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So, after weeks of speculation, Microsoft won the battle over Facebook, with Google second, and Yahoo embarrassingly nowhere to be seen.

The Email Experience Council has published a survey on the "State of Email Metrics & Bounce Management." The report found a lack of standards around industry metrics, bounce data, definitions and bounce management practices. The council found that those issues make it difficult for senders to improve the marketing effectiveness of campaigns, manage their lists and maintain positive reputations as legitimate email senders.

I was just reading Jeneane Sessum's post about the latest Ze Frank/Rocketboom dustup and she's right, we need to measure stuff other than just whether a download got completed or not.

The search appliance that has been part of a recent Google hardware promotion contained a "highly critical" flaw leading to the presence of several exploitable bugs.

More and more companies are beginning to understand the importance of expert search engine optimization in their overall marketing efforts.

Mobile phones compatible with iTunes haven't become available yet, but for podcast fans there will be an alternative.

Last week Microsoft made a big step on working with the community. We saw what can happen if you put something out there, put your ear to the ground, and then refactor based on what you hear.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that it recognizes the benefits that farmers and consumers can get from genetically modified (GM) foods, but safety checks will always need to be performed before they are marketed.