bMighty News Flash: Tuesday March 31, 2009

Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Internet ad sales, Ballmer feted, Google launches VC, small business job loss, Intel's Nehalem, Nehalem virtualization, wireless carriers standardize, AdMob mobile ad platform, ADTRAN IP communications, UC paging for SMBs, D-Link lifetime warranty, AccelOps all-in-one management, Hostway Exchange platform, Azaleos Exchange patent, Spam increasing, Conficker, MySpace Local, YouTube premium content, Web presence packages for SMBs, bye bye Encarta, Intuit payroll service, Nomee social network aggregator, Lunch.com social discovery platform. . .

BUSINESS & E-BUSINESS

• Internet ad sales increased in 2008, but pace slowed
• Analysts says search ad spend and pricing stabilized or increased in March
• Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer named Media Person of the Year by Cannes International Advertising Festival
• Google launches Google Ventures but doesn't own googleventures.com
• More than 718,000 small business jobs lost since December 2008

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EVENTS

• TODAY: Entry deadline for Warrilow & Co's Small Business Marketer of the Year Award
• TODAY 8-10 PM ET: BatchBlue Software hosts SBBuzz Twitter chats for business owners, entrepreneurs, IT pros to discuss social media
• April 7, 2009, 11 AM - 12:15 PM ET: IT Failures Town Hall: Risks of Survival
• April 24, 2009: Intuit United Small Business grant competition deadline

Today On bMighty:

• Q&A With Microsoft's Glauco Ferrari: Ways To Rise Above The Recession
• What Intel's Nehalem Servers Mean To SMBs
• Keep 'Deleted' Data From Coming Back To Haunt You
• Text Messaging: R U Putting SMS 2 Work Yet?

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