In early December, we said that Facebook was looking to purchase Microsoft's Atlas Solutions — a deal that could turn the social network as a true rival to Google. And it looks like the buy is going to happen sooner rather than later. Sources told Ad Age that Facebook could buy Atlas within a week. Although its offer is still unknown, past companies have put in offers for between $30 and $50 million. (Microsoft got Atlas when it bought aQuantive for a whopping $6 billion in 2007, which it admitted was a total waste in July.) Why this is huge for Facebook Although Microsoft has been ... Read More