July 6, 2009

1. Global web traffic was as high as 33 percent above normal during Michael Jackson’s funeral

2. Online ad spending rises at double-digit rates, gains share vs. all other media

3. Forrester announces 5-year forecast, interactive marketing to take 21% of marketing budgets by 2014, advertising overall down

4. Google to launch Chrome OS

5. Facebook widget allows businesses to post their Facebook status on any site

Tags: budget, business, Google, Marketing, US