- Facebook is testing a fifth ad placement on photo pages, ClickZ has learned. The social media site added a fourth ad placement in September, which gave Facebook 33 percent more inventory on pages where it appeared for 2010's final quarter.
- Google has confirmed that it is preparing a service called “Google Offers,” designed to compete with the popular social buying site Groupon, reported Search Engine Land. At this stage, Google is communicating with small businesses to enlist their support and participation in a test of the program.
SMB Marketers Segment Emails by Preference, Behavior

Small Businesses Increasing Use of Social Media

Printcasting Democratizes Magazine Publishing

Verve Wireless to ‘Mobilize’ Content for MediaNews Group, Belo, Others

Email, Webinars Top Digital Marketing Tactics for Event Planners

Online Shoppers Seek Freshness, Innovation

New Ad Network Targets SMB Buyers

USPS Reads Book on Capitalism, Offers Discounts

Consumers Expect Local Businesses to Pick up the Phone
Eight of 10 Americans have little patience for merchants who don't answer the phone - and for the key demographic for buying most home and professional services (adults 35-44) that figure rises to nearly 88 percent, according to a study conducted in August for FastCall411 by Synovate, writes MarketingCharts.
