The Ticker: AIG PR, Obama’s Military “Win,” Hyperlocal News…

TIME: Is AIG Spending Too Much on Public Relations?

USA Today: Obama scores early military win, avoids PR debacle

NYTimes: ‘Hyperlocal’ Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers

AdAge: ROI May Be Measurable in Facebook, MySpace After All

TechCrunch: Can the Statusphere Save Journalism?

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