Greg Nelson (pictured here), who has had the thankless job of running MSN for Microsoft, has left that position and been given the even more thankless task of running the integration of the complex search and online advertising partnership struck by the software giant and Yahoo. Microsoft (MSFT) sent out an internal email to staff about the move for the GM of MSN’s Global Media Group, which has …

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