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As a something-for-everyone site, Yahoo has plenty of satisfied users. But that has not translated into strong ad revenue growth.

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Liebowitz this week singled out Google for not adopting "Do Not Track," the privacy feature that lets consumers opt out of online tracking by Web sites and advertisers.

As Google, Microsoft's Bing, and Facebook place heavier emphasis on SMBs, advertisers stand to benefit with free and value-added services designed to attract and retain their online spending.

Today, we think in a completely new way, or as one startup likes to say, we think “Visual.ly”. Visual.ly is a new platform for exploring sharing and promoting great visualizations and a service that connects datavis pros with advertisers and publishers looking for compelling content.

LinuxInsider: "Facebook doesn't seem very disconcerted that its top 10 apps are among those reportedly sharing user IDs with advertisers in clear violation of its privacy policies."

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results (Albert Einstein). Boobytrapped websites don't capture readers, they chase them away.

So why do advertisers get increasingly obnoxious? Does obnoxiousness work?

Advertisers will be allowed to purchase placement in lists of "who to follow" recommendations targeted to specific users on Twitter, according to the latest report by Peter Kafka ...

The very same advertisers who were once skeptical that buying up inventory on social networks could possibly do any good are now, apparently, going completely nuts about ads on Facebook.

Facebook could be preparing to mash the defunct Beacon with its already-existing "Sharing" feature to create a way for users to "like" other webpages across the Internet.

That data could then be used by developers or advertisers to create a more "social" Facebook experience.