Facebook, Twitter Influence Purchases (Information Week) And a dog bit a man. But it’s good to have proof points.

Google Develops a Facebook Rival (WSJ) And Facebook is getting into search, folks!!

‘Check-in’ craze moves beyond location (The Social) But you knew that, because you read Signal! And Searchblog!

Searching for Answers? Ask Facebook Questions (Facebook Blog) Is Facebook getting featuritis? Or, perhaps, is it also leaking?!

Apple Opens iAd Network to Developers (The Loop) It’s not what it sounds like. They’re letting developers buy iAds, not develop on top of it.

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Today’s FM’s campaign of the day is a joint RRW/VMWare/Intel whitepaper on the future of cloud computing (it’s free thanks to Intel and VMware).

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Thanks once again to all CM Summit attendees, speakers and sponsors.

This year’s summit was our best event yet thanks to you. Check out the recap video we put together. We’re already looking forward to next time! See you then…

When the market fails, sometimes government steps in. That seems to be the case when it comes to choice and Apple these past 24 hours, we’ll see if it sticks.Facebook has the same issue, to my mind. And the links roll on….

Jailbreaking Your iPhone Is Now Legal (Cult of Mac) Apple didn’t say it was OK, the Gov’mint did. So how do you feel about that, Steve? I’m guessing you are PISSED.

Facebook reportedly adds “Delete Account” option. (TNW) It’s about time, if this is true, and if they don’t something tells me the gov’mint might have something to say about this in due time. True instrumentation requires ease of use and that means the ability to just say no. And then, of course change your mind and say “Wait, no, I want it back!” Which if course will happen.

Where in the World is Facebook Used? (RWW) An interactive map. Maybe they’ll addd “where Facebook is deleted”….

Google May Not Have Bought Yelp, But They Sure Are Trying To Own Them With Places (TC) Google is going in too many directions, and not winning in most. I am not sure about this. I plan to investigate further…

Advertising is next (BI) Author Jarvis argues advertising is dead. He’s so wrong it’s barely worth responding. But he’s very, very wrong on many measures. (He may not be wrong about Conde Nast, but that’s another story).

The Power of Positive Failure (HBR) I coulda told ya that.

New Buzzlogic Units Let Advertisers Match Consumers With Content (ClickZ) Good idea. So good we’ve been doing it for years at FM. But this seems more automated (we’ve been doing that for less than years, more than months). Good on em. I need to write more press releases, apparently.

Don’t Blame the Content Farms (MediaShift) Amem and pass the blame somewhere else. Oh wait, perhaps that’s a mirror you need?

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Today’s FM’s campaign of the day is Yahoo’s Flickr blog integration. It’s super cool.

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Happy Monday. I’ve culled 500 or so stories, and found just a handful worth your time. It was an odd weekend, perhaps as we all look toward a few weeks in Summer where we might – perhaps – stop obsessing about our industry for a bit. Then again…

11 Mind-Blowing Mobile Marketing Infographics (Hubspot) Look at all this. Really, look at it. It’s worth it.

The Top Idea In Your Mind (Paul Graham) “I suspect a lot of people aren’t sure what’s the top idea in their mind at any given time. I’m often mistaken about it. I tend to think it’s the idea I’d want to be the top one, rather than the one that is. But it’s easy to figure this out: just take a shower. What topic do your thoughts keep returning to? If it’s not what you want to be thinking about, you may want to change something.” OK then. I think.

Article: Web Users Demand Control over Ad Targeting (eMarketer) Er, sort of. Give me control when I know I want it. Or, in other words, read my mind. But don’t get creepy while you do it, OK?

The 10 commandments of content marketing (imedia) Yes. All Marketing Is Content. Where have I heard that before?!

WikiLeaks Releases Afghan War Reports in Unprecedented Leak (Mashable) And this after most thought the service had died. I for one wish this service health. We need it. See aksi WikiLeaks May Have Just Changed the Media, Too (The Atlantic)

Will Zynga Become the Google of Games? (NYT) I am fond of this company and its story, including the messy bits. Marc Pincus will be at Web 2 Summit this year.

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Today’s FM’s campaign of the day is Dell’s Alienware campaign. Check it out!

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Friday is a day to reflect on the week that was. Or the five years that have been, in Zuckerberg’s case. Lots of Deep Questions in today’s roundup… To the links:

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Talks to Diane Sawyer as Website Gets 500-Millionth Member (ABC) Despite the TV lights, Zuck stays cool. I was asked to comment on this for the set up piece, but I’ve found network news to be, well time consuming and rarely worth the time.

