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Yahoo hires PayPal’s president as CEO

Four months after firing its last CEO, Yahoo picks Scott Thompson at its leader.

Posted 01/04/2012Allison EnrightPost a comment

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Groupon’s new acquisition focuses on social media

The daily deal provider buys Campfire Labs, which has built a social sharing tool.

Posted 12/29/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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Shoppers like sharing Facebook data with online retailers

More than half of shoppers let retailers see some of their Facebook data.

Posted 12/20/2011Stefany MoorePost a comment

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Retailers pump up paid search spending as holiday season begins

And this year’s larger marketing investment comes amid higher online sales. 

Posted 11/15/2011Allison EnrightPost a comment

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Mobile paid search clicks will soar this December, Performics predicts

17.3% of all paid search clicks will stem from smartphones and tablets.

Posted 10/28/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Google takes a harder swing at Groupon and LivingSocial

Google Offers will now aggregate deals from 14 other discount providers.

Posted 10/27/2011Thad RueterPost a comment

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Google’s +1 button appears on display ads

The button enables consumers to recommend an ad’s landing page to his friends and contacts.

Posted 10/12/2011Zak StamborPost a comment

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Facebook ads get friendlier

The social network’s Premium ad unit shows consumers ads from brands their friends Like.

Posted 10/03/2011Zak StamborPost a comment

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