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Spotify loses support of 200 labels

Spotify suffered a blow last week as more than 200 labels pulled the plug on the music-streaming service. Small, independent labels in particular are rejecting the music streaming service, arguing their artists stand to lose, rather than gain, from making their music available online. “As a distributor we have to do what is best for our labels,” distributor ST Holdings said in a statement . “The majority of which do not want their music on such services. They provide poor revenue and have a detrimental [effect] on sales.

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Get Connected to the Digital World at ad:tech London 2011

If you are a digital marketing or advertising executive in Europe, you owe it to yourself to attend ad:tech London 2011 on September 21-22 at the National Hall in Olympia. Not only will you have a chance to network with other bright minds in the field and share new concepts and ideas, but you’ll have a unique chance to hear from some of the leading names in the industry. ad:tech London 2011 is your chance to learn about the future of the digital world from the people who are shaping its direction.

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Get Ready for ad:tech London 2011

It’s never too early to start thinking about ad:tech London 2011, which is taking place on September 21-22 at the National Hall, Olympia! The show will be here before you know it, and you want to make your plans early to take advantage of the best that the event has to offer. Many people are speculating that the market is right for London to become Europe’s “Silicon Valley,” and with the digital world going global, it’s important for digital marketers, advertisers and other experts to become familiar with the European market.

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Google Dominates Search Engine Usage in Competitors’ Hometowns

Even in Microsoft’s back yard, Google still reigns as the top search engine. That’s what the Seattle Press-Intelligencer reports that recent findings by ad network Chitka suggest, as they found that Google represents 79 percent of all search engine usage in Redmond, Washington, home to the corporate headquarters of Microsoft. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s Bing search engine accounted for 16 percent of all search engine usage – almost four times more than the national average but still far below that of Google.

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Google Tweaks Suicide-Related Search Results

Google has changed its automatic search suggestions that are prompted by a query on how to commit suicide, reports The New York Times. The search giant now includes an icon of a red phone and the toll-free number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

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Google Ditches Topeka, Back to Being Google

Google is back to being Google today, one day after attempting to pull an April Fool

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New Collective Online Archive Tells Story of 9/11

In an effort to preserve the memories of 9/11, Google has announced the launch of Make History, an interactive website created by the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in collaboration with Google and design firm Local Projects. The new website is a participatory archive that allows people to share their experiences by uploading photos, video or written accounts of 9/11 and its aftermath.

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Job Search Sites See Increased Traffic

As the national unemployment rate rose in December from 6.8% to 7.2% to reach the highest level in 26 years, so too did the amount of traffic to job search sites, reports comScore.

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Microsoft Releases Dismal Q2 Report

Microsoft’s recent second-quarter financial report was dismal, complete with unprecedented, substantial job cuts, although not as many positions were eliminated as rumored earlier this month.

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Inauguration Searches Dominate as Obama is Sworn in as 44th President

Given the force with which President Obama leveraged the Internet to gain support for his presidential bid, it

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