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Digital Thoughts – Privacy month for CaliforniaJanuary should be called Privacy month for California residents. More than a few new laws came into affect dealing with consumer privacy protection and rights 
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May’s Take – Metaphor For FourA break from Direct marketing talk, The column may be about politics, or sex, religion, lost youth, lost love, or lost lives, but it will be something that relates to you. It will be something that relates to us all. 
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Ring. Ring.Your partners are frequently put on hold and return calls are often delayed. The blinking AIM, MSN, or Yahoo IM messages are left unattended. Your affiliate sales/business development staff isn’t taking the initiative to resolve problems and you hav 
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Digital Thoughts – Search Engine MarketThis week’s Trends Report examines the search engine market through the weaving together of search related topics in the news. Here, we look at search and its similarities, differences, and impacts on the affiliate and ad network space. 
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Trends ReportAs companies announced their prior quarter and year end figures, much of the recent industry news focused on 2004 being a record year for online advertising with hopes that the momentum would continue into 2005. 
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January 2005 Tech TipSB 27 requires companies that do business with California consumers and share personal information with third parties, for marketing purposes, must provide consumers with a designated contact point where they can request an Information-Sharing Disclosure Notice. 
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May’s Take – Argenteen Bone CampaignA break from Direct marketing talk, The column may be about politics, or sex, religion, lost youth, lost love, or lost lives, but it will be something that relates to you. It will be something that relates to us all. 
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Trends Report – Internet AdvertisingInternet advertising still manages to capture at least one or two headlines daily. More importantly, the stories continue to paint upbeat forecasts for the industry. 
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Partner MarketingAs e-mail, cell phone, and instant messaging have become ubiquitous in the workplace, the opportunities afforded by face-to-face communication have never been more important. 
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May’s Take – Sulfuric Lies To Fatglue YourselfA break from Direct marketing talk, The column may be about politics, or sex, religion, lost youth, lost love, or lost lives, but it will be something that relates to you. It will be something that relates to us all. 
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