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June 29, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening across the industry:

The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) is tickled pink about President Obama's plan to broaden the wireless broadband spectrum in the US. So is Verizon Wireless, rather understandably.

EyeWonder has a nifty new creative optimization tool for advertisers and an updated cloud-based ad platform.

Apple sells a rather remarkable 1.7 million iPhone 4 models in the first three days after launch.

IBM is using predictive analytics and social media to gain market insight on television programs.

Email and social media marketer StrongMail has launched its campaign management application Social Studio in the UK.

June 28, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening across the industry:

Rocket Fuel Inc. has added some analytics and computer science muscle to its staff.

Video ad provider Extreme Reach says it has secured $9 million in financing.

Accertify says it has signed an agreement with The Carphone Warehouse for fraud prevention.

Local.com has taken on Eileen Licitra as vice president, product management.

Yodle picks up a Stevie Award in the category of Fastest Growing Company -- Under 2,500 Employees in The 2010 American Business Awards.

Purple@Epsilon picks up five NEDMA awards.

June 23, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening in the online marketing, search engine, ecommerce and mobile advertising industries for June 23, 2010:

90octane will present on social media integration and lead generation optimization at the upcoming Online Marketing Summit in Denver

Opera Software says it has signed an agreement with Russian mobile operator MegaFon for unlimited mobile Internet connectivity.

Apple brags it has sold 3 million iPads in 80 days. Not too shabby.

Symantec releases its June 2010 report on spam. Football-related spam is way, way up, surprise surprise.

Red Hat announces a new customer portal for Red Hat subscribers.

June 22, 2010 - Here's a look at what's happening in the online marketing, search engine, ecommerce and mobile advertising industries for June 22, 2010:

Vik Chaudhary, a VP for Keynote, will be delivering a keynote of his own on end-user experience at the 2010 O'Reilly Velocity Web Performance and Operations Conference.

Internet ad network Adknowledge says it has acquired CPA affiliate network Hydra Group.

Omniture announces its SiteCatalyst analytics solution has been selected by Ticketmaster.

Open source software provider Red Hat has launched the Red Hat Partner Center, “an online community and resource center for Red Hat Business Partners”.

Cisco takes a look at what may be holding broadband development back in Africa.

DALLAS, May 24 -- Match.com, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), today announced an agreement by which Match.com will become the exclusive online dating site on Yahoo!. Yahoo! Personals users will have the opportunity to move to a new co-branded Match.com experience, "Match.com on Yahoo!" where they will combine with the greater Match.com community. The Match.com on Yahoo! service is available starting today.

DISH Network, Best Buy, Adobe to Support Bringing Devices to Market

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (May 20, 2010) – Today at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, leading industry players announced the development of Google TV – an open platform that adds the power of the web to the television viewing experience, ushering in a new category of devices for the living room. Intel, Sony, and Logitech, together with Best Buy, DISH Network and Adobe, joined Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on stage to announce their support for Google TV.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (20 May, 2010) - Today at its annual I/O Developer Conference in San Francisco, Google announced Android 2.2. Codenamed Froyo (short for Frozen Yogurt), it is the latest update to the first open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices.

Android 2.2 offers valuable new features for consumers, including portable hotspot functionality, support for Adobe Flash within the Android Browser, and improvements to Android Market.

Google Announces New Development Tools and Opportunities to More Than 5,000 Attendees at Annual Developer Conference

SAN FRANCISCO (May 19, 2010) – Today Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) opens I/O 2010, its largest developer conference of the year. The event, which sold out 10 weeks in advance, is being held May 19 and 20 at Moscone West in San Francisco.

LAS VEGAS, Mar 23, 2010 -- Today at CTIA Wireless 2010, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) launched two new innovative applications for Apple iPhone(R) and iPod touch(R) -- Yahoo! Sketch-a-Search and Yahoo! Search -- providing consumers with fun, entertaining, and engaging search experiences that deliver powerful information in a fast, locally aware, and elegant manner.

Both apps are available beginning today from the iTunes(R) Store at http://itunes.com/apps/yahoosearch and http://itunes.com/apps/yahoosketchasearch.