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AdWords Evangelist Available At SMX
Well, tomorrow's the first day of SMX, and if you're there, you've no doubt created a long list of people you want…
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Microsoft To Measure Engagement, Not Clicks
Almost a year ago, I went on (at length) about how there was more to online marketing than that final deal-closing click-through. I (loftily and windily) talked of being there for the consumer's journey and looking to understand how a customer arrived at that final decision.
AOL Launches In Mexico
It's hard to believe AOL hadn't already done this; the company's (former) dominance in America makes it seem like a natural move. Still, for whatever it's worth, AOL has now launched in Mexico.
Seller Boycott Fails To Impress eBay
Several times in the past, eBay sellers protested changes in site policies with boycotts. Though sellers received more attention this time, they had the same result in effecting a change: zero.
Getty Images Sells For $2.4 Billion
Just a couple of weeks after Getty Images, the world's largest stock images company, appeared to have failed to find a buyer for itself, the company announced an agreement to be sold to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC for $2.4 billion. That's 55% more than the stock was valued on Wall Street.
French President Becomes Online Sensation
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is receiving a lot of attention online for a video in which he tells a bystander to "get lost".Sarkozy was filmed by a journalist from the newspaper Le Parisien while attending an annual farm fair in Paris on Saturday. Sarkozy went to shake a mans hand who in response said," Don't touch me, you are soiling me." Sarkozy replied while still…
