had to be made to minimize operating losses. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-20393942001-01-19T12:12:00.000-08:002001-01-19T12:12:54.446-08:00Net2000 Cuts 10 Percent of WorkforceBroadband telecommunications firm Net2000 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTKK) is reducing its workforce by 10 percent, and will take a first-quarter charge to lower its costs and save cash. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-20393772001-01-19T12:10:00.000-08:002001-01-19T12:10:54.290-08:00VerticalNet To Cut 150 WorkersThe 150 workers represent about 8.3 percent of its regular full-time workforce, and will include employees from some of the 22 acquisitions made by the company over the past two years. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-20393582001-01-19T12:09:00.000-08:002001-01-19T12:09:19.340-08:00Vignette to cut work force on lowered outlookVignette, which employs roughly 2,300 workers, plans to lay off approximately 345 employees, according to a company representative. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-20393412001-01-19T12:08:00.000-08:002001-01-19T12:08:18.820-08:00Yazam Closes Europe, Reportedly Considers LiquidationThe implosion of Israeli incubator Yazam continues, with the company reportedly this week shutting down its European operations.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19472442001-01-12T10:38:00.000-08:002001-01-12T10:38:59.260-08:00GovWorks files for Chapter 11 bankruptcyE-government services portal GovWorks Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, calling itself a victim of the "growth-at-any-cost craze" that has killed off a slew of Internet companies.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19472002001-01-12T10:35:00.000-08:002001-01-12T10:35:14.930-08:00iAnalyst No MoreBUH-BYE: Unable to secure a second round of venture capitalfunding, iAnalyst has shut down its Web site. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19471732001-01-12T10:33:00.000-08:002001-01-12T10:33:20.386-08:00Nortel realigns with 4,000 layoffsThe Brampton, Ontario-based company said the layoffs this week -- 700 in Ottawa and 200 in Toronto -- were mainly in research and development and were part of "normal re-skilling," or letting go of some workers and hiring others with different skill sets. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19471622001-01-12T10:32:00.000-08:002001-01-12T10:32:10.840-08:00Audiohighway.com skids off superhighwayThe Cupertino, Calif.-based provider of online music and content said it has been unable to attract sufficient financing to maintain operations, attributing its failure to a downturn in the market valuation of Internet companiesThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19471512001-01-12T10:31:00.000-08:002001-01-12T10:31:07.730-08:00LookSmart cuts staff, warns of quarterly lossLookSmart cut 31 percent of its staff, laying off 172 employees. It lowered expected fourth-quarter revenue to between $30 million and $31 million, down from prior estimates of between $33 million and $36 million. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19471402001-01-12T10:30:00.000-08:002001-01-12T10:30:36.946-08:00Residential: Layoffs at Rentals.comJulie Anderson, executive vice-president of marketing, said the job cuts were aimed at helping to drive the company to profitability by the end of 2001. [tk: really, wow - what a surprise] Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19471292001-01-12T10:29:00.000-08:002001-01-12T10:29:17.743-08:00Darwin Networks files Chapter 11 bankruptcy.... Last year Darwin said it grew from 175 to 600 employees. No one could be reached at any of the telephone numbers listed for Darwin in LouisvilleThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19216132001-01-10T13:45:00.001-08:002001-01-10T13:45:45.486-08:00Three dot-com firms announce layoffsLayoffs and facilities closures are continuing among dot-com companies intent on demonstrating their ability to attain profitability. In the latest batch of dot-com casualties, Kozmo.com, MVP.com and Advertising.com have all announced cutbacks.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19216022001-01-10T13:45:00.000-08:002001-01-10T13:45:06.893-08:00Send.com shuts up shopPremium gift site Send.com joined the growing legions of shuttered dot-coms Tuesday, announcing it would cease operations effective immediately. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-19215752001-01-10T13:43:00.000-08:002001-01-10T13:43:11.266-08:00Cambridge Technology layoffs add up to 10 in MassCambridge Technology Partners Inc. said it will lay off 280 people, or 7 percent of its work force, and warned of a revenue shortfall because of slowing demand for its Web consulting services.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-18994372001-01-08T19:42:00.001-08:002001-01-08T19:42:46.556-08:00AllAdvantage.com lays off staffRevolution UK - Californian-based AllAdvantage.com is axing staff across Europe, including London, as it overhauls its business. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-18994272001-01-08T19:42:00.000-08:002001-01-08T19:42:11.430-08:00Global: EToys cuts 700 jobsBesides announcing 700 job cuts, eToys will close warehouse operations in California and North Carolina in the next month, reports the Financial Times Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-18994202001-01-08T19:41:00.000-08:002001-01-08T19:41:08.930-08:00MVP.com Lays Off More EmployeesOnline sports retailer MVP.com has laid off 36 more employees, leaving it with 43 employees at its Chicago headquarters or a quarter of its original staff. