Pilgrim’s Picks for August 13

Monday, August 13th, 2007 by Andy Beal

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There’s a lot of great marketing news this morning. Here’s the stuff that you should know about.

Fashion network Glam is poised to announce a $1 billion advertising deal. Its competitors say Glam is nothing but an ad network. Legitimate or sour-grapes?
Do-it-yourself Digg clone, Pligg, is up for sale. I’m sure Digg will watch closely to see how much each of the 10,000 registered users are worth.
As of the 15th, you’ll no longer be able to buy video downloads from Google Video.
Just as ex-Yahoo CEO Terry Semel sells $2.75M of stock, new president Susan Decker picks up $1.1M worth. A planned move or an attempt to negate the negative reaction of Semel’s sale?
Google is going to help Universal undercut Apple’s iTunes music downloads.
Search Engine Strategies Toronto names Andrew Goodman as Chair. A great choice–congrats to Andrew!