The news about our world’s economic conditions aren’t just bad, they’re insane. What will happen to advertising and marketing dollars as a result? Is search insulated from our economic meltdown? In today’s Searching for Meaning column, “In Tough Economic Times, Whither Search?,” Kevin Ryan gives the short answer: not by a long shot. He then explains that the long answer is a bit more complicated.
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