Less Than 1 Year Until The Internet Runs Out of Addresses (RWW) Good Lord, we’ll have to make up some new numbers, quick.

It’s Time For Web Publishers To Start Thinking About Bing SEO (Business Insider) Indeed it is.

Microsoft Reports Record Fourth-Quarter Results (MSFT) Office and Windows kills it. Those are legacy businesses but the make a lot of money. So does Xbox. But online? Still losing hundreds of millions.

Fred Wilson: Apple Is ‘Evil,’ Facebook Is Just A ‘Photo-Sharing Site’ (HuffPo) I love interviewing Fred on stage.

38 states press Google on personal data (CNN) This one isn’t going away, though I doubt in the end much will come of it other than some clarity.

IAB Tells Congress Privacy Bills May Harm Business and Consumers (IAB) I am on the Board of the IAB. That does not mean it always speaks for me.  I have not read the text of these bills. I should.

Yes, In-Text Ads Can Work (MediaPost) Apparently they can. I’m still not a fan but as I’ve written in the past, we can and should learn from what works.

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I love this industry. I love what it can do, what it is doing, what it might do, and what it has already done. Today’s news just reminded me of that. To the links:

Meet Flipboard: Mike McCue Talks About Stealth “Social Magazine” (ATD) I saw this a few months ago. I kept quiet. I love this idea. I want it to work in a big way.

Stick it to the Man and email while driving with Text’nDrive. (TNW) Jesus. I have to start taking a nickel for every idea I rant about over more than 6000 posts on Searchblog. IE, Texting Is Stupid. What I love is that App World had supplanted Carrier World. And all in two years. I F*cking LOVE the Interwebs. And yes, thanks Steve Jobs. Now get out of our way.

Old Spice Guy. Brilliant. But not Social. (Mele’s Musings) Interesting observation – very good, but not very “real.” Very calculated. Not that it’s not a good idea to be so.

The Web Means the End of Forgetting (NYT) No shite, folks. Then again, worth noting.

500 Million Stories (Facebook Blog) Well, there you have it. Milestone reached. I have to say, it’s just wonderful to watch this unfold. And yet, the company most likely has yet to be launched that will supplant Facebook. And it will. This is why I love this industry, and the humanity, all half a billion of us, that embrace it.

Business problems need business solutions (Google Blog) Yes, we can save journalism. Er….wait, who’s we again?

Welcome to the middle of the week, Signal fans, and numbers are in the air. Earnings season is in full throat, Apple crushed it, Yahoo not so much. Facebook has some brand image work to do, the numbers say, and from what I can tell, we’re all a fickle bunch when it comes to what we like and what we don’t. To the links….

What Surprising Number Will Change Your Business? (HBR) Numbers are utterly useless, until they tell you a story. Then they are magic. But let’s not lose sight of the story, shall we?

Study: “Facebook Flops, Google Drops” In New Consumer Satisfaction Ratings (SEL) I like it when SEL debunks numbers, and tells the real story (speaking of numbers and stories). It’s sure not good to have negative sentiment around a brand, but it’s not as bad as it seems.

Why Media Agencies Don’t Need Separate Units For Social Media (Ad Age) Interesting insights from an in the trenches guy on the agency side. Clearly too young to worry about burning bridges. Or too smart to care. “In order to generate the buzz and really tap that word-of-mouth potential, the best investment a brand can make is time.”

Apple Crushes It, Sells 3.27 Million iPads In June Quarter (SAI) Not a surprise. Good for Apple.

TechCrunch Review: The Blekko Search Engine Prepares To Launch (TC) I met with the founders of Blekko today. More on that later in the week. I think this could be important.

Yahoo Surprises Slightly in 2Q Earnings, But Not on Revenues (ATD) 19% y/y growth in display is good, but I know of at least one company doing, oh, about 8-9 times that. Of course, it’s working off a smaller base, for now.

With New Report FCC Makes a Bid for Universal Broadband (GigaOm) Wrangling continues as gov’t and industry argue past each other.

The Funniest Marketing Fails Of All Time (PHOTOS) (Huffpo) Just for fun.

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Today’s FM’s campaign of the day is Open Forum from American Express Open. Because I just dig the work everyone is doing there.

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