Former No. 1 Lindsay Davenport has pulled out of the French Open, the only Grand Slam singles event that she hasn't won. Tournament organizers said Tuesday that the 31-year-old Californian withdrew for "personal reasons," without elaborating. The French Open also said two other Americans had also pulled out: Meghann Shaughnessy will miss out due to an injury to her left knee, while Meilen Tu is... Read Full Story

Online marketers recognize that targeting customers is a way to get more out of online advertising – so much so that four out of five of them are willing to increase their online ad budgets to add behavioral targeting to their pay-per-click campaigns, according to a new survey. Read Full Story

Secretary Spellings issued the following statement on Senator Edward M. Kennedy: "My friend Senator Ted Kennedy is a lionhearted champion for our nation's schoolchildren. His decades of public service have inspired generations of Americans, including me. And his strong, outspoken leadership has helped to improve the quality of life for all of us." Read Full Story

Friends of the Mother Road have scheduled a work day starting at 9 a.m. Saturday to do some landscaping around the Stanley Cour-Tel neon signs and other Route 66 artifacts at Henry’s Rabbit Ranch in Staunton, Ill. It’s advised to bring shovels, iron rakes and weed trimmers. Also, the group is also going to box up [...] Read Full Story

Today at Microsoft Corp's online advertising leadership forum, advance08, Brian McAndrews, senior vice president of the Advertiser & Publisher Solutions Group, announced the availability of display advertising across two popular Windows Live for mobile services, the launch of new markets for Windows Live for mobile services, and upcoming advertising plans for its Live Search Mobile offering. Read Full Story

Boys and Girls Age 12 and Under Invited to Audition at Radio City Music Hall on June 9 Former American Idol Top 10 Contestant Constantine Maroulis To Judge on Celebrity Panel Read Full Story

Bangalore will replace the country's financial capital of Mumbai when the ATP Tour holds a tennis tournament in India this year. The ATP, the governing body for men's professional tennis, announced the switch Tuesday. The Mumbai event was hampered by heavy rain during its two years. Bangalore, in southern India, hosted the ATP World Doubles Championship in 2000. Read Full Story

Late last week, Lee, Jolina and I attended the event, Dual Reality: Who Controls Social Media in the Enterprise, sponsored by the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA). As we sat in the front row, eagerly awaiting the discussion panel to emerge, we reviewed the roster of panelists, including Interactive Directors (titles varying from one company to the next) from Fortune 500 Companies such as Target, Best Buy, General Mills, and Fingerhut. The question in everyone’s mind was... Read Full Story

ED's Doing What Works website recently added a feature that will empower educators and administrators with research-based strategies to help boost their early childhood language and literacy practices. This new feature brings online the recommendations outlined in five research reports previously released by the Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) on early childhood education. Read Full Story

While search advertising remains strong, there are signs that the growth in online advertising — particularly in more elaborate display ads — is slowing. Read Full Story