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Google Gets More Integrated Into TV Advertising

As more television makes the transition to the Internet, Google is doing its part to bring a little of the Internet back to television. It is doing so through a newly signed deal with NBC Universal (NBCU) in a move to help NBCU attract "new kinds" of advertisers.

Google Thinks AdWords Is Your Best Friend

As a small business or site publisher, the route to Moneyville displays signs pointing to Google's advertising products. In Google's estimation, of course, but they may be correct.

Yahoo Offers New Hosting Service For Small Businesses

Yahoo Small Business said on Wednesday that it is offering unlimited disk space, data transfer and email storage space for $11.95 per month. The service plan allows small businesses to launch a new business or expand an existing one online. Business owners will not have to be concerned about the bandwidth and storage limits of their plan.

For Local/B2B, Organic May Be Better Than PPC

It can be especially difficult for business-to-business companies and brick-and-mortar stores to stand out in search results, especially if their relying on local results or paid listings. The answer to that, of course, is good (old fashioned?) SEO.Galen De Young, managing director of Francis SEO, says research suggests b2b customers overwhelmingly ignore PPC ads in favor of organic listings. That and local search often fails to present businesses that serve a larger area than just their home base, or also nearby cities.

Marks Post Link Bait?

I recently spotted a blog post by Adam Senour over at Walk My Path. The post outlines why Gene Marks is right on certain comments from the blog post. I must say I didn’t think I would find someone defending Gene marks comments like Adam has.

Marks Misses the Mark on "Tech Solutions"

OK folks I can’t take mainstream media much longer. They are so out of touch with what is really happening online it is simply ridiculous. Take the latest offering from Gene Marks at MSNBC:

Small Business Online Spending To Top $70 Billion

The total online spending by small businesses is expected to reach $70 billion by the year 2012, up from $47 billion in 2006, according to JupiterResearch's new report "US Online Small Business Market Category Forecast, 2007 to 2012."

Businesses Expect Ecommerce Sales To Increase

Close to 30 percent of small businesses in the U.S. are estimating that their ecommerce sales will increase over the next 12 to 24 months, according to the Small Business Research Board study out now.

BlueTie: Helping Hand To Small Businesses

Small businesses often times struggle to keep up with big conglomerates, but now they have an opportunity to function as a big company without the additional manpower.

Yahoo Launches Contest for Small Businesses

Yahoo wants to help small business owners grow their business and reach new customers. To that end, they’ve launched their “Ultimate Connection” essay-writing contest, giving away three $25,000 prize packages and expert mentoring.