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Everyone’s Internet connection goes a little bit wonky from time to time, and after having trouble reaching Yahoo.com, I thought this morning…
The FTC has no objections; Fox Interactive Media is free to acquire Photobucket. As a result, the photo-sharing site will probably get snapped up in the near future.
A revived squabble between two recreational flooring companies has resulted in Google being subpoenaed for some of its keyword purchase data. The full implications of the order are not yet known, but third parties are nervous about being pulled in, and others worry about competitive data being de facto purchased through the courts.
When it was announced that CNN.com would increase its local coverage, I was suspicious - that seemed like a pretty big step outside the site’s “comfort zone.” But CNN.com has stuck with the idea, and, thanks to a partnership with Topix, is now putting an even greater emphasis on local coverage.
Google has placed a new section in its AdWords reporting that will reflect statistics similar to "share of voice" for campaigns.
Peter Fleischer, Google's top global privacy counsel, said data retention issues are of no concern to a European privacy watchdog group.
