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News in Brief (NiB) is the monthly newsletter from the DPA which informs all members about the latest news and developments in the data publishing industry. It covers four key areas; DPA news, industry news, legal & public affairs, and events & training. Below are the articles from our latest edition. Please note any items with a padlock symbol, are only available (in full) to members.

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DPA Digital Publishing Awards 2010 – Shortlist announced
26 Jul 2010

The shortlist is announced for this year’s DPA Digital Publishing Awards, sponsored by the DPA and the PPA’s Business Media Group. The winners will be announced on Thursday 18 November at the De Vere Grand Hotel, Brighton.

Book your place now for the DPA Annual Conference and receive a £100 discount
25 Jul 2010

The first 100 delegates to book before the end of July will get a £100 discount for this year’s Digital Publishing Conference featuring Demand Media, Techcrunch, Data Explorers, Scout Analytics and workshops on apps for the iPad, social media and back-office cost controls.

Tom Hempenstall Appointed Chairman of Espresso Group
25 Jul 2010

Tom Hempenstall, former chief executive of Metal Bulletin plc, has been appointed chairman of the award-winning educational resource company, Espresso Group.

Microsoft nets deal for Thomson Local to sell Bing ads
25 Jul 2010

Thomsonlocal.com has signed a three-year deal with Microsoft to become the first independent reseller of AdCenter, the pay-per-click offering for its Bing search engine.

FTAdviser launches professional community
25 Jul 2010

Financial Times off-shoot FTAdviser is set to launch a professional community on its website to interact with its readers. The forum, called Canary Towers, has been developed specifically for independent financial advisors (IFAs), by social media specialist Demand Media.

Richard Lloyd heads up data at Information Arts
25 Jul 2010

Data guru Richard Lloyd has joined Information Arts following his swift departure from Infogroup UK. The data specialist, who has been in the business for 22 years and set up Experian's B2B marketing division, will be tasked with increasing sales for the data company's OMNI database.

Stop Data launches a 'live' database
01 Jul 2010

Lead generation company Stop Data has launched a new database that offers live updates and the ability to connect with potential customers using social networks.

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