»  News Corp (NYSE: NWS) cutting a deal with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) for link exclusivity might run into some legal barriers. [Daily Finance]

»  Biz Stone said Twitter is looking to make more acquisitions in 2010. [Reuters]

»  Google (NSDQ: GOOG) lost 5% of local ad business from last year, with most of it going to Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO). [ClickZ]

»  Yahoo’s search box is updated to display “smart” information like stock symbols and current prices. [Search Engine Land]

»  Fark.com and USA Today, media properties with very different sensibilities, have struck a partnership. [NY Times]