With the help of two fictional women, Sophos UK has discovered that despite years of education and public exhortations for users to protect their personal information on Facebook, many users on the social networking site are still open to befriending complete strangers.

According to a recent “Three Screen Report” released by Nielsen, the television remains far-and-away the biggest draw of any video format, while online video and DVR continues to grow in popularity.

Adperio, an online advertising and marketing agency, recently added Shaun Worley and Colleen Callahan to newly created positions on its management team.

Surf the net for just a bit, and you will have a hard time not seeing miss stay-at-home mom, Mary Steadman and “How A Stay at Home Mom Makes $5700/month on…

Yellow Tail, the Australian-based wine brand owned by Cassella Wines, says they’ve got a new Chardonnay ready to roll in early 2010

Overall ad impressions in the U.S. rose 21 percent in October, with financial services, travel and retail leading the way, according to Nielsen Online.

Despite the lingering cloud of economic turmoil covering most of the U.S., the realm of e-commerce seems to be doing just fine, thank you. According to comScore, Black Friday saw a big boost compared to the same day last year.

The latest report released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) show that Internet advertising revenues increased in the third quarter compared to the second quarter, a “hopeful” sign.

According to data from WebVisible, a local advertising service company, small businesses are allocating more of their budgets toward search advertising in the third quarter of 2009.

Bloosky Interactive, a privately-held multi-channel marketing company, announced today that it has acquired Tracking202 Inc., and all of its subsidiaries, in a cash transaction. This acquisition boosts Bloosky€™s standing in the affiliate marketing space and positions the company as one of the top distribution resources on the web.