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Microsoft Sees Ad Growth, Shrugs at Yahoo
[April 25, 2008] Microsoft reported net profit of $4.39 billion in Q3 of its '08 fiscal year, and suggested it would consider withdrawing its proposed bid for Yahoo.

Top 50 Advertisers by Media Value in February, 2008
[April 25, 2008] Rankings of the top 50 Internet advertisers by media value in February 2008.

Execs & Acconts: Tribal DDB, R/GA, SpotXchange
[April 25, 2008] Sweet departs Tribal DDB SF; R/GA names U.K. managing director; SpotXchange hires two.

Second Life Nabs Organic Chief, Will Brands Return?
[April 24, 2008] SL is dead to many marketers. Could Linden Lab hope to patch things up with the hire of Organic's Mark Kingdon?

Web Ads from Left and Right Advocacy Groups Signal More to Come
[April 24, 2008] Recent online ad efforts by liberal group MoveOn.org and conservative nonprofit Freedom's Watch imply more advocacy Web spending this election.

The SEO-Social-Media-Sales-Press-News Release
[April 25, 2008] The humble press release has turned into something of an online marketing behemoth -- perhaps even the next wave of spam?

Serving Your Customer, an Overlooked Differentiator
[April 25, 2008] Why invest in great marketing if your inferior customer service alienates customers? Learn from two good examples of customer care -- and three bads ones.

Three Reasons Your Visitors Don't Convert to Leads
[April 25, 2008] Tips for identifying site problems and developing action items for lead-generation optimization.

Breaking the Visual Barrier
[April 25, 2008] How will advertising survive the next onslaught of non-verbal media?

Google, Yahoo Search News Mashup in Earnings Season
[April 25, 2008] Google's Quality Score change, Microsoft-Yahoo deadline approaches, whither Performics and Avenue A, and other search engine marketing news.