Quick bites of curated news about digital publishing, advertising and marketing from around the web.
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Are Verizon Wireless and Microsoft joining forces to launch a new line of phones targeted at the teen audience? Neither company is talking, but the rumor mill continues to churn. FierceWireless
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Do Facebook friends really add value to a retail chain's bottom line? Houston's Dessert Cafe conducted a campaign to figure it out. Harvard Business Review
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The latest verdict in TiVo's set-top box licensing spat with Dish Networks has TiVo's investors smiling. THR
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Need a guide to sift through all the online video shows available? Try Clicker -- which just raised $11 million to become the "TV Guide of online video" -- and has added a slew of new features. NYT
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Why online video could be a gold mine for struggling news and magazine publishers. VideoNuze
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Thoughtful (if opinionated) take on how companies should (or should not) use hashtags for marketing via Twitter. Jessica Gottlieb
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