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stats show small businesses find facebook to be more effective means of marketing than paid search.

"The program, which Boston.com calls Insights, came about partly because so many advertisers are creating content for their own sites, according to Thomas F.X. Cole, executive director-business development at Boston.com and The Boston Globe, units of The New York Times Co. "It's a new unit to address a new need," Mr. Cole said. "Our advertisers and particularly our smaller advertisers have been creating their own content. They need to get it exposed. As much as 50% of small businesses are blogging. The one thing they want is to have people see their material.""

small businesses can now buy advertising on facebook using reward points from their amex accounts

Amazon and ecommerce is pushing out brick and mortar. Small businesses may survive online due to good service, nostalgia, unique selection, etc. But big boxes are in the middle. No one misses Sears.

another AMEX and foursquare thing.  spend $10 get $10. Cardmembers can sync their American Express card with their foursquare profile, check-in and spend $10 at participating small businesses across the United States and receive a one-time $10 statement credit.  

could also apply to big biz

credit card processing solution for small business owners. daily 8.26

Worth it for the stats on the Boloco execution in Boston with SCVNGR/LevelUp

Automated marketing/advertising for small/medium businesses. Just scored another round of funding. As more of these services for SMBs are automated, where will they dump their marketing budgets?

Twitter is currently in talks with a mix of large and small PR firms with offices in New York, where the company has just opened a new office on Madison Avenue

Hmm, will towns, cities and small countries be the first to create "smart communities?"

easy for me to make a cat cam?

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