To most users, the difference between sponsored links and advertisements is a blur.

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Facebook already has a relationship with Microsoft, which is the exclusive provider of banner advertising and sponsored links on the site.

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It currently gets its revenue by taking a cut of click-through App Store purchases and selling sponsored links to game developers.

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Reg Walker warned consumers to be cautious about buying from companies they have not previously heard of and which show up as sponsored links.

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Google relies for its revenues on selling sponsored links.

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Near the bottom of the New Scientist homepage are "sponsored links" that launch the curious to odd destinations including teeth whitening sites or German language sites that sell women's shoes--places that are probably only marginally interesting to most New Scientist readers.

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Such "sponsored" or "paid" links have long made Googlers grind their teeth.

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Despite the allegation of links to al Qaeda in Iran, there was no evidence to suggest the planned attacks were state-sponsored, Malizia said.

CNN: SHARE THIS

While the MTV VJ had a one-way dialog in reporting music and pop culture-related news to the audience, the MTV TJ will actively engage MTV's hyper-social audience - answering their questions and amplifying their interests, while doling out behind-the-scenes information, cool links and exclusive media across MTV.com, Twitter, Facebook, blogs and in 30-second sponsored on-air interstitials.

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