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Information Industry Headlines :: 25-Jul-11<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines>


Senior Hires for Infogroup <http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news13970.htm>
Information services giant Infogroup has named digital marketing veteran Michael Iaccarino as its new Chairman; Christian Ward as SVP for Data Strategy, Analytics & Capabilities; and Dana Hayman as VP for Marketing Strategy and Insights.
ALL<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=9> COMP<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=24>

Twitter Is Said to Buy Employee Stock With Half of $800 Million in Funding <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-22/twitter-is-said-to-buy-employee-stock-with-half-of-800-million-in-funding.html>
Twitter Inc. is close to raising $800 million in funding and will use half the money to buy back shares from its employees and backers, according to a person with knowledge of the plan.
CST<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=10>

Thomson Reuters shakes up Markets division <http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Thomson-Reuters-shakes-up-rb-3555528959.html;_ylt=AvfJ5VSPXKDrWV.qeUQI2AbQba9_;_ylu=X3oDMTFlcWxtdnY3BHBvcwMxMQRzZWMDbmV3c0h1YkFydGljbGVMaXN0BHNsawN0aG9tc29ucmV1dGU-?x=0>
Thomson Reuters Corp said five more senior executives are leaving its Markets division in addition to its head Devin Wenig.
CF<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=11>

CoreLogic Names Paul Folino to its Board of Directors <http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/corelogic-names-paul-folino-to-its-board-of-directors-125975903.html>
CoreLogic announced the appointment of Paul Folino to its Board of Directors. With Folino's appointment, the CoreLogic board now has seven members.
CF<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=11>

Thomson Reuters markets chief to leave <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27bfbd68-b3e9-11e0-8339-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss>
Devin Wenig is leaving the company suddenly in a shake-up which the group said was intended to accelerate growth in the financial data business
CF<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=11>

Macmillan Publishers ordered to pay £11.3m <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14250566>
Macmillan Publishers has been ordered to pay £11.3m for "unlawful conduct" related to its education division in East and West Africa.
E & T<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=12>

Scholastic Names Anne Boynton-Trigg, Vice President, Export, and Edie Perkins, Vice President, International Product Development <https://research.zecco.com/research/markets/news/story.asp?key=100-203p5606-1&lastPage=press_release>
Scholastic Corporation announced two important appointments in the Scholastic International division. Anne Boynton-Trigg joins Scholastic as Vice President, Export, and will be responsible for continuing to expand sales penetration in both mature and emerging Export regions as well as overseeing marketing initiatives.
E & T<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=12> T & C<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=15>

Fastcase Unveils One-Click Printing of any Case from any Source <http://blawgsearch.justia.com/blawgpost/2011/07/22/fastcase-unveils-one-click-pr>
Legal research company Fastcase will announce a new utility that enables one-click printing of any case from any source on the Web or in any Microsoft Word document. Called Fastcase Cloud Printing, the utility lets you print or save a nicely formatted, two-column version of any case.
LTR<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=14>

Arbitron Profits Jump as PPM Intro Costs Tail Off <http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news13973.htm>
Arbitron has announced second quarter results ahead of many analysts’ expectations, with revenue up 8.4% year-on-year to $95.7m. With costs up just 1.1%, profits jumped: EBITDA was up 52.5% to $19.7m.
MRRS<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=3>

Synovate Boosts Indian Leadership <http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news13969.htm>
Synovate has announced three senior hires in India. Ruma Sengupta joins as Director of Insights, Sachin Chaudhari rejoins as Research Director, and Avijit Ghosh becomes an AD in the Motoresearch team.
MRRS<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=3>

Nielsen and Wal-Mart Back Together Again <http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news13971.htm>
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to resume sharing consumer data from its Walmart and Sam's Club stores with Nielsen, after a ten-year break.
MRRS<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=3>

Zillow Whips Big Data on Home Values Into Shape <https://clients.outsellinc.com/insights/index.php?p=11532>
Zillow’s consumer-facing home values service provides lessons for B2B publishers, providing a model of how building Big Data chops can be leveraged into financial success.
MRRS<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=3> T & C<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=15> COMP<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=24>

CASRO and ESOMAR Team Up for Online Standard <http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news13972.htm>
MR associations CASRO and ESOMAR are to join forces to develop and implement a standard promoting consistency and transparency in the online sampling process.
MRRS<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=3>

Elsevier launches online search and discovery tool, Elsevier Biofuel <http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authored_newsitem.cws_home/companynews05_02020>
Elsevier announced the launch of External link Elsevier Biofuel, an online search and discovery tool that provides biofuel managers and research development professionals instant access to the highest level of scientific, industrial, and commercial information to solve their continued innovation requirements.
STM<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=5>

Thieme adds International Journal of Angiology to journals portfolio <http://www.pr.com/press-release/340726>
Thieme is pleased to announce a new addition to their portfolio of journals, the International Journal of Angiology (IJA), a peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research, reviews, case reports and rapid communications in the field of vascular medicine.
STM<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=5>

