Social Media Whirlwind Leaves Las Vegas

The BlogWorld Expo has ended, and most of its participants have found their way home from Las Vegas. Now, for those who either didn't make it to the city or had so much fun that the details are a little hazy, we'll try to sum up some of the conference's main points.

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Microsoft Approved for $40 Billion Share Repurchase

Microsoft's board of directors has approved a share buyback for Microsoft to the tune of $40 billion, with an expiration date of September 30, 2013.The board also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, reflecting a two cent or 18 percent increase over the previous quarter's dividend. Said dividend is payable December 11, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 20, 2008. The ex-dividend…

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Yahoo Forms Digital Advisory Council

Yahoo said today that it has created Digital Advisory Council that will be made up of industry executives from its agency and advertising partners.Yahoo says the council will work to explore the ongoing evolution of digital media and online advertising.

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Comcast Unveils Online Management Plan

Comcast has released details to U.S. regulators about how it will manage traffic on its high speed Internet network."As we previously announced in March, we are changing the way we manage network congestion by the end of this year.  The new technique does not manage congestion based on the protocol or application a consumer uses," Comcast said in a statement. 

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