Microadvert.net- Rapid adoption of QR codes and other action codes is only part of the story in a new study. More important is the way that marketers are learning to use them more effectively.

Nellymoser Inc. released a study of all 2011 issues of the top 100 U.S. magazines. It found that advertising drove the 439 percent increase in action codes from January through December. In January, there were seven advertising codes for each editorial code. By September, the ratio was nearly 25:1.

Microadvert.net- After a year’s delay, Microsoft adCenter will start to power the PPC results on Yahoo UK in Q2 of 2012. Discussion of its potential for success aside, here are some useful links and an action plan for preparing UK campaigns.

Microadvert.net- Facebook could be planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) this May, according to a report from All Things Digital. The social network is looking to go public in late spring – likely during the third week of May, according to unnamed sources.

It has long been known that Facebook was planning an IPO. In November, the company was said to have been targeting the second quarter of 2012 for its stock offering.

An IPO from Facebook would be the largest from a technology company in recent years, with recent valuations of the company reaching as high as $100 billion.

(Microadvert.net) - It only takes moments to post a comment or photo online, but erasing our “digital footprint” can prove almost impossible. Many job seekers and college graduates have already found out the hard way the importance of their online reputations.

Microadvert.net- Facebook is adding a series of new applications to let users share such things as photos, travel or fashion.

The online social network firm unveiled more than 60 new apps that users can share on their Facebook profiles, known as their Timeline.

Users can already share the music they are listening to or news articles they are reading.

But this latest development expands the number of apps significantly.