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Chicago Resident Sued Over Moldy Tweet

UPDATE: Horizon Realty, the company suing their former tenant over a tweet, is now a trending topic on Twitter. Some Twitterers feel the company has effectively killed their reputation. What do you think?

ESPN Taking Their News To The Local Market

As a sports fan I don’t get to write much about sports and Internet marketing. Now that I think about it, I’m not sure why that is but I’ll work on that later. What we have covered extensively here at Marketing Pilgrim is the decline and fall of the Printed Empire; the newspaper. Today, in fact stands to be a rough day again as the Boston Globe workers agrees to more cuts to keep the paper in print.

Word Of Mouth Marketing Seminar

One of the highlights of The Aloha Summit a few months ago in Hawaii was having Andy Sernovitz beam in electronically and join us for an hour of discussion and insight. Andy should be a familiar name, he's the author of Word of Mouth Marketing.

Chicago Sues eBay, StubHub Over Ticket Taxes

The city of Chicago is suing eBay and subsidiary StubHub for failing to collect an 8 percent amusement tax on tickets sold online.The city charges in the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court that the two companies are "reseller's agents" and are required under Chicago's law to pay an amusement tax. The suit asks for a court order that will allow the city to audit the companies and hand out fines for not collecting and paying the tax.

Grand Theft Auto Maker Sues Chicago Transit Authority

The publisher of the popular video game Grand Theft Auto IV, Take-Two has sued the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for removing ads promoting the game.Take-Two sued the transit authority in Manhattan federal court, saying the CTA violated its right to free speech and contractual rights by removing ads for the game from the transit system.

Google Transit Adds Chicago's Info

Thanks to the cooperation of the Chicago Transit Authority, Google Transit's coverage now includes the Windy City.  Chicagoans seem to be pretty pleased about the development.

Craigslist Successfully Defends Against Chicago Lawsuit

A 2006 lawsuit by the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights against Craigslist over real estate postings containing discriminatory language failed to establish the classifieds site's liability.

Price Or Convenience? Maybe Both

Last month Nielsen Online released the results of survey suggesting that online shoppers prefer the convenience of online shopping as their main reason for participating. This month, another survey says that price is the most important factor.

SES Round-up

Jolina and Mike had a great time at the Search Engine Strategies conference in Chicago. Not only is it the windy city, but a festive, cold and snowy one too by the sounds of it.

SES Chicago: Finding Balance In SEO

Crafting a site involves people with different focuses and skill sets. Allowing them to run free instead of working together is a recipe for disaster.