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US? Nielsen finance chief Brian West today reported a ?very solid? second quarter for the consumer and media research business, with revenue up 7% to $1.27bn.

US? Google Ventures and the Central Intelligence Agency?s investment arm are backing an online technology firm that analyses information across the internet to provide insight and predict how much coverage an event or issue will generate.

US? Best Buy has extended its data sharing agreement with The NPD Group to run for another three years. The deal covers point-of-sale data for all major consumer electronics and IT purchases, mobile phone purchases and small and major appliance sales.

UK? Research consultancy Incite saw turnover rise 31% to £7.4m for the year ended 28 February ? more than double where it was two years ago.

UK? The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the body responsible for funding research into social and economic issues, has appointed Paul Boyle as its new chief executive and deputy chair.