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Feb. 25 at 5:09 p.m.
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State Farm severs ties with LPGA event

From The Central Illinois Pantagraph | Bloomington-based insurer State Farm Insurance said Friday that it will not renew its sponsorship with the LPGA tourney that has been held in Springfield for 36 years. This year’s event is set for June 9-13.

Jan. 25 at 6:01 p.m.
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Filed under: Advertising/Marketing, Internet

Facebook posts to start showing up in ads

By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal

Some of what Facebook Inc. users post to the social network will soon start showing up in ads aimed at their friends.

The company, as part of an effort dubbed “sponsored stories,” plans to allow advertisers to buy and republish Facebook messages that users voluntarily post about brands — such as a check-in at a local coffee shop or a product on a shopping site for which a user clicks the site’s “like” button. Get the full story »