Derycz Scientific Subsidiary Signs Distribution Agreement With American Bar Association <http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/5308835/derycz-scientific-subsidiary-signs-distribution-agreement-with-american-bar-association>
Derycz Scientific, Inc. announced that fully-owned subsidiary Reprints Desk, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with the American Bar Association (ABA) that enables the company to source and deliver articles from ABA journals.
STM<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=5> LTR<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=14>

Outsell Releases Product Review: Knovel <http://www.outsellinc.com/data/product_reviews>
Knovel’s product is a web-based application focused on the engineering and applied science communities. The product contains validated content from more than 3000 leading reference works and databases from more than 90 technical publishers and professional societies.
STM<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=5>

Google acquires PittPatt, wants to know you on a face-to-face basis <http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/23/google-acquires-pittpatt-wants-to-know-you-on-a-face-to-face-ba/>
Google's quietly pitter-pattering its acquisitive ways back into the controversial realm of facial recognition technology. To do that, the company busted out its oversized wallet to fold Pittsburgh-based PittPatt into the Mountain View borg.
SAS<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=6>

Facebook Wins Dismissal Of Second Winklevoss Case <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/22/winklevoss-twins-facebook-case_n_907224.html>
Facebook Inc won a dismissal of a second lawsuit by the Olympic rowing twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who have sought to increase their $65 million settlement with the social media company and its founder Mark Zuckerberg.
T & C<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=15>

Amazon's next billion-dollar business eyed <http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/finance/20110722/BUSINESS-US-AMAZON-PREVIEW/>
Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing unit may be its next billion-dollar business and analysts will be watching for clues on how fast this secretive unit is growing when the Internet retailer reports results next week.
T & C<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=15>

Apple May Woo Hulu <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/21/apple-hulu_n_906382.html>
Apple Inc. is considering making a bid for the Hulu online video service, according to two people with knowledge of the auction.
T & C<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=15>

Sanoma Oyj Dutch competition authorities approve the SBS TV operations in the Netherlands <http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=20110722164000H2900>
Sanoma announced the acquisition of SBS free-to-air TV assets in the Netherlands and Belgium from ProSiebenSat.1 on 20 April 2011. The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has granted approval for the acquisition. With this approval, Sanoma expects to close the transaction within next couple of weeks.
T & C<http://www.outsellinc.com/our_industry/headlines?segment=15>
Recent Insights

Amazon Enters US E-Textbook Rental Market<https://clients.outsellinc.com/insights/?p=11542> - Jul 25, 2011

Zillow Whips Big Data on Home Values Into Shape <https://clients.outsellinc.com/insights/?p=11532> - Jul 22, 2011

ProQuest Marks Another Industry Turning Point with a New CEO<https://clients.outsellinc.com/insights/?p=11541> - Jul 21, 2011
Headlines Company Index

Amazon.com, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/4756-outsell-company-profile-amazon-com-inc->
American Bar Association (ABA)<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/3958-outsell-company-profile-american-bar-association-aba->
Apple, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/29254-outsell-company-profile-apple-inc->
Arbitron, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/246-outsell-company-profile-arbitron-inc->
Ascend Worldwide Ltd<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/31918-outsell-company-profile-ascend-worldwide-ltd>
CoreLogic<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/33091-outsell-company-profile-corelogic>
Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO)<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/30546-outsell-company-profile-council-of-american-survey-research-organizations-casro->
ESOMAR<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/6197-outsell-company-profile-esomar>
Elsevier<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/4992-outsell-company-profile-elsevier>
Facebook<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/5124-outsell-company-profile-facebook>
Fastcase, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/5726-outsell-company-profile-fastcase-inc->
Google, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/1084-outsell-company-profile-google-inc->
Hulu LLC<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/32126-outsell-company-profile-hulu-llc>
Infogroup, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/1238-outsell-company-profile-infogroup-inc->
Knovel Corporation<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/3796-outsell-company-profile-knovel-corporation>
LinkedIn Corporation<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/6660-outsell-company-profile-linkedin-corporation>
Macmillan Publishers, Ltd.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/4797-outsell-company-profile-macmillan-publishers-ltd->
Reprints Desk, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/31066-outsell-company-profile-reprints-desk-inc->
Sanoma Corporation<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/4348-outsell-company-profile-sanoma-corporation>
Scholastic Corporation<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/2081-outsell-company-profile-scholastic-corporation>
Synovate<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/2229-outsell-company-profile-synovate>
The Nielsen Company<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/2544-outsell-company-profile-the-nielsen-company>
Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/4747-outsell-company-profile-thieme-medical-publishers-inc->
Thomson Reuters<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/2396-outsell-company-profile-thomson-reuters>
Thomson Reuters Markets<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/2414-outsell-company-profile-thomson-reuters-markets>
Twitter, Inc.<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/30087-outsell-company-profile-twitter-inc->
Zillow<http://outsellinc.com/data/companies/profile/7612-outsell-company-profile-zillow>

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