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Yang to Yahoos: One Team, One Voice

We’re not sure what the long-term implications of the Yahoo-Yang-Icahn settlement will be. In the short term, though, the agreement that ended the impending proxy fight appears to…

By Kevin Heisler · 22 Jul 2008

Industry

Yahoo and MerchantCircle Enter Local Online Marketing Partnership

MerchantCircle, a network of local business owners, has announced a new partnership with Yahoo. As a newly minted Yahoo! Local Ambassador, MerchantCircle…

By Nathania Johnson · 03 Jul 2008

Industry

Yahoo’s Judgment Day

Microsoft was set to save Yahoo from certain death with a solid offer to purchase assets, or so we thought. According to…

By Kevin Ryan · 02 Jul 2008

Industry

Yahoo Gives Upcoming a Makeover

Just in time for the Fourth of July, Yahoo has given Upcoming a new look. They’ve also increased the scope of events…

By Nathania Johnson · 02 Jul 2008

Industry

Yahoo’s Suicide Pact with Google

Who cares if Yahoo outsources its search advertising to Google? You should. On what planet is having only one place to buy…

By Kevin Ryan · 25 Jun 2008

Industry

Microsoft and Yahoo: Are They or Aren’t They?

Yesterday, TechCrunch reported that Microsoft and Yahoo were talking again. I was immediately skeptical. Recently, All Things Digital had called out TechCrunch…

By Nathania Johnson · 25 Jun 2008

Industry

Yahoo’s Urban Mapping License to Aid Geographic Targeting

Yahoo! has licensed Urban Mapping’s Urbanware: Neighborhoods, which contains data for 40,000 neighborhood boundaries covering more than 2,000 U.S. cities and towns.…

By Nathania Johnson · 24 Jun 2008

Analytics

Google Dominates Mobile Search Market Share in Q1 2008

Continuing its dominance in search, Google saw 61% of mobile searches in the first quarter of 2008, according to data released by…

By Nathania Johnson · 16 Jun 2008

Analytics

Wikipedia Traffic Grows 8,000% in 5 Years Due to Search Referrals

Nielsen Online has released data showing that Wikipedia’s 8,000% growth in the past 5 years is attributed to search. Really? Is that…

By Nathania Johnson · 15 May 2008

Industry

Icahn Trumps Yahoo Board: “You’re Fired!”

Yahoo may need to fight off Carl Icahn Syndrome by Proxy today. Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) is a type of factitious…

By Kevin Heisler · 15 May 2008

Analytics

ComScore Places Google Sites Ahead of Yahoo Sites for First Time

While Google has dominated the search market, it’s Yahoo that’s been the leader as a destination site (think email, photos, etc.), according…

By Nathania Johnson · 15 May 2008

Analytics

Student Searches: The Top 15 Searches for the K-12 Set

What are your kids searching for during the school day? netTrekker d.i. has released data about the Top 15 In-School searches for…

By Nathania Johnson · 14 May 2008

Industry

Google’s Superiority Complex

In the end, is Google's search advertising system better than Yahoo's, or are they just monetizing better? It sounds like a little…

By Kevin Ryan · 14 May 2008

Industry

SearchDay: Don’t Hire a Butcher to do a Baker’s Job

Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Don't Hire a Butcher to do a Baker's Job; Small Business Owners Need Twitter and…

By Kevin Newcomb · 13 May 2008

Industry

Powerset Launches Piggybackipedia: Wikipedia Search Engine

Who won Survivor last night? Powerset doesn’t know. Okay – maybe that’s an unfair question for Powerset since the aptly-named Parvati Shallow…

By Kevin Heisler · 12 May 2008

Industry

Yahoo-Google Deal is Imminent, So is Microsoft Decision

The Wall Street Journal is yet again providing Microhoogle scoops this morning. First up, Yahoo may announce a deal with Google to…

By Nathania Johnson · 02 May 2008

Industry

Microsoft Earnings Key Takeaways: Where’s the Search?

The biggest acquisition news yesterday wasn't Microsoft-Yahoo, but Arby's-Wendy's. In both cases, search marketers are asking, Where's the beef?

By Kevin Heisler · 25 Apr 2008

Industry

Google + DoubleClick = 69% of Online Advertising Market

When Google raised concerns over a possible Microsoft-Yahoo merger, it may have just been the pot calling the kettle black. According to…

By Nathania Johnson · 31 Mar 2008

SEO

Google, Yahoo & MySpace Team Up for OpenSocial

Yahoo, MySpace and Google have pledged their support to open standards for social media development and data by joining together to form…

By Kevin Newcomb · 25 Mar 2008

Industry

Stupid SEO Spammers

One "SEO" firm is charging people who know nothing about search to do nothing about search for them. And they're advertising through…

By Eli Feldblum · 24 Mar 2008

Industry

Where’s Search Heading? Ask Yahoo’s Chief Scientist

For the past 10 years, most search engines have relied heavily on analyzing anchor text, links, and content to determine relevance. But…

By Kevin Newcomb · 20 Mar 2008

PPC

Craigslist Ruling: Does This Extend To Our Paid Ads?

A recent ruling in Craigslist’s favor may let our paid ad suppliers rest a bit easier, as they are all advertising conduits.…

By Debby Richman · 17 Mar 2008

Industry

Banned By Google: UK University Outs US MFA Sites

Google Webmaster Central and the Google Search Quality team have a new ally in the global fight against Web spam, cloaking, paid…

By Nathania Johnson · 12 Mar 2008

Local

Yahoo Maps Announces Updates

Yahoo Maps announced Wednesday that an update was rolled out, which includes several data and style improvements. Gus Maldonado, senior product manager,…

By Nathania Johnson · 07 Mar 2008

Industry

SEW Experts: Has Google Already Won?

With the imminent demise of Yahoo and Ask.com, Google seems to have cemented its near-total control of search. The monopolization of our…

By Kevin Newcomb · 07 Mar 2008

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