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-18993982001-01-08T19:38:00.002-08:002001-01-08T19:38:40.946-08:00New York Times Cuts Online StaffThe New York Times is laying off 69 employees in its Internet division, which has suffered from an erosion in dot-com advertising revenue. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-18993882001-01-08T19:38:00.001-08:002001-01-08T19:38:10.010-08:00Ameritrade Cuts 350 JobsAmeritrade Holding Corp. Monday let 230 full-time and 120 part-time employees go due to a decrease in market volume in the past few months. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-18993862001-01-08T19:38:00.000-08:002001-01-08T19:38:05.166-08:00Ameritrade Cuts 350 JobsAmeritrade Holding Corp. Monday let 230 full-time and 120 part-time employees go due to a decrease in market volume in the past few months. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-18612692001-01-05T13:54:00.000-08:002001-01-05T13:54:18.690-08:00MarchFirst wields layoff ax againStruggling Internet consulting company MarchFirst has started yet another round of layoffs. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-18612352001-01-05T13:47:00.000-08:002001-01-05T13:47:11.533-08:00FoodUSA.com Fails To Find BuyersFoodUSA.com, the online exchange handling trades of meat and poultry, has shut down. (1/5/2001)Having missed its growth projections the exchange could not find a buyer and has ceased operations. It follows the demise the day before of online restaurant reservation system Foodline.com, as the dotcom shakeout continues to claim its victims. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-16982042000-12-18T05:12:00.000-08:002000-12-18T05:12:55.150-08:00HomeGrocer.com Continues LayOffsHomeGrocer.com has laid off 100 more employees at its headquarters here, bringing the total to 150 jobs cut since the company was acquired by rival Webvan Group Inc. in September. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-16981952000-12-18T05:11:00.000-08:002000-12-18T05:11:12.993-08:00More consultancy layoffs:Organic.com Lays Off 270, Names New CEOThe holiday season is no safe harbor from the continuing effects of the shakeout in the online world, as 270 now-former employees of Internet consultancy Organic.com will be hunting for a new job rather than presents.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-16981882000-12-18T05:10:00.000-08:002000-12-18T05:10:29.323-08:00Agency.com Announces LayoffsNEW YORKâ??Agency.com joined the layoff parade Thursday, announcing plans to let go about 190 employees and close its Vail, Colo., office as part of an effort to save $12-16 million next year.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-16200952000-12-10T14:57:00.000-08:002000-12-10T14:57:01.760-08:00Riffage.com Pulls the PlugOnce promising online music label Riffage.com is closing its doors on Friday after failing to secure a buyer after its funding ran out. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-16200362000-12-10T14:50:00.000-08:002000-12-10T14:50:54.620-08:00HotOffice to go coldThe Boca Raton, Fla.-based company, which hosts Web-based intranets, told customers on Thursday that it is ceasing operations later this month. Blaming "market conditions" for its downfall, HotOffice directed customers to rival Intranets.com. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-16200262000-12-10T14:49:00.000-08:002000-12-10T14:49:15.276-08:00More layoffs at Internet services firmsScient Corp. said yesterday it laid off 460 employees -- 25% of its workforce -- and expected to post a loss for the third quarter. The San Francisco-based consulting firm also said it will close its offices in Silicon Valley and in Austin,Texas. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15595412000-12-04T17:32:00.000-08:002000-12-04T17:32:21.056-08:00Online advertising picking up despite DoubleClick layoffsOnline advertising firm DoubleClick (DCLK) is laying off about 150 employees, or about 8 percent of its workforce, in the wake of what analysts and DoubleClick have predicted to be a slowdown in the online advertising sector. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15595262000-12-04T17:30:00.000-08:002000-12-04T17:30:31.540-08:00KnightRidder.com lays off 68, reorganizesupdate Knight Ridder.com on Monday announced it is laying off 68 employees, or 16 percent of its work force, as part of a reorganization aimed at achieving profitability by 2002. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15595132000-12-04T17:29:00.000-08:002000-12-04T17:29:14.150-08:00Trying Times for iXLEllis was building iXL through acquisitions, buying small design shops for its employees, not its book of business. He was selling services faster than he could execute the orders, he said. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15594902000-12-04T17:27:00.000-08:002000-12-04T17:27:22.446-08:00DSL.net Plans to Reduce Work Force by 141 WorkersNEW HAVEN, Conn. -- DSL.net Inc. said it plans to reduce its work force by 141 employees, or 28%, marking the latest bad news from digital-subscriber-line providers. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15594812000-12-04T17:26:00.000-08:002000-12-04T17:26:38.730-08:00Etown.com Lays Off 28 On Heels Of Union ActivityCiting financial pressures, Etown.com has laid off 22 percent of its staff in a move that comes four days after some customer service representatives in San Francisco submitted a petition to hold a union election. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15194462000-11-30T17:07:00.000-08:002000-11-30T17:07:10.213-08:00Docplanet.com: Bankruptcy may be the prescriptionWASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Docplanet.com admitted Thursday it may soon file for bankruptcy protection due to significant operating losses and lack of funding.