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TechWeb will stage live TV programming from Interop next week in Las Vegas. After Tuesday's and Wednesday's keynote, "Interop TV" will broadcast from approximately 10a until the show floor closes. It will operate on Thursday as well, though not as late into the day.

If you enjoy quick-to-load tech edit web sites, you'll want to experience PCWorld.com, PCMag.com and CNET.com.

PC World/Macworld has laid off an undisclosed number of employees in edit and sales.

Good b-to-b tech videos generate sales leads. And even in this horrifying recession, most web publishers see video as the path to profits. So if you haven't yet sat down and studied what makes for a good one, it's probably time.

Maryfran Johnson is now editor-in-chief of CIO Magazine, and will continue as editorial director of CXO Media's face-to-face events.

At Ziff Davis Enterprise, eWeek still seeks vendor-supplied content for its news articles and slide shows.

eWeek has begun augmenting its product news coverage with vendor-supplied content. Example: last week's coverage of the BlackBerry Storm.

IDG has combined CXO Media and Network World into a single organization called CXO Media Network World. Michael Friedenberg is CEO and president of the new group; Network World's John Gallant is executive VP and GM. The new organization, in part, is modeled after IDG's PCW Communications, which houses PC World and MacWorld under one corporate roof.

No layoffs have resulted, though IDG seeks to develop "shared services" that may produce a few down the line.