Campaign:

• Injecting advertisers into the market for virtual currency.

• Ford readies single global push for 2011 focus.

Email Marketing:

• SF Chronicle sends holiday retail e-mail, skips content entirely.

Web 2.0:

• Crafts site Etsy buys ad platform Adtuitive.

• Google and Amazon partner to give bloggers referral bonus.

Search:

• Google in talks to acquire Yelp.

• Yahoo's new local business shortcut.

Social Media:

• Privacy groups take Facebook quarrel to the feds.

Smartphone:

• What's next for social gaming on the iPhone?

• Windows Mobile on life support, drops behind iPhone.

• Kindle app for BlackBerry is en route.

Social Media:

• Facebook's revenue trajectory.

• Social media approval ratings 2009: getting paid.