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Yahoo's Next Move

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While many onlookers see Jerry Yang's tenure as CEO of Yahoo as a failure, that's not really accurate. He stepped in to rebuild a floundering machine, and is now making way for the next evolution of the world's most powerful portal.

Marketing Pitches: Don't Strike Out With Your Audience

More Marketing Pitches: Don't Strike Out With Your Audience BY THE NUMBERS
When journalists are starting out, they're trained to find the most relevant event or idea and make that the focus of their news stories. They understand that there's a very small window of time to get a reader to engage with their story. Are you following the same principles with your search marketing efforts?

SEO Dreams are Made of This

More SEO Dreams are Made of This BIG BIZ
Many major companies continue to make mistakes with their Web sites that hurt their search engine rankings. They target pages in the wrong way, or don't craft their pages in a way to prevent searchers from leaving their site after the first page. It's time for some SEO dreaming.

The Future of Google's Search Personalization

More The Future of Google's Search Personalization AU NATURAL
Some SEOs aren't getting the message about Google's personalization of search results. Many are not seeing the writing on the wall: 2009 will likely see the end of the ranking report in SEO. It's time to acknowledge traffic, conversions, and ROI as the important metrics for any form of marketing or business.