Below is what happened in search today, as reported on
Search Engine Land and from other
places across the web.
Icahn Settles With Yahoo, Joins BoardAs Greg noted earlier, Ichan was seeking control of Yahoo’s board. Instead, Yahoo and Ichan came up with a compromise, giving Ichan 3 of the […]
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As Greg noted earlier, Ichan was seeking control of Yahoo’s board. Instead, Yahoo and Ichan came up with a compromise, giving Ichan 3 of the 11 seats on Yahoo’s board.
Eight members of the board will stand for reelection, including Yang. Robert Kotick will not be up for reelection. The board will expand […]
A picture may be worth a thousand words but you still need the words to get the job done. That s what I found out when I read an article written by Robert Gorell recently about updating a website that sells to a niche audience. If you think you can t improve the way […]
Matt Cutts of Google has posted another one of his debunking theories post, this time on the Google Toolbar aiding Google in indexing content.
Matt said, “if Ken Simpson is implying that the Google Toolbar led to these urls being crawled, then he’s mistaken.” Ken Simpson was paraphrased in an InformationWeek article saying, the “Google […]
American Airlines Drops Google Trademark Lawsuit from Bloomberg reports that the two sides have settled the search ad legal dispute. Each side has agreed to pay their own legal fees and the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
American Airlines sued Google about a year ago over trademark infringement in their AdWords […]
by Stoney deGeyter
Last week I posted a series of articles about Destination Search Engine Marketing. Over the four-part series we asked the questions, do you deserve top search rankings? and what would sudden exposure get you? We then talked about what it means to have a business that stands out in a sea of thousands, […]
by Jennifer Laycock
I scan a few hundred feeds and read dozens of articles a day so you don’t have to. From egommunication to controlling the message online to a great recap of the fundamentals of paid search advertising, check out a roundup of five posts I classify as “must-read” for the day.
Matt McGee has a […]
The neverending MicroHoo drama has provided virtual reams of blog posts and endless fodder for speculation. The latest installment involves the question of whether Carl Icahn’s proxy battle for control of Yahoo’s board will see any success. In case you joined this story late, institutional shareholders are frustrated by Yahoo’s unwillingness to take the original […]