• Yahoo Defends Google Deal To Stockholders by Mark Walsh

    Yahoo on Wednesday afternoon sent out a letter to stockholders defending the search deal it struck with Google, as opposed to one with Microsoft that never made it off the table. The letter comes amid chatter that Microsoft and Yahoo have revived talks, although reports this week differed as to whether they involve a full acquisition or a smaller-scale deal. ...Read the whole story

  • mobile Parlez-Vous Mobile? Yahoo, Publicis Hook Up For Wireless Ad Initiative by Mark Walsh

    Mobile advertising may benefit from Yahoo's alliance with Publicis Groupe as part of the VivaKi Nerve Center announced Wednesday that will serve as the hub of the Paris-based holding company's digital media services. ...Read the whole story

  • social networks Search-Centric ICrossing Enlists Socially Minded Pluck by Gavin O'Malley

    To expand its breadth of social media services, digital marketing company iCrossing has enlisted the help of Pluck Corp. The companies are expected to announce their partnership today. With social networking increasing at the core of online activity, even the search-centric iCrossing has realized the need to adapt. ...Read the whole story

  • social networks Meebo Joins Forces With Social Net App Developers by Gavin O'Malley

    Instant-message site Meebo today is expected to announce partnerships with social network application developers Buddy Media, Commagere Ventures, FrozenBear, K-Factor Media, Mesmo TV, Rockstarted, Spicerack Media, Trippert Labs and Unit 501. The deals allow Meebo to syndicate its API-powered embedded chat rooms -- Meebo Rooms -- inside their social applications. ...Read the whole story

  • social media Carnival Taps Scrapblog For Cruisers' Digital Scrapbooks by Tameka Kee

    Carnival Cruise Lines has partnered with Scrapblog to add digital scrapbooks to its CarnivalConnections.com property. Now Carnival cruisers can share multimedia memories of their vacation experience, complete with content imported from sites like Flickr, Photobucket and YouTube. Miami-based Scrapblog hosts the online scrapbook platform, and supplies creative materials like banners, backgrounds and audio files. ...Read the whole story

  • behavioral targeting Online Privacy Bill Dies In NY Assembly, But Will Be Resurrected by Wendy Davis

    Lawmakers in New York adjourned this week without voting on a controversial bill that would require online advertisers to allow people to opt out of targeted ads. But the issue isn't likely to disappear any time soon. Democrat Richard Brodsky, the New York assemblyman shepherding the measure, intends to reintroduce it next January. ...Read the whole story

  • A Recommendation Economy by Gordon Gould

    Though the tech world has embraced social networking with fervency, social sites continue to have growing pains. They have captured ... ...More

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