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Online advertising revenues grew by 10.6 percent in 2008 — a statistic that has prompted both positive and negative reactions. Any growth is a plus, of course, but the figure is far less than the 26 percent growth the industry saw in 2007. Despite the slowdown, certain categories of online advertising are still doing well. Today’s mantra: The more targeted the better.

Evoke Images has added a photo to the pool:

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If you still haven’t found your online collaboration tool of choice, then we suggest you take a look at Creamflow.com. With this site, you’ll be able to work in groups, manage email, plan your meetings, combine information, collect contacts, and have an organized tasks list, all of which will allow you to do more with your precious work time. Another great feature this startup offers is the fact that you don’t have to install anything in order to get it to work.

CreamFlow.com – Small Business CRM

A Times analysis finds hundreds of campuses, which tend to be in more affluent areas, at risk for childhood disease outbreaks. Parents seem to fear shots more than mumps or measles.

A rising number of California parents are choosing to send their children to kindergarten without routine vaccinations, putting hundreds of elementary schools in the state at risk for outbreaks of childhood diseases eradicated in the U.S. years ago.

Methodist University Hospital and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis are ranked among the top 125 hospitals in the nation by nonprofit Consumers’ Checkbook.

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Reporting in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers find that a portion of the Alaskan coast is eroding at a rate of 45 feet per year.

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When we last checked in with innovation expert Dev Patnaik, CEO of growth-strategy firm Jump Associates, he was chiding us for heralding company innovations–as opposed to innovative companies–on last year’s Fast Company 50. Twelve months later, he’s lobbing the same criticism at our new list. (Bring it on, Dev!) While most of our selections, like Apple, Nintendo, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, “most definitely” deserved a spot on the list, he says, others, like Hulu, seemed like one-trick ponies. If Patnaik had it his way, we’d highlight these 10 organizations (none of which made the original cut–and none of which, we might add, let you watch The Simpsons on demand at your desk):

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In their own words: “At SEO Drop we provide the tools to help identify areas of improvement for your website’s ranking and keywords on search engines.

SEODrop.com – A New Set Of SEO Tools

Local film makers encouraged to go global — HONG KONG – China has launched a free market zone in Shanghai where controls on imported pics will be relaxed and where local film makers will be encouraged to “go global” and export worldwide.

WB’s OnLive promises on-demand service — The videogame industry has long been controlled by consoles created by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.

The Orange County Register announced today plans to implement layoffs and mandatory furloughs as part of an effort to reduce expenses.

 The top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee says the Obama administration is on the right course to save the nation’s financial system.

But Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire also says President Barack Obama’s massive budget proposal will bankrupt the country.

Gregg says he has no regrets in withdrawing his nomination to become commerce secretary. He pulled out after deciding he could not fully back the administration’s economic policies.