A shortened Signal to start the slow last week of August, I’m back from vacation,  in body anyway, and in mind I’m sure I’ll come around in the next day or so. Meanwhile, the weekend did bring some news…

Federated Media Buys Semantic Profiling Technology From TextDigger (TC) Why would FM do this? Well, as the company that created “conversational marketing and media” concept, acquiring a linguistic/semantic technology platform just…makes sense. More soon.

Facebook Feels Unfriendly Toward Film It Inspired (NYT) Truth is a slippery eel, ain’t it. Whether you are Facebook, or…someone on Facebook.

Forecast: More Digital-Media IPOs Coming (PC) Yeah, who said that? Who? When? (Me. January…)

The Future of Internet Search (Dyson) Nothing earth shattering here but worth a read to refresh your synapses.

What Happens When Facebook Trumps Your Brand Site? (AdAge) Interesting chart (above).

Buzz Kill (Laporte) Leo goes back to blogging. Interesting.

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