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15194272000-11-30T17:05:00.000-08:002000-11-30T17:05:34.353-08:00Delia's shuts down iTurf.comTeen-oriented retailer Delia's Corp. (DLIAD) said today it is shutting down iTurf.com, it's teenage community website, due to poor performance. The closure will result in about 25 employee layoffs and a $100,000 fourth-quarter charge. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15194062000-11-30T17:03:00.000-08:002000-11-30T17:03:28.993-08:00iXL lays off 35 percent of its staffIXL BECAME THE latest company in the troubled Internet consulting field to slash its staff when on Tuesday it announced plans to lay off 850 employees and close seven offices.Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15183752000-11-30T15:20:00.000-08:002000-11-30T15:20:28.213-08:00Quokka lays off 20 percent of staffThe San Francisco-based company said the cuts were in line with a 30 percent to 40 percent cost reduction strategy it outlined in its third-quarter conference call at the end of October. At the time, the company reported better than expected results: a loss of $19.8 million, 16 percent better than official analyst estimates. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15040782000-11-29T11:05:00.000-08:002000-11-29T11:05:46.180-08:00IXL restructures, fires 850 employeesInternet consultancy iXL (IIXL) said today it would fire 850 employees, or 35 percent of its workforce, in order to reduce costs and attempt to reach profitability by early next year. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15040002000-11-29T10:57:00.000-08:002000-11-29T10:57:36.760-08:00CAMPUSENGINE.com LAYS OFF 25 MORE EMPLOYEES"Unfortunately, we found it necessary to reduce our workforce to be more in line with projected revenue," said Bill Halldin, spokesman at CampusEngine.comThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15039782000-11-29T10:55:00.000-08:002000-11-29T10:55:40.946-08:00Dot-com layoffs hit record in NovemberThe Internet industry saw a record number of job cuts in November, surpassing the 5,677 job cuts seen in October by 55%, according to a report released Nov. 27 by recruiter Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-15039672000-11-29T10:54:00.000-08:002000-11-29T10:54:03.430-08:00E-Stamp cuts 30% of its staffThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-14178712000-11-20T18:45:00.000-08:002000-11-20T18:45:40.566-08:00Black Friday at First TuesdayFirst Tuesday has shed a fifth of its workforce as the networking organisation's new owners look to reduce costs, sources have told The Industry Standard. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13783462000-11-15T18:40:00.000-08:002000-11-28T15:11:30.726-08:00Garden.com dies on the vineGarden.com Inc., an online retailer of gardening products, on Wednesday said it will shut down its retail operations and plans to sell its consumer business assets, after it failed to secure financing to fund operations or find a buyer for the company. Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13741052000-11-15T11:01:00.000-08:002000-11-15T11:01:30.040-08:001stUp Going DownFree Internet access company 1stUp is closing, joining a long list of online firms that were unable to survive by giving away their services. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13740622000-11-15T10:56:00.000-08:002000-11-15T10:56:09.573-08:00Quepasa.com Reduces Workforce by Two Thirds
Quepasa.com (Nasdaq:PASA - news), the online community for U.S. Hispanics, today announced that the Company has reduced its workforce by approximately two thirds effective immediately.
Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13657132000-11-14T15:19:00.000-08:002000-11-14T15:19:52.923-08:00It's Chapter 11 For High-Flyer ICGThe company, which sells phone and Internet connections to businesses and homes, has faced plummeting profits, management turmoil, complaints about service, and lawsuits from irate investors in recent months. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13654492000-11-14T14:08:00.000-08:002000-11-14T14:08:02.533-08:00marchFirst: Local Layoffs?..Shares of marchFirst Inc. [NASDAQ:MRCH] rose today after the professional services company announced that it is reducing its workforce by ten percent, or approximately 1,000 employees. How sick is that????Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13586292000-11-13T19:40:00.000-08:002000-11-13T19:40:48.413-08:00Breaking News: Streamline Goes Down...company among the pioneers of home grocery delivery, is going out of business, putting more than 210 people in Massachusetts and New Jersey out of work. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13538082000-11-13T11:46:00.000-08:002000-11-13T11:46:02.100-08:00Luminant Hits Staff With One-Two PunchInternet strategy consulting firm Luminant said late Thursday that it was reducing its staff for the second time in three weeks, paring down its 950-person workforce by 18 percent, or more than 170 positions. Thomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13537692000-11-13T11:42:00.000-08:002000-11-13T11:42:01.650-08:00HotOffice.com lays off half its staffThomas K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309189.post-13537452000-11-13T11:38:00.000-08:002000-11-13T11:38:46.913-08:00Net grocer Streamline calling it quits"The efforts, the company said, have fallen flat in light of current conditions on the financial markets for business-to-consumer Internet companies. " - another "B2C's fault" ....Thomas K.noreply@blogger.com