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• Ridley Scott Launches Ad-Funded, UGC Viral Video Project | paidContent:UK

• Google Homes In On Small, Local Advertisers With New Analytics Tool | paidContent.org

• Digg’s New Advertising Platform; Marketers Pay Based On Diggs | paidContent.org

• Why Publishers Need To Serve Fewer Ads | paidContent.org

• Let’s Try The Craigslist Model Again Or ASCAP Or ... | paidContent.org

• IAB: Online Ad Spending Fell 5 Percent In Q1; First Drop In Several Years | paidContent.org

• ESPN The Magazine To Charge For Content Online | paidContent.org

• RingRevenue Raises $3.5 Million To “Track Calls Like Clicks” For Affiliate Networks

• Ron Conway To Focus On “Real Time Data” Startups: 40-50 New Investments In Next 18 Months

• Told You: Digg Applying The User Voting Model To Advertising

• The Dot Coms Are Booming Again (Domain Registrations, That Is)

• SplashCast Throws In The Towel On User-Generated Content; Looking For A Buyer

• Candy.com Sells For A Sweet $3 Million

• Modeling The True Value Of Social Networks: 2009 Edition

• If Facebook Is Worth $10 Billion, Twitter is Worth $1.7 Billion

• VirtualDatingAssistants.com Lets You Outsource Your Online Dating Life

• Introducing Super Chirp and Paid Streams

• Paid Twitter Streams Are Here: Super Chirp

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