Already the week for performance marketing is off to a busy start with Google, Microsoft and ValueClick grabbing lots of ink (virtual and real) - again. Also, women are the online majority in the U.K. and the Affiliate Thing gets a dose of reality.

Google Inches Toward Comprehensive Online (and Offline) Ad Solution

Deal Moves Digital Advertising Beyond the Desktop

ValueClick being investigated by FTC

Women 18-34 the Dominant Online Group in the U.K.

And don’t forget that Joel Comm will be joining my co-host Shawn Collins and I on The Affiliate Thing podcast this week. We’ll be talking about the Next Internet Millionaire and more. As usual, The Affiliate Thing show airs weekly on Wednesdays at noon EST. Tune in at WebMasterRadio.FM. If you’d like to call in to the Affiliate Thing show, dial 866-345-6631 between 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm EST on Wednesdays.