The eyeballs are certainly there. Everywhere you look, social media is taking over, whether you're talking about the sheer number of page views on MySpace, the fact that everyone and their mother seems to be on Facebook, or the fact that you can't go a day without hearing something about Twitter.

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba.com Ltd. will launch its first major marketing effort in the U.S. on Monday, as it searches for growth amid the global recession.

Alibaba.com expands staff, launches ad campaign in a bid to sell wares to American small businesses.