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According to WordPress, there are 69,774,073 websites in the world using its platform. Recently, it surveyed its community to better understand what they love, what they hate, and what they want to see in 2012.

WordPress.com is finally giving its bloggers the opportunity to earn a little revenue from their well-crafted words, and taking a jab at Google simultaneously.

Marketing professionals are increasingly turning to social media to run promotions and word-of-mouth campaigns. Effective campaigns usually require mechanisms for tracking ROI and reach, and one such tool that can be used for this type of social analytics is Spinback. The New York-based startup has recently been acquired by Facebook marketing solutions provider Buddy Media.

As companies become aware of the value of social media, more than ever they are using social media platforms. Despite their best efforts, however, recent studies suggest that at the corporate level, companies are still struggling to take full advantage of the ways that social media can engage customers, promote their brand and provide valuable feedback for the way ahead.

Combining document management and social, ThoughtFarmer (news, site) helps unify work and working together.

When we last debated content v. context, the word curation came up. For some it was an inaccurate term, best reserved for art historians and museum directors than online web strategists. Yet, it’s not surprising that many content curators can be found among the news industry.

Last week Oracle) announced a major upgrade to its enterprise content management suite. This week it has announced it is upgrading its Business Process Management suite.

This week web publishing brings collaboration among countries, an examination of pay walls, big and small and a French women's blog aggregator.

Intranets have come a long way since the 1.0 versions full of static pages and dreary corporate information. Web and Intranet managers find themselves trying to figure out how to make use of the new social tools within their intranet. A new community, called Communexions may be able to help you do just that.

To tweet or not to tweet? Is that STILL the question? For many CEOs it is.

According to Forrester Research Chief Executive Officer, George Colony, “within 15 years CEOs will need to know the ins and outs of new media, social network technologies and social communities before they get the job.” As you can imagine his prediction caused a few rumbles from the audience at Thursday’s Forrester Marketing Forum 2010 conference in Los Angeles.

This week the Webby Award Nominees were announced. Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards honor excellence on the Internet.

FatWire (news, site) beefs up its Web Experience Management Suite with the introduction of two new modules Community Server and Gadget Server.

The recent Xerox (news, site) acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.  (ACS) turned into the release of an advanced customer relationship management product that will search the web for all and any reference or information about a specified subject and pull all that information into a single database for analysis and review.

Did you work on your high school newspaper or yearbook? If so, there’s a new club in town. No tryouts necessary. All you have to do is sign up and those days of dreaming about being your own publisher are over. Thanks to the Newspaper Club, a new London-based startup, anyone can print their own 12-page newspaper.

This week web publishing goes blogging. From intranet corporate behaviors to online newspapers, blogs are making headlines.