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When Microsoft acquired aQuantive in 2007, it wanted to bolster its ad network. Unfortunately, it also ended-up with a conflict of interest,…
Credit scores have long had major impacts on people's lives; they've affected consumers' options in terms of buying cars and houses, and sometimes, even in terms of securing jobs. And in the future, if Google has anything to say about it, they may influence what ads individuals see, too. With the assistance of Compete and around two million consumers who opted into the project, Google's…
Over the weekend, YouTube made a couple news-oriented announcements. It would appear that the site is looking to become more of a resource for news content than ever before, and that means news from established publishers as well as amateurs. Publishers Invited to Become YouTube Partners
Social networking has increasingly become more visible in the workplace, and its functionality is being leveraged by companies globally, according to a new survey from Frost & Sullivan. A majority (80%) of respondents said they personally use Web 2.0 technologies to connect and share with friends and family while at work. More than half (54%) said they use social media for professional purposes such as…
North Carolina residents who are Amazon Affiliates recently received an email telling them the company would be ending its relationships with them due to the North Carolina state legislature getting ready to, as Amazon puts it, "enact an unconstitutional tax collection scheme." What the North Carolina government is proposing would apply sales tax to purchases made through online affiliates based in NC. It has not…
Facebook is already the big boy of social networks, but it's hard to shake the feeling that the company really feels threatened by Twitter. Just look at some of the things they've done in recent memory.
