Facebook's long-awaited search feature is set for release for U.S English users sooner rather than later - speculated within 'the coming weeks' by multiple sources. Some accounts will already have the feature from today, July 8th.

GroupM agency Mindshare have been named Media Agency of the Year as well as Media Network of the Year at the Cristal Festival in Lebanon last night - as well as announcing a new collaboration with sister agency MEC on Chanel's media business.

Omnicom agency OMD have consolidated their media business with diet brand Weight Watchers, according to Campaign Magazine.

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has revealed a dearth of candidates available for recruitment to marketing and media sectors, according to their latest employment data.

AltaVista, one of the original major search engines of the early online age, will be permanently shut down on July 8th, its parent Yahoo! has revealed.