- Fri Sep 17 2004 Oprah's auto giveaway fuels Web spike
A giveaway of Pontiacs sends traffic roaring to the TV show host's and carmaker GM's Web sites.
Posted by Matt Hines
- Wed Nov 16 2005 Bumpy start for Google analytics giveaway
Free service that lets businesses monitor Web site traffic falls victim to a glitch or two, leaving users without data.
Posted by Elinor Mills
- Fri Feb 9 2001 Giveaways draw surfers to start-ups
Jupiter Media Metrix says that the top 25 newcomer Web sites that debuted in 2000 were driven by viral marketing and traffic-sharing, as well as sweepstakes and promotions. Entertainment and gaming site Grab.com was ranked at the top with 13.5 million unique visitors in December 2000. Traffic to the site increased by 115.8 percent since its debut in March at 6.2 million unique visitors. Half.com, PassThisOn.com, Contentmail.com and Paypal.com followed accordingly. In addition, Jupiter Media Metrix says that Half.com was ranked as top advertiser among the top newcomers. Half.com had 800 million online ad impressions in 2000, and its traffic grew from its debut in March with 1.3 million to 8.2 million unique visitors in December 2000.
Posted by Gwendolyn Mariano
- Tue Feb 9 1999 Will stock giveaway pass SEC muster?
exit23B, a company that plans to launch its shopping site as early as mid-March, is offering to give away 100,000 shares of its pre-IPO stock.
Posted by Dawn Kawamoto
- Tue Oct 10 2000 Sweepstakes sites play for survival
Web sites that lure visitors with prizes have seen a big boost in Web traffic lately, but such businesses should read the fine print closely before deciding they're already winners.
Posted by Gwendolyn Mariano
- Thu Jun 7 2007 Photos: The look of tech at Computex
Motherboards are a way of life for the growing crowds at the Taiwan trade show. Plus: a new take on the megahertz wars.
- Thu Aug 13 2009 Can the Twitterati help sell your soda pop?
Marketers are pouncing on the potential influence of active Twitter users to talk about their brands. The path to profit, however, is less clear.
Posted by Caroline McCarthy
- Mon Aug 10 2009 Plenty of proof that ads don't support Web music
A profitable company has yet to rise out of the sector, and SpiralFrog's collapse is a powerful illustration that online advertising can't yet support music. There might be hope.
Posted by Greg Sandoval
- Fri Mar 6 2009 Top 5 Most popular products
We count down the stuff you like the most and give away a robot.
Posted by Tom Merritt
- Wed Nov 20 1996 Viva Comdex, Sex, and FedEx!
No trip to Comdex would be complete unless someone stepped on my head while lunging for a free T-shirt. Nor would I want to miss the other dubious pleasures of Las Vegas in November: the 45 minute taxi lines, the acrid smell of propane-guzzling cabs, and massive telecommunications traffic jams caused by 200,000 geeks checking their voice- and email at once. Call me a glutton for pain.
Posted by CNET Staff
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