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Microsoft Q2 Ad Revenue Up, but Search Growth “Modest”
Second-quarter revenue in Microsoft’s online services business was up 5% year over year, but revenue from search advertising made up only a “modest” part of that growth, the company said yesterday.
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Court Halts Bogus Free Software CD Marketer: FTC
A U.S. magistrate judge has temporarily halted a company that the Federal Trade Commission alleges deceptively advertised free software CDs and billed consumers’ credit cards without their permission, the FTC announced yesterday.
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TransUnion Forms TransUnion Interactive
TransUnion has formed TransUnion Interactive, Inc, a new unit that will provide strategic marketing services and credit management solutions across the customer lifecycle.
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R.R. Donnelley Completes Perry-Judd Purchase
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. has completed its previously announced $176 million purchase of Perry-Judd Holdings Inc. The acquisition adds Perry-Judd’s magazine- and catalog-printing capabilities to R.R. Donnelley’s operations.
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Meet the Broker: Tom Chillot
Today we meet Tom Chillot, senior vice president at TMA List Brokerage and Management. Chillot holds an MBA from Pennsylvania State University and has been in the list business for seven years.
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Michigan Official Arrested on Online Scam-Related Charges
The former Treasurer of Alcona County, MI, has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $1.2 million in public money to invest in a Nigerian 419 advance-fee scam, said Michigan’s attorney general Mike Cox,
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Investor Group Purchases Alvion
Alvion Inc., an e-commerce and data management firm, has been acquired by an investment group lead by Robert K. Sher, who was named CEO.
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1-800-Flowers.com Income Surges in Quarter
1-800-Flowers.com Inc. reported net income of $16.9 million for the second quarter, a 63.7% surge over net income of $10.3 million in the prior year period.
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ChoicePoint Income Slips 14%
ChoicePoint posted net income of $23.7 million for the fourth quarter, a 14% decline from net income of $27.7 million in the prior-year period.
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Chinese Leader Calls for Internet Regulation
Chinese President Hu Jintao this week requested that government officials promote and better regulate rapidly developing Internet service in the country, according to the Xinhua news agency.