Quick bites of curated news about digital publishing, advertising and marketing from around the web.
- The NHL has brokered a slew of new content syndication deals with sites like YouTube and SB Nation, with no fears that the web will cannibalize its TV audience. SportingNews.com
- Zynga gobbles up fellow social gamer Serious Business (creator of the Friends for Sale Facebook app). Gamasutra
- The fight for consumer mindshare over Toyota's recall process plays out over search, display and social media. ClickZ
- Music discovery app Shazam gets Last.fm, artist and ticket sales info, as well as other content in its latest upgrade. Distorted-Loop
- Call it location-based advertising, or "hyper-local" mobile marketing, but the opportunity to connect small businesses with people on their phones is real (and still untapped). Mobile Marketing Watch
- NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek turns to affiliate sales and an ad-supported microsite to help fund his team during the 2010 racing season. Release
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