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In a firm declaration, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer asserted that the company “didn’t make a mistake” when it invested $240 million in a 1.6% stake in Facebook

Apparently, Google’s minimalist approach to search does not pertain exclusively to its home page. In China, Google has slimmed down its Google.cn domain name to G.cn.

Recent figures released by Nielsen//NetRatings show a glimpse into the top U.S. local markets both in terms of total unique visitors and time spent online per visitor.

Personalization in e-mail marketing efforts is key. Though this is logical, it might behoove marketers to remind themselves of this fact and to check to see if their e-mails appear too shady for the typical consumer’s tastes.

Going forward our company will be known as IZEA, with PayPerPost as its flagship product and other properties including Blogger’s Choice Awards, RockStartup, Zookoda and BlogInSpace under the IZEA corporate umbrella.

Critical Mass (www.criticalmass.com), an interactive services firm, part of the Omnicom Group, has appointed Scott Shamberg as senior vice president of its recently consolidated marketing and media division. He will be based in Critical Mass’ Chicago office.

“ROW equals ROI” – Global Ad Network Oridian Opens
New York City International Business Development Office. Oridian’s NYC office will serve US publishers seeking to monetize their global exposure.

Video Professor, Inc. is pleased to announce the following appointments and promotions to its Lakewood, CO based management team

RexDirectNet and Rextopia Named in Top 50 Fastest-Growing
Women Owned Businesses in US by Entrepreneur Magazine