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June 29, 2010 Check out DMNews on your smartphone Advertisement Get More Transactions with VeriSign Trust™ Seal The world's most popular online trust mark, the VeriSign seal has helped web sites increase transactions an average of 24%. Daily malware scans help keep your site off search engine blacklists. The trust seal displays next to your search result in leading search engines to maximize incoming traffic. Learn more >>. Inside Digital Report: Majority of social networkers 'friend' organizations Rose Gordon Two-thirds of social network users have engaged with organizations on social sites by becoming a fan or "liking" the product, company, service or musical group, according to Experian Simmons.   Latest News Twitter settles data privacy complaint with FTC Frank Washkuch Microblogging site Twitter settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived customers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal data. It marks the first time the FTC has brought a data security case against a social network.   Taco Bell counts on superheros in CRM program Shahnaz Mahmud Taco Bell has launched its first social media CRM program, using original cartoon episodes to engage consumers. The company plans to expand the effort this summer after a May soft launch on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and mobile platforms.   Layla Grayce, City Sports incorporate Offerpop Twitter-measurement program Shahnaz Mahmud Social media marketing software provider Offerpop launched a Twitter measurement platform June 24 for brands to gauge their success on the social site. Eight retailers are using the service, including athletic apparel company City Sports, bookseller Dymocks and high-end home furnishings company Layla Grayce.   American Express Open releases search marketing toolset Dianna Dilworth American Express Open, the financial giant's small business unit, launched a search marketing tool for small businesses and agencies June 22. It created the platform, called "SearchManager," with search advertising firm Clickable.   Tillamook uses social media to inform TV, e-mail campaign Dianna Dilworth Ice cream brand Tillamook is conducting a multichannel campaign to promote its products. The campaign includes e-mail and social media elements that will launch in July. Leopold Ketel & Partners worked on the TV elements, with the rest of the effort created internally.   Luxor uses interactive text campaign to promote Criss Angel show Dianna Dilworth The Luxor Las Vegas hotel and casino will launch a mobile campaign July 1 to promote the Criss Angel Believe Cirque du Soleil show. The effort will encourage consumers to text to win a prize that can only be discovered by visiting the hotel box office.   Opinion Geolocation: The all-in-one marketing tool Rob Friedman Marketers can quickly find themselves managing an online environment that's grown quite complex from multiple technologies that work in silos, instead of in-tandem.   2010 Agency Business Report Click here for in-depth profiles of more than 70 direct and digital agencies DMNews Essential Guide to Search Engine Marketing DMNews Essential Guide to Search Marketing now online The 2009 DMNews Essential Guide to Search Marketing is now available online. Click on the image or headline to read.   The great influence of PPC on non-search conversions Melissa Mackey, online marketing coordinator, Fluency Media In difficult economic periods, online advertisers are tempted to slash pay-per-click budgets. But PPC doesn't act in a vacuum — it also influences online traffic and conversions from other channels.   From DMNews' Direct Line Blog States consider Google data collection probe Frank Washkuch June 22, 2010 Facebook isn't the only tech company facing consumer data privacy complaints. More than half of the states are considering pooling resources to investigate whether Google illegally collected consumers' info from unsecured wireless networks, according to reports.   